Publication: American Oil & Gas Reporter Issue: October 2018 By Dan Larson The strong recovery of Colorado’s oil and gas industry was well reflected in the line-up of top-flight speakers and companies exhibiting at the Colorado Convention Center for the annual Energy Summit hosted by the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. Leaders of the trade […]
Publication: American Oil and Gas Reporter Issue: Sept. 2018 By Dan Larson Called “a growth engine for worldwide production,” the expansion of oil development in the Delaware Basin is seen as driving New Mexico’s economy and providing the next governor with an inherited $600 million budget surplus. “It really is a a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” declared […]
I am pleased to announce that I have been named editor of Shale Play Water Management magazine, an independent trade publication serving the rapidly growing market for oilfield water sourcing, logistics, reuse, and recycling. With a circulation of more than 15,000 oil & gas executives, engineering professionals and service company operators, SPWM is the only […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune Issue: Aug. 26, 2018 By Dan Larson The Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s annual Energy Summit was held in at the Colorado Convention Center, Aug. 21 – 22, 2018. As the industry recovers from the downturn, here are a few impressions taken from this year’s event. 1.) Good Vibes: Attendance is up […]
Publication: American Oil and Gas Reporter Issue: July 2018 By Dan Larson The rapid expansion of oil and natural gas development in Southeast New Mexico has raised the state’s profile among oil producers, increased the flow of revenue to local governments and economies and added thousands of jobs. Even so, increased production also has come […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune Issue: Aug. 29, 2018 By Dan Larson When Colorado’s oil and gas industry scraped bottom two years ago, companies were asked what they were doing to survive and to prepare for the recovery. Even with prices at record lows, everyone agreed the downturn would not last and recovery was inevitable. Companies surveyed […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune Issue: June 24, 2018 By Dan Larson Colorado’s oil and natural gas industry has built a full head of steam as it rolls into the second half of 2018, with companies adding workers, spending on equipment and services and watching oil production numbers trending up. Since the bottom dropped out of the […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune Issue: June 24, 2018 By Dan Larson Mineral owners are faced with what may seem like a gusher of choices when it comes time to turn their asset into income. Like surface real estate, mineral estates are only as valuable as what someone will pay for them. Unfortunately, the hard value of […]
Publication: American Oil & Gas Reporter Issue: June 2018 By: Dan Larson A pair of bills passed in the 2018 session of the Colorado Legislature, called meaningful and important by oil and gas industry leadership, are the latest examples of how compromise and bipartisanship improve energy development practices. Additionally, even with a split legislature, a […]
Publication: American Oil & Gas Reporter Issue: June 2018 By: Dan Larson The Tennessee Oil & Gas Association entered the 2018 Tennessee General Assembly with hopes to avoid any measures likely to harm the industry. They got their wish, relates President Chuck Laine. On the other hand, the fact that lawmakers’ attention was focused elsewhere […]
