In the News

  • Industry Not Interested In Second BLM Effort To Sell Oil, Gas Leases  (The Daily Sentinel, January 10, 2026)
  • Oil And Gas Drilling Permits Surge 55% Under Trump  (E&E News, January 12, 2026)
  • Trump Signs Executive Order Meant To Protect The Money From Venezuelan Oil  (US News, January 10, 2026)
  • Trump, Oil And Gas Execs Discuss $100B Investment In Venezuela  (UPI News via MSN, January 9, 2026)
  • API Publishes New CO2 Pipeline Guidance  (Gas World, January 7, 2026)
  • IPAA Urges EPA Reset Of Regulations For Low-Production U.S. Wells  (World Oil, January 6, 2026)
  • Congress Unveils Final Energy, Environment Spending Bills  (E&E News, January 5, 2026)
  • Trump Administration Sets Meetings With Oil Companies Over Venezuela, Source Says  (Reuters, January 6, 2026)
  • Dense, Sticky And Heavy: Why Venezuelan Crude Oil Appeals To US Refineries  (The Guardian, January 5, 2026)
  • What Will Be The Biggest Public Land Stories Of 2026?  (Deseret News, January 2, 2026)
  • Forecasters Say 2026 Will be The Cheapest Year For Gas Since COVID-19  (ABC12 News, January 5, 2026)
  • Why Big Oil Is Unlikely To Run Back To Venezuela  (Forbes, January 5, 2026)
  • Oil Prices Rise After US Captures Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro  (NBC News via MSN, January 4, 2026)
  • Oil Prices Drop After Biggest Annual Loss Since 2020  (Reuters via MSN, January 2, 2026)
  • Montana Supreme Court Denies Held Plaintiffs’ Bid To Block Laws Enacted By 2025 Legislature  (Montana Free Press, December 31, 2025)
  • What Will Happen To U.S. Oil Production And Prices In ’26? (Marketplace, December 29, 2025)
  • ‘Trump’s EPA’ In 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach To Deregulation (My Motherlode, December 30, 2025)
  • Oil, Gas Block Auction Bid Round Deadline Extended For Third Time (NDTV Profit, December 30, 2025)
  • Attorneys General Move To Break Up The Left’s ‘Climate Cartel’ (Townhall, December 30, 2025)
  • American Oil And Gas Innovation Has Saved The Free World Twice (The Hometown Register, December 27, 2025)
  • Permian Basin Operators Brace For Tough 2026, Eye 2027 Rebound (MRT, December 29, 2025)
  • Wyoming Oil And Gas Operators Cheer Delay Of Biden-Era 1,400% Bond Rate Hike (Cowboy State Daily, December 23, 2025)
  • Trump Administration Moves To Dissolve National Climate Research Lab In Colorado (Helena Independent Record, December 24, 2025)
  • US Sees Increased Oil And Gas Rig Numbers  (OK Energy Today, December 23, 2025)
  • New Federal Sage Grouse Plans Could Be A Win For Energy Development  (Wyoming Public Media, December 24, 2025)
  • North Dakota’s Oil And Gas Tax Revenue Slightly Ahead Of Forecast So Far  (KFYR-TV via MSN, December 18, 2025)
  • States Brace For Trump’s Push To Make Oil Drilling Cheap Again  (Associated Press, December 17, 2025)
  • GAO Calls For Shorter Oil And Gas Royalty Adjustment Periods  (E&E News, December 19, 2025)
  • Attorney General Knudsen Requests DOJ To Investigate China-Linked Energy Activist Organizations  (EIN News, December 17, 2025)
  • Montana Judge Buries Attempt To Reassess Oil Leases On Grouse Habitat  (KFYR-TV via MSN, December 18, 2025)
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Ready To Ship Oil Through U.S. To Pacific Buyers  (Breitbart, December 16, 2025)
  • Phillips 66 Boss Says Major Pipeline Project Has Broad Support  (Bloomberg via MSN, December 16, 2025)
