Tag: BP America
Colorado’s oil and gas regulatory agency is running out of money...
As the state grapples with the aftermath of last April's fatal pipeline explosion in Firestone and a fervent demand by residents to better regulate...
BP cleans up evidence of BP in Durango area
It is good to see that British Petroleum is finally doing the right thing -- acting aggressively in a way that will forestall future...
State set to levy record fine in benzene-guzzling natural gas case
A dubious record will likely be set when the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) meets over the next two days in Adams County: the highest fine ever levied against an oil and gas company for a spill in the state of Colorado.
Colorado conservation groups push Congress for tougher drilling regs
As Congress wrangles over what’s left of meaningful energy policy reform before the August recess, Colorado’s conservation community is watching closely to make sure onshore oil and gas drilling gets as much attention as the offshore drilling that led to BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster.
BP says accounting error led to $5.2 million fine for work...
A BP America spokeswoman Wednesday called a $5.2 million fine levied by the federal government for inaccurate reporting of natural gas royalties in Colorado...
BP defends Colorado PAC donations, avoids talk of $5.2 million fine
A BP Rocky Mountain region public affairs spokeswoman Wednesday, reacting to an apparent contradiction in its corporate campaign contribution policy in Colorado, said the global energy conglomerate has been consistent in how it makes donations to political campaigns.
Reeling BP looks to resume Colorado drilling, alt energy projects
BP in the coming months may have to look to its lucrative natural gas fields in southwestern Colorado to recoup the massive financial hit it’s taking in the wake of the worst oil spill in American history.