In the News

  • Trump’s Interior Department Nominee Says Boosting Energy Key To US Security (Reuters, January 16, 2025)

  • House Republicans Eye Reconciliation Bill For Oil And Gas Leasing Mandates, Approving Mining Projects (The Hill, January 15, 2025)

  • Texas Oil And Gas Companies Prepare For Coldest January In Over A Decade, Could Affect Production (KMID Midland via Yahoo News, January 15, 2025)

  • U.S. Oil And Gas Jobs Plummet Despite Record Production (Oilprice.com, January 16, 2025)

  • How Shifting Presidential Policies Affect The Oil And Gas Industry (Forbes, January 14, 2025)

  • US Needs Natural Gas To Help Power AI Boom, Oil Group Says (E&E News, January 15, 2025)

  • Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Sitting On Untapped Oil And Gas Potential  (Cowboy State Daily, January 14, 2025)

  • Trump’s Energy Department Pick To Call For More LNG And Nuclear Power (Reuters, January 15, 2025)

  • Bridger Photonics’ Aerial Methane Detection Technology Approved By EPA For Regulatory Use  (Financial Times, January 14, 2025)

  • Enbridge Preps Pipeline Buildout For Trump Driven Drilling Boom  (Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance, January 11, 2025)

  • U.S. Oil And Gas Jobs Plummet Despite Record Production  (Oilprice.com, January 16, 2025)

  • Enbridge Preps Pipeline Buildout For Trump Driven Drilling Boom (Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance, January 11, 2025)

  • Oil Company Launching New Drilling Project In Montana  (Bozeman KISS FM, January 10, 2025)

  • Texas Refineries Prepare For First Winter Storm, Frigid January  (Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance, January 9, 2025)

  • A Second Oil And Gas Lease Sale For Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Draws No Bids  (Associated Press via MSN, January 9, 2025)

  • Biden Expands Wind And Solar Tax Credit To Nuclear, Hydropower, Geothermal Energy (The Hill, January 7, 2025)

  • Morningstar: Cautiously Optimistic Outlook For Midstream Sector In 2025 (Oil & Gas Journal, January 9, 2025)

  • Plains All American Makes Bolt-On Deals In Eagle Ford, Permian Basin, And Mid-Con (Oil & Gas Journal, January 8, 2025)

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Declines To Delist Grizzlies In Montana (Helena Independent Record, January 8, 2025)

  • California’s First Carbon Capture And Storage Project Approved By The EPA  (Bloomberg, January 6, 2025)

  • Winter Storm Blair Has Negligible Impact On US Midwest Refineries  (S&P Global Platts, January 6, 2025)

  • Phillips 66 Strikes $2.2 Billion EPIC NGL Deal To Boost Natural Gas Liquids Bet  (Reuters via Yahoo Finance, January 6, 2025)

  • Biden Ends Presidency How He Started It: Halting Oil Production  (Reason, January 6, 2025)

  • Analysis: Middle Three Forks Bench Holds Vast Untapped Oil Potential   (Hart Energy, January 7, 2025)

  • A Closer Look At The Montana Legislature, As They Begin 69th Session  (KXLH Helena, January 7, 2025)

  • Oil And Gas Activity Begins 2025 On An Up Note  (Houston Public Media, January 2, 2025)

  • Biden Moving To Ban Oil And Gas Leases For 20 Years In Nevada Region, Just Weeks Before Trump Inauguration  (Fox News, December 31, 2024)

  • Morgan Stanley To Leave Sector Climate Coalition  (Reuters, January 2, 2025)

  • Oil And Gas Execs Optimistic As Trump Returns, Dallas Fed Says  (E&E News, January 3, 2025)

  • Montana Technological University Encourages Students To Apply For Lance Scholars Program   (NBC Montana, January 3, 2025)

  • Trump’s Oil Plans Meet Market Glut In 2025  (Oilprice.com, December 29, 2024)

  • Fight Over Spending Stopgap Foreshadows Funding Challenges In New Congress  (The Hill, December 29, 2024)

  • 5 People To Watch On Energy, Environmental Issues In The New Year (The Hill, December 27, 2024)

  • Mysterious Data Center Company Inks Deal To Buy Huge Amount Of Power In Montana  (Helena Independent Record, December 27, 2024)

  • Texas Upstream Oil And Gas Employment Drops In November, Ending Growth Streak  (MRT, December 26, 2024)

  • Hochul Signs Law Requiring Fossil Fuel Companies To Pay For Natural Disaster Cleanup (The Hill, December 26, 2024)

  • Commodities 2025: Rising US Fuel Demand Will Support Both Refiners And Renewable Producers  (S&P Global Platts, December 23, 2024)

  • U.S. Oil Production Shattered Records Again In 2024 (Oilprice.com, December 26, 2024)

  • Improved Efficiency Is Enabling Record U.S. Crude Oil Production From Fewer Rigs (US Energy Information Administration, December 23, 2024)

  • Pipeline Owner Joins Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Route (The Gazette, December 24, 2024)

  • Environmental Groups Sue Over California Support For Polluting Biofuels (Associated Press via MSN, December 20, 2024)

  • ConocoPhillips Starts Production At New Kuparuk Drillsite (Rigzone, December 23, 2024)
  • The American Shale Patch Is All About Depletion Now (Oilprice.com, December 22, 2024)
  • October Wildfires Impact ND Oil Production (Minot Daily News, December 23, 2024)
  • $92.3 Million Allocated To Montana Schools From State Land Trust (NBC Montana, December 20, 2024)
  • Trump Threatens Tariffs If EU Doesn’t Buy More USA Oil And Gas (Rigzone, December 20, 2024)
  • Trump’s Proposed Tariff On Canadian Imports Could Increase Gas Prices In Montana: Expert (NBC Montana, December 18, 2024)
  • US EPA Approves California Plan To Ban Gas-Only Cars Starting In 2035 (Reuters, December 18, 2024)
  • Montana’s Top Court Delivers Rare Victory For Climate Activists  (Washington Post via The Spokesman-Review, December 18, 2024)
  • Exxon Mobil Unveils Plans To Build A Natural Gas Power Plant  (KTBB News, December 18, 2024)
  • US Keeps Its LNG Exports Crown Even As Luster Fades (Reuters, December 17, 2024)
  • New Rules For Cutting Emissions At Colorado Natural Gas Facilities Will Be “Tough For Everybody”  (Tribune News Service via MSN, December 17, 2024)
  • DNRC Announces Record-Setting Oil And Gas Lease Sale (NBC Montana, December 17, 2024)
  • Permitting All But Out Of Year-End Spending Package (E&E News, December 14, 2024)
  • Growing Oil Industry Support For Methane Reduction Rule Could Help It Survive Trump’s Return (Associated Press, December 16, 2024)
  • Gianforte Looks To Spur Energy Sector Ahead Of Trump Presidency (Helena Independent Record, December 17, 2024)
  • Improving Well Productivity Helps U.S. Oil Companies Increase Production At A Lower Cost (US Energy Information Administration, December 11, 2024)
  • GOP Senators Fear House Chaos Could Derail Trump’s Agenda  (The Hill, December 12, 2024)
  • Report Ranks Montana’s Conservation Policies  (NBC Montana, December 12, 2024)
  • Global Diesel Prices To Rely On Refinery Closures For Support In 2025 (Reuters, December 12, 2024)
  • US Oil, Gas Rig Count Unchanged At 589 In Week To Dec 13, Baker Hughes Says (Reuters, December 13, 2024)
  • Oil, Gas Groups Issue ‘Urgent Call’ To House Speaker (Rigzone, December 16, 2024)

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