  • Wyoming Oil And Gas Lease Sales Surge As Biden-Era Rules Cloud Future  (Cowboy State Daily, December 15, 2025)
  • US EPA Expects To Finalize Biofuel Rules In First Quarter Of 2026   (Reuters, December 16, 2025)
  • Trump Signs Resolution Disapproving Of Bureau Of Land Management Plan For The National Petroleum Reserve   (Ballotpedia News, December 12, 2025)
  • Clean Water Act Permitting Bill Clears House   (E&E News, December 11, 2025)
  • Govt Notifies New Petroleum And Natural Gas Rules To Boost Investment, Ease Of Doing Biz  (The Economic Times via MSN, December 12, 2025)
  • Lawsuit Challenges Montana’s Response To ‘Held’ Climate Case (Helena Independent Record, December 10, 2025)
  • EPA Eliminates Mention Of Fossil Fuels In Website On Warming’s Causes (Helena Independent Record, December 10, 2025)
  • BLM Seeks Input For Mar. ’26 Sale Of Oil & Gas Leases In Utah (The Insider, December 9, 2025)
  • Hydrogen Dreams Meet Reality As Oil And Gas Groups Abandon Projects (Financial Times, December 9, 2025)
  • NorthWestern Energy Goes To Regulators With Plans For Larger Ownership Share In Colstrip Plant (KXLH Helena, December 9, 2025)
  • EIA To Ditch Some Existing Reports And Launch New Surveys On Minerals, Data Centers (Reuters, December 5, 2025)
  • CEOs Sound Alarm Bells Over Pace Of US Gas, Power Grid Growth (Energy Intelligence, December 5, 2025)
  • BLM Oil And Gas Lease Sale In Wyoming Brings In Nearly $17.5 Million  (Rapid City KOTA-TV via MSN, December 4, 2025)
  • Geopolitical Risks Outweigh Bearish Sentiment For Oil Prices   (Oil & Gas Journal, December 5, 2025)
  • As Washington State’s Coal Ban Looms, Montana Wind Fills Only Some Of The Energy Gap   (The Chronicle, December 7, 2025)
  • Oil Settles Up On Expectations Of Fed Rate Cut, Ukraine Peace Talks Stalling  (Reuters, December 4, 2025)
  • Mountain West States Receive Largest Share Of $4 Billion In Energy Revenue  (Wyoming Public Media, December 4, 2025)
  • Wyoming Supreme Court Denies $3M Tax Exemption Claim By Oil And Gas Company  (Wyofile, December 5, 2025)
  • Congress Eliminates Biden-Era Plan In Arctic Refuge, Opening Door To Expanded Drilling Opportunities (Anchorage Daily News, December 4, 2025)
  • Over 71,000 Acres Of Utah Public Land Could Be Up For Oil And Gas Drilling (ABC4, December 2, 2025)
  • TC Energy Boss Advises US On Speeding Along Oil And Gas Infrastructure (The Canadian Press, December 5, 2025)
  • Oil And Gas Prices Expected To Stay Significantly Lower Through 2026 (Fox Business via Yahoo Finance, December 2, 2025)
  • Colorado Mandates Ambitious Emissions Cuts For Its Gas Utilities (Canary Media, December 2, 2025)
  • Utah Youth Launch Climate Lawsuit Over Oil And Gas Permitting (E&E News, December 2, 2025)
  • US Crude Oil Inventories Are Shrinking, Despite Calls For Glut (Oilprice.com, December 2, 2025)
  • Western States Brace For A Uranium Boom As Nation Looks To Recharge Nuclear Power Industry (Helena Independent Record, November 29, 2025)
  • $15 Billion In Federal Energy Revenue Returned To States (OK Energy Today, November 29, 2025)
  • Energy Dominance Tactic Could Derail Federal Permitting (Montana Free Press, November 28, 2025)
  • U.S. Oil Rig Count Tumbles To Lowest In More Than Four Years, Baker Hughes Says (Seeking Alpha via MSN, November 25, 2025)
  • EPA Cements Delay Of Biden-Era Methane Rule For Oil And Gas (The Hill via MSN, November 28, 2025)
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