natural gas

Oil tumbled.

The writer’s point is the folly of green energy

Wouldn’t it be great if bread was a nickel a loaf?

Spent solar panels have disposal issues.

A Texas oil company has agreed to pay $4,000 for not complying with Idaho rules, state oil and gas regulators said. The state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved the settlement this week with Houston-based Alta Mesa, the Idaho Statesman reported . The company operates hundreds of oil and gas leases on private and state land in Payette County.

“The growth of U.S. shale hydrocarbons is the most energy that has been added to world supply in such a short time in all of history, for any kind of energy.”

How long before the global economy tanks and billions freeze and starve?

A writer at the Washington Post pronounces the coal industry dead.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is starting what officials say is the state's first ever audit of natural gas and oil wells on state lands to make sure the state is getting its fair cut of royalty payments.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A revamped commission overseeing Idaho's natural gas and oil industry and a beefed up state agency to aid that effort emerged from this year's Legislative session along with more extensive reporting requirements for oil companies.

More discussion today on the future of energy prices and this is one area where optimism reigns.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission wants to know sooner and in more detail what companies are producing in the state.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Proposed port facilities and a pipeline for shipping Rocky Mountain natural gas to Asia via the Oregon Coast have won final environmental approval from federal regulators.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The first batch of production records from a natural gas well in Idaho have been made public following a new rule approved by lawmakers.

BOISE, Idaho (KTVB) -- Heating your home with natural gas will cost more starting Wednesday. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved Intermountain Gas Company's application to increase rates by 2.64 percent.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho may set up a new board to oversee its emerging oil and natural gas industry, a bid to put more-knowledgeable people with fewer conflicts of interest in charge.  The Idaho Statesman reports the Department of Lands is drafting the proposal for the 2013 Legislature...

Intermountain Gas Co. plans to reduce its prices by a combined $14.4 million starting in October, citing strong supplies keeping its cost of natural gas down.