Bennet Prepares for Showdown on Public Lands, Oil and Gas Drilling, Mining, and Workforce Cuts in DOGE
Bennet braces for battle over public lands, oil and gas drilling, mining, DOGE cuts of workers The Thompson Divide area near Carbondale is a flashpoint for the debate over how Colorado’s public lands should be used (Thompson Divide Coalition). Colorado’s senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, says he’s “selecting his battles” when weighing Republican President Donald […]
Poll Reveals Majority of Voters in Eight Western States Favor Conservation Over Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands
Most Voters in Eight Western States Support Conservation Over Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands: Poll People ride their bikes near Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming on Aug. 9, 2024. George Frey / Getty Images In the newest edition of Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll, nearly three-quarters — 72 […]
Alaska Leaders Celebrate Trump’s Executive Order on Oil and Gas Drilling
Alaska leaders cheer Trump oil and gas drilling executive order One of the plethora of executive orders President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska. While state political leaders are cheering the move, environmental groups see it as worrying. State political […]
Biden Enacts Ban on Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in Majority of U.S. Territorial Waters
Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. territorial waters Share0 American Flag/ Pixabay.com President Biden signed an executive order on Monday that banned any further off-shore drilling for oil along the coast line of the United States as well as other U.S. territorial waters in the Gulf of Mexico and […]
Biden Takes Action: Bering Sea Off-Limits to Oil and Gas Drilling
Biden’s ocean action: Bering Sea closed off to oil and gas drilling The entire Northern Bering Sea has now been closed off to all oil and gas drilling with thanks to a flick of a pen and a final flourish from the departing US president, Joe Biden who issued the protection of some 625 million […]
Biden Bans New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in Most U.S. Coastal Waters.
Biden has prohibited new offshore oil & gas drilling in the majority of U.S. coastal waters. President Joe Biden is taking action to prohibit new offshore oil and gas exploration in most U.S. coastal waters two weeks before Donald Trump is set to assume office- with his promise to expand offshore drilling. In a final […]
Completion of Shenandoah S2-4H Horizontal Well Drilling
Shenandoah S2-4H Horizontal Well Drilling Complete Australia-focused exploration and development company Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. said that drilling for the Shenandoah S2-4H (SS4H) horizontal well has been completed. The company said in a media release that the well was cased and cemented to a measured depth of 6,452 meters (21,169 feet). The SS4H well […]
Barite Market Expected to Expand by USD 353.88 Million (2024-2028): AI Transformation and Oil & Gas Drilling Driving Growth
Barite Market to Grow by USD 353.88 Million (2024-2028), Report on AI Redefining Market Landscape and Boost from Oil & Gas Drilling NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Report with market evolution powered by AI – The global barite market size is estimated to grow by USD 353.88 million from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The […]
Drilling Leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
Alaska’s Arctic refuge drilling leases The Biden administration has announced it will conduct an oil and gas drilling lease auction in Alaska’s ANWR on 9 January 2025, Reuters reported. The US Interior Department confirmed on Monday that 400,000 acres (161,874 hectares) will be made available, the minimum mandated by legislation requiring the sale. The ANWR […]
Oil and Gas Drilling Expected to Hit 10-Year Peak, but Trump Tariffs Present Risks
Oil and gas drilling projected to reach 10-year high but Trump tariffs pose threat Canada’s oil and gas well drilling sector is poised to employ more people next year than it has in a decade, but the job growth could be derailed if president-elect Donald Trump makes good on his tariffs threat. The Canadian Association […]