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As of 2016 Aaron Clark was an environmental consultant for oil and gas development and filed natural resource permits for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) [17] and as of 2015 was former Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner.
McGee consistently emphasized the importance of supporting Wyoming's oil and gas industries for national security, economic stability, and energy independence. He warned that rising oil imports and foreign competition threatened domestic producers, urging long-term policies to sustain independent oil companies and reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Mutual was acquired by the Continental Oil Company in the mid-1920s with most of the field. The refinery closed by 1957. The refinery and another built by Standard Oil in Glenrock and others in Casper were connected to the field by pipelines. [2] [4] Some of the field's wells were developed on land owned by the University of Wyoming. The ...
Explosions and a fire at a Wyoming oil field severely burned three workers. The workers were taken to hospitals in the capital of Cheyenne and across the border in Greeley, Colorado, after the ...
Wyoming is the top coal producer of the 50 states in the United States, has significant oil and gas reserves, and its government and laws reflect an interest in energy production, especially fossil fuels. [104] The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulates many aspects of oil, coal, and gas development in this resource-rich state. [105]
Wyoming is a resource rich state with a history of boom and bust cycles. The 1970s energy crisis initiated a coal-mining boom in Wyoming that lasted until the early 80's. The state's latest energy boom (1995–2010) is due to increased development in oil and natural gas production as well as further growth in the coal-mining industry.
A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to a power plant that will be converted to burn gas plans to lay off 19 workers next month, the latest of thousands of jobs lost in the beleaguered U.S. coal ...
The Salt Creek Oil Field is located in Natrona County, Wyoming. [2] By 1970, more oil had been produced by this field than any other in the Rocky Mountains region and accounted for 20 percent of the total production in Wyoming. [3] Petroleum seeps in the area were known before 1880, but oil strikes near Lander led to claims by Schoonmaker and ...