In the News

  • Pipeline Safety Bill Back On The Senate Agenda (E&E News, October 20, 2025)
  • P66, Kinder Morgan Weigh Western US Fuel Pipeline (Argus Media, October 20, 2025)
  • Key Alaska LNG Pipeline Study Will Be Completed This Year, US Interior Secretary Burgum Says (Reuters, October 21, 2025)
  • The Future Of Montana’s Energy Landscape Through The Eyes Of Industry Insiders (Montana Free Press, October 20, 2025)
  • Land Board Approves Northwest Montana Conservation Easement Valued At $58 Million (Montana Free Press, October 20, 2025)
  • Montana DEQ Taking Public Comment On Proposed Guidance For Greenhouse Gas (KXLH Helena, October 20, 2025)
  • Why U.S. Investors Are Eyeing The Canadian Oilpatch, Even As Oil Prices Dip (CBC via MSN, October 20, 2025)
  • Texas Oil And Gas Tax Revenue Stays High Amid Slump, TIPRO Says (Midland Reporter-Telegram, October 18, 2025)
  • Revamped Energy Regulator To Navigate Trump’s Power Priorities (Bloomberg Law, October 16, 2025)
  • Garfield County Urges BLM To Approve 15 Local Oil And Gas Leases, 300 Statewide (Post Independent, October 16, 2025)
  • Judge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit From Young Climate Activists  (Montana Free Press, October 15, 2025)
  • API’s Mike Sommers Calls For New Era Of U.S. Energy Leadership, Infrastructure Investment  (World Oil, October 14, 2025)
  • Montana PSC Votes Against Reopening Hearings In NorthWestern Energy Rate Case  (KXLH Helena, October 14, 2025)
  • BLM Schedules Colorado Oil And Gas Lease Sale  (E&E News, October 14, 2025)
  • EPA Clears Montana’s Environmental Regulator To Loosen Water Quality Standards (Montana Free Press, October 14, 2025)
  • EPA Enforcement Alert Targets Refineries (E&E News, October 9, 2025)
  • BMI Flags Trends It Says Will Shape Future Of Oil, Gas (Rigzone, October 9, 2025)
  • Congress Overturns Biden-Era Ban On BLM Coal Leases In Eastern Montana (KXLH Helena, October 8, 2025)
  • Geothermal Energy Has Huge Potential To Generate Clean Power – Including From Used Oil And Gas Wells (The Conversation via Yahoo News, October 8, 2025)
  • Senate Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Pipeline Reauthorization (E&E News, October 7, 2025)
  • Stable Crude Oil Prices, Increasing Refinery Margins In Third Quarter Of 2025 (US Energy Information Administration, October 6, 2025)
  • Saving Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Running Into Funding Slump (Helena Independent Record, October 7, 2025)
  • Biden’s Move To Block Offshore Acreage From Oil Leasing Was Illegal, US Judge Rules (Upstream, October 3, 2025)
  • Oil Rises After OPEC+ Hikes Output Less Than Expected (Reuters, October 6, 2025)
  • Energy Department Cancels $7.5 Billion For Hundreds Of Energy Projects, Mostly In Blue States (Chattanooga Times Free Press, October 2, 2025)
  • Phillips 66 Says Los Angeles Refinery To Wrap Up Crude Processing By Oct. 16 — OPIS (MarketWatch, October 1, 2025)
  • Wall Street Rediscovers Oil And Gas (Oilprice.com via Yahoo, September 30, 2025)
  • Double Supply Whammy Knocks Down Oil Prices (Oilprice.com, September 30, 2025)
  • The SEC Will Fast-Track Trump’s Push To Scrap Rules On Quarterly Earnings Reports (Quartz, September 30, 2025)
  • Shutdown May Slow Oil And Gas Drilling On Public Lands  (News Talk, September 29, 2025)
  • Energy Dept. Adds ‘Climate Change’ And ‘Emissions’ To Banned Words List  (Politico via Yahoo, September 28, 2025)
  • Oil And Gas Lease Sales Across Four States Net $22.8M  (E&E News, September 29, 2025)
  • Gas Takes Center Stage At Climate Week As AI Demand Balloons  (Energy Intelligence, September 26, 2025)
  • DOE Launches Study Aimed At Boosting Oil And Gas  (E&E News, September 24, 2025)
  • Montana Tech Alum Confirmed As Department Of Energy Assistant Secretary  (NBC Montana, September 25, 2025)
  • Alaska Delegation Moves To Terminate Biden-Era Management Plan For National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska  (Anchorage Daily News, September 25, 2025)
  • Devon Energy’s Oil And GAs Payments To States Topped $1.4 Billion  (OK Energy Today, September 24, 2025)
  • EPA Considers Wastewater Injection Permit For Montana Renewables In Pondera County  (KRTV, September 24, 2025)
  • West Texas Lacking Infrastructure To Convert Natural Gas Into Electricity To Meet Data Center Demand  (Associated Press via MSN, September 23, 2025)
  • How Will The Big Beautiful Bill’s Reduced Oil-And-Gas Royalty Rates Impact Wyoming?  (Wyoming Tribune Eagle, September 24, 2025)
  • North Dakota AG Considering Legal Action Over South Dakota Eminent Domain Law  (North Dakota Monitor, September 19, 2025)
