Energy News Alert Archive

June 2009

• On June 25, the State Engineer's Office (SEO) will kick-off the informal phase of the rulemaking authorized by House Bill 1303, whereby criteria for determining the tributary/non tributary status of oil and gas produced water will be established.  This rulemaking will enter its formal phase in the fall of this year, with a goal of completing the process by around the end of the year.  HB 1303 provides a "timeout" for the application of water well permitting and water rights administration to oil and gas wells until March 31, 2010.   The Colorado Oil & Gas Association has organized a Produced Water Task Force for operators interested in this rulemaking.  For information, contact Ken Wonstolen, at 303-407-4491, or the COGA office, 303-861-0362.  For a copy of the SEO public meeting notice, click here.

• Vance Decision Throws Oil and Gas Into Uncharted Waters- view

• The Attorney-Client Privilege and Mineral Title Opinions- view

• Swimming in Uncertain Waters: Legislation to Address Current Jurisdictional Uncertainty Under the Clean Water Act? - view
• Montana and North Dakota Pass Carbon Storage Laws - view
• Tenth Circuit Affirms $25 Million Judgment in Seismic Data Case- view

May 2009

• Impacts on Renewable Energy, Uranium and Transmission - view
• Legislation Proposed by House Democrats Seeks Sweeping Restructuring of Federal Energy Programs: The Federal Lands and Resources Energy Development Act of 2009 - view

• Challenge Filed to New COGCC Regulations - view
• No Dismissal or transfer of Federal Lawsuit Challenging 18 Federal Land Use Plans in 6 Western States; Serious Implications for Conventional and Renewable Energy Development - view
• Lawsuit Challenges Three BLM New Mexico Lease Sales in 2008 - view
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Halts Lease Issuance and Federal Land Use Plan for Otero Mesa - view
• EPA Permit Withdrawal Signals Potential Significant Shift in Policy on Air Regulation and Permit Issues - view
• Climate Change to Impact the ESA Consultation Process - view
• Federal District Court Addresses Conflict between Tribal Trust Responsibility and Calculation of Indian Gas Royalties - view
• Interior Amends FOIA Regulations - view
• EPA Proposes Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases - view

April 2009

• 10th Circuit Gives Grynberg Full Measure of Justice - view
• Appellate Court Affirms Award of Attorney Fees - view
• First Decision Issued Under Colorado Reasonable Accommodation Act - view
• Recent U.S. Court of Appeals Case Highlights the Need to Clarify Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Backstop Authority For Siting Transmission Lines In National Interest Corridors - view

March 2009

• COGCC Proposes Amendments to Pending Rules; Colorado General Assembly Rejects Others - view
• Lawsuit Challenging BLM's Management of Sagebrush Habitats has Potential Broad Ramification for Energy Development in the West - view
• U.S. House of Representatives Rejects Lands Bill – No More Wilderness For Now - view
• Secretary of the Interior Salazar Issues Order on Renewable Energy - view
• Update:  Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Electrical Power Transmission - view
• EPA Creating Greenhouse Gas Registry - view
  • Proposed Rule: Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases - view

Materials

• New Mexico ex rel. Richardson v. Bureau of Land Management, __ F.3d __ (10th Cir. 2009), 2009 WL 1119662 (Richardson v. BLM). - view
• 74 Federal Register 17090 - view
• Moab Area Map - view
• Vernal-Price Area Map - view
• Vernal Area Map - view
• Administration Statement May 20, 2009 - view
• GAO-10-313 - Interior’s Oil and Gas Production Verification Efforts Do Not Provide Reasonable Assurance of Accurate Measurement of Production Volumes - view
• 100419 75 Fed Reg 20271 - view