Dear Editor: Recently, WPX Energy was recognized by the Rio Blanco County commissioners as a valuable partner in the revision of the county’s land use regulations.
Tag: Gas and OIl
There were 712 oil and gas spills throughout Colorado during 2014
DENVER I Spills from oil and gas operations in Colorado reached 712 last year, according to the 2014 Toxic Release Tracker issued Thursday by the Center for Western Priorities (CWP). The new data reveal that oil and gas companies were responsible for two spills every day in the state, together[Read More…]
Uintah Basin faces a tricky problem with oil, gas industry
RBC I On a crisp fall day lined with cottonwoods as yellow-bright as balls of flame, I take a gravel shortcut from Utah’s Nine Mile Canyon toward Vernal, an energy boomtown of some 10,000 souls.
Letter to the Editor: Exported fuel cause of price increases
Dear Editor: The increase in gasoline prices is not attributable to worldwide supply problems. Threats by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz are partly responsible for the increased prices, but another culprit is our oil industry.