Wyoming Energy

The Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission is being challenged in court for allegedly granting inappropriate trade secret requests under Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Rule. A coalition of environmental groups are calling for the commission to honor the intent of the rule designed to inform the public about what chemicals are injected during hydraulic fracturing.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The spot price for Powder River Basin coal hit a two-year low this week. On the informal, over-the-counter market, coal contracts for April delivery sold for $6.50 a short ton on Monday. That’s the lowest level since Sept...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The state Board of Land Commissioners has established a 4 percent royalty rate for new uranium leases. Royalties paid last year on uranium production in Wyoming totaled only $3,300. Currently, two companies are producing uranium in the state, and only one produces from a state lease...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The number of wind turbines completed in Wyoming is lagging the number of permits issued by state regulators to build them. Todd Parfitt of the state’s Industrial Siting Division says financial concerns, tax uncertainty, legal and environmental issues such as sage grouse habitat, and transmission constraints have slowed construction...

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — The Sweetwater County Commission has approved a temporary halt to applications for commercial wind farms. The county has not met state standards for wind farm zoning. Commission Chairman Wally Johnson tells the Rock Springs Rocket-Miner (http://bit...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A recently signed deal and another in negotiation will allow some Powder River Basin coal to be shipped to overseas customers through the Gulf Coast and possibly East Coast ports. The Casper Star-Tribune (http://bit...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says he and state lawmakers are watching slack natural gas prices with concern as they consider how to craft the state budget for the coming two-year funding cycle. Mead in December proposed a $3...

Many decisions made over the next month by the Wyoming Legislature will reflect a slump in natural gas prices. Petroleum Association of Wyoming President Bruce Hinchey says 15 years ago there was a call for more gas and prices rose as high as $8 to $9 per cfs. More exploration and drilling followed, but he says a glut in the market and a slow economy have sent them crashing.