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Rick Perry isn’t going to have many speed bumps on his way to confirmation as America’s next Energy Secretary.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A group of southwestern Idaho homeowners who say their mineral rights are being taken away is fighting a Texas company that is asking Idaho officials to settle the matter so a natural gas well can be drilled.

Boise, Idaho (PRESS RELEASE) - The first contested integration hearings under the auspices of S1339, for forced pooling of property owners in Payette County, Idaho by Alta Mesa Idaho LLC (AMI) regarding oil and gas development

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

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists say oil and gas development in the Western U.S. could continue to cause sage grouse numbers to decline despite limits on drilling meant to protect the struggling bird species.

I’ve got an idea for a new segment called “Today in Liberal Land”.  Having spent a long weekend in Jackson Hole you get a pretty good idea of how liberal America will work once the conquest is complete.  A trip to an Albertson’s grocery yielded an eco-bag...

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.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Representatives of the oil and gas industry say they are suing the Obama administration over drilling restrictions meant to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states.

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...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline across the U.S. is cheaper after a week of rapid price declines. But it still isn't cheap. The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped 13 cents in the past week to $3.625. That's the biggest weekly decline since the 7-day period ended Nov...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer. The boom in production is being driven by high oil prices and new drilling