  • US Rep. Ryan Zinke’s Staff To Hold Mobile Office Hours Across Western Montana  (Helena Independent Record, September 23, 2025)
  • Governor’s Task Force Seeks Solutions For Energy Affordability In Montana  (Voice of Alexandria, September 22, 2025)
  • Gas Chance Should Grow As Microsoft Eyes New US Data Centres   (Interesting Engineering, September 17, 2025)
  • US Firm’s Record-Breaking Drill Taps Granite 387 Feet Deep To Unlock Geothermal Power   (Interesting Engineering, September 18, 2025)
  • Ted Cruz Claims Without Evidence That China Is Funding U.S. Climate Lawsuits  (Houston Public Media, September 22, 2025)
  • IEA Feels The Heat As Washington Pushes Pro-Oil Agenda  (Digital Journal, September 22, 2025)
  • Oil Prices Settle Lower, US Economic Concerns Outweigh Fed Rate Cut  (Reuters via MSN, September 18, 2025)
  • Damage Prevention Wins  Big On Capitol Hill  (Utility Contractor, September 17, 2025)
  • Growth Of AI Creates New Markets For North Dakota Natural Gas, Governor Says (North Dakota Monitor, September 17, 2025)
  • Arizona Line Expansions Eyed Ahead Of Calif Closures (Argus Media, September 17, 2025)
  • Montana’s Tim Sheehy, Our Nation Is At A Turning Point (Cat Country 1029, September 19, 2025)
  • Montana Tech Poised To Develop Tactics To Compete With China For Critical Minerals  (Helena Independent Record, September 17, 2025)
  • Energy Advocate Applauds Oil And Gas Commingling Updates (The Center Square, August 23, 2025)
  • Our Chat With US House Majority Leader Steve Scalise In Montana (Cat Country 1029, August 22, 2025)
  • Montana Hydropower Provides Reliable, Carbon-Free Energy For Customers (KXLH Helena, August 24, 2025)
  • Empire Petroleum Secures Unanimous Victory To Advance CO2 Development And Protect EMSU Assets (Oilfield Technology, August 18, 2025)
  • US To Rule On Biofuel Waivers, But Big Oil Refiners May Need To Wait, Sources Say (Reuters via Yahoo Finance, August 21, 2025)
  • Land Management To Sell Oil, Gas Leases In North Dakota (KXLH  News, August 19, 2025)
  • Oil And Gas Companies Are Betting Big On Data Centers  (E&E News, August 19, 2025)
  • Updated: South Dakota Utility Plans To Merge With MT Monopoly Utility NorthWestern Energy  (Helena Independent Record, August 19, 2025)
  • ‘For Our Grandkids’ Generation:’ In Roundup, Daines Touts Coal As Key To Energy Production  (Helena Independent Record, August 15, 2025)
  • New Oil And Gas Resources Discovered In Northern Colorado, Southern Wyoming  (CBS News, August 17, 2025)
  • California Is Sunsetting Oil Refineries Without A Plan For What’s Next  (Grist via MSN, August 15, 2025)
  • Coal, Oil Seek To Join Forces On North Dakota Energy Production  (North Dakota Monitor, August 13, 2025)
  • Southwest Wyoming Oil Patch Nearly Depleted After 100 Years Of Production  (Cowboy State Daily, August 8, 2025)
  • Lessons From Keystone: Company Aims To Fast Track Hi-Line Pipeline Before Trump’s Term Ends  (Helena Independent Record, August 13, 2025)
  • Trio Of Water Quality Bills Lawmakers Passed This Spring Focus Of Legal Action Against The EPA  (Montana Free Press, August 11, 2025)
  • Notice Of State Of MT Oil & Gas Lease Sale  (Pioneer Press, August 12, 2025)
  • Sunblock: The Global Fight To Save Farmland From Big Solar  (Robert Bryce, August 3, 2025)
  • Interior Slashes Reviews To Speed Cleanups Of Orphaned Wells  (E&E News, August 8, 2025)
  • FERC Affirms Decision Revoking Targa Oil Pipe Tariff Waivers  (S&P Global Platts, August 8, 2025)
  • Republican AGs Turn Up The Heat On British Climate Group Targeting Oil And Gas Industries  (Daily Wire, August 8, 2025)
  • ExxonMobil Cleared To Put In Test Well To Assess Viability Of Snowy River Carbon Sequestration Project  (Montana Free Press, August 8, 2025)
  • Trump Seeks To Celebrate Tariffs, Reassure On Economy  (The Hill, August 7, 2025)
  • Takeaways From AP’s Report On Alaska Natives’ Response To Oil And Mining Proposals  (Associated Press, August 7, 2025)
  • Newsom Singing New Tune On Big Oil With Potential Gas Crisis, 2028 Looming   (AOL.com, August 4, 2025)
  • Pipeline Operating ONEOK Greenlights New Delaware Basin Gas Plant   (Reuters, August 5, 2025)
  • Trump Is Pushing Gas Deals Everywhere. Will prices Skyrocket?  (E&E News, August 5, 2025)
  • 1M Homes To Be Powered By Montana Coal Mine Expansion  (The Center Square, August 5, 2025)
  • BP Makes Its Biggest Oil And Natural Gas Discovery In 25 Years As It Refocuses On Fossil Fuels  (CNN, August 4, 2025)
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