/oil-and-gas Oil And Gas en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:16:14 GMT /oil-and-gas/2021-03-11/oil-prices-are-up-but-that-may-not-last There’s high drama in the oil world right now. Last year, we saw prices go negative as a glut took over the world. Annual production fell by record amounts. Last week, though, prices shot up after oil-producing countries decided they would keep production low. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:16:14 GMT /oil-and-gas/2021-03-11/oil-prices-are-up-but-that-may-not-last Madelyn Beck /oil-and-gas/2021-02-13/interior-postpones-march-oil-leases-onshore-and-offshore The Interior Department says it's postponing planned onshore and offshore oil lease sales planned for next month after President Joe Biden’s executive order on climate change. Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:00:08 GMT /oil-and-gas/2021-02-13/interior-postpones-march-oil-leases-onshore-and-offshore Associated Press /oil-and-gas/2021-02-03/tribal-nations-exempt-from-bidens-suspension-of-new-federal-oil-and-gas-leases Last week, President Joe Biden ordered a temporary suspension of new leasing and permitting for oil and gas development on public lands. But the order will not apply to tribal lands. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:11:28 GMT /oil-and-gas/2021-02-03/tribal-nations-exempt-from-bidens-suspension-of-new-federal-oil-and-gas-leases Savannah Maher /2021-02-03/biden-may-hike-royalties-on-private-companies-drilling-public-lands The Biden administration is considering an increase in royalty rates on oil, gas and coal development on public lands for the first time in more than a century. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:21:34 GMT /2021-02-03/biden-may-hike-royalties-on-private-companies-drilling-public-lands Nate Hegyi /2020-09-29/colorado-regulators-approve-drilling-buffers-other-rules The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has provided preliminary approval for new regulations for well drilling sites, including a 2,000-foot buffer requirement from homes. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:54:10 GMT /2020-09-29/colorado-regulators-approve-drilling-buffers-other-rules Associated Press /2020-08-31/colorado-to-consider-doubling-oil-well-setbacks-from-schools The proposed safety rule represents the Polis administration's latest attempt at cracking down on the fossil fuel industry. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:36:39 GMT /2020-08-31/colorado-to-consider-doubling-oil-well-setbacks-from-schools Matt Bloom /oil-and-gas/2020-07-22/months-of-low-oil-prices-deepen-economic-toll-in-weld-county The price of oil has been hovering at $40 a barrel for several weeks now. It’s much higher than it was earlier this year, when prices briefly went… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:26:31 GMT /oil-and-gas/2020-07-22/months-of-low-oil-prices-deepen-economic-toll-in-weld-county Matt Bloom /oil-and-gas/2020-04-30/oil-boosted-weld-countys-economy-now-sudden-layoffs-have-left-many-out-of-work When Mark Cleveland took a job as an electrician for a Denver-based fracking company four years ago, he did it for the money. E-techs, as they're known,… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:31:37 GMT /oil-and-gas/2020-04-30/oil-boosted-weld-countys-economy-now-sudden-layoffs-have-left-many-out-of-work Matt Bloom /oil-and-gas/2020-03-24/beginning-of-a-bust-low-oil-prices-take-economic-toll-on-weld-county José Casillas knew something was wrong based on the number of burritos he was selling. As manager of Mi Gallo Giro, a small Mexican restaurant in Evans,… Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:23:46 GMT /oil-and-gas/2020-03-24/beginning-of-a-bust-low-oil-prices-take-economic-toll-on-weld-county Matt Bloom /oil-and-gas/2020-03-12/oil-company-to-pay-state-record-18-million-for-fatal-firestone-home-explosion State oil and gas regulators are seeking roughly $18 million in fines from the company responsible for the 2017 home explosion in the town of Firestone.… Thu, 12 Mar 2020 23:39:23 GMT /oil-and-gas/2020-03-12/oil-company-to-pay-state-record-18-million-for-fatal-firestone-home-explosion Matt Bloom