The double-digit election victory against a half-mile setback initiative was not just a political victory over a determined opposition, but it served to unite Colorado’s oil and gas industry in a way not seen in many years, according to campaign leadership. Proposition 112 was “designed to create a wedge dividing our industry. It did the […]
Publication: Energy Pipeline, Greeley Tribune Issue: May 2018 By: Dan Larson Crestone Peak is charting its own course in how it works with local governments to develop the oil and natural gas resources that underlie the rapidly expanding suburban communities along Colorado’s Front Range. A privately held company, Crestone Peak holds about 51,000 acres of […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune Date: May 26, 2018 By Dan Larson Drilling and completing an oil and gas well is a noisy business. The motors, pumps and equipment all make noise, which neighbors usually consider a nuisance for the operator to manage. Lately, the oil and gas industry has made tremendous strides in reducing noise generated […]
Industry Publications Still Valued Amid Shifting Media Landscape It’s no secret the publishing business, especially the newspaper business, is under tremendous stress. The news industry faces, on one hand, growing pressure from the demanding investors that now own many media companies and on the other, shrinking advertising revenue and internet giants that dominate page-clicks and […]
Conflicts over anything and everything are sure to intensify. Publication: Greeley Tribune, Energy Pipeline Issue: January 2018 By Dan Larson When the lights come up this month on the 2018 session of the state’s Legislature, development of oil and natural gas in Colorado will once again top the list of contentious issues facing elected officials. […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune, Energy Pipeline Issue: December 2017 By Dan Larson Improving efficiencies allow companies to breakeven at lower oil prices Across the DJ Basin, oilfield activity has returned although not to the frenetic levels seen five years ago. Facing increased competition for its share of huge but oversupplied market, the DJ will likely maintain […]
Publication: Greeley Tribune, Energy Pipeline Issue: November 2017 By Dan Larson The Digital Oilfield Finally Comes Together Technology that monitors and controls oilfield equipment is nothing new and now it is finally fulfilling its promise to fully automate and connect an entire field with operations offices. At the Rocky Mountain Energy Summit in Denver this […]
Publication: American Oil & Gas Reporter Issue: October 2017 By Dan Larson Efforts by local governments in Colorado to exert control over oil and gas development, in some cases in direct violation of state law, continue to appear, say leaders of the state trade association. It is an issue that is changing the way companies […]
I am pleased to announce that beginning in September, I will be writing a column for Energy Pipeline magazine published monthly by the Greeley Tribune. Appearing under the banner “Industry Insights,” the column will provide a clear, unbiased look at the energy industry from the perspective of a Colorado resident who has experienced and understands […]
Six Questions for Neil Ray, president of CAMRO Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners CAMRO was organized last fall to “represent the interests of mineral owners across the state and to encourage and promote exploration and production of minerals.” In June, Energy Pipeline interviewed Neil Ray, president of CAMRO, to discuss, among other things, […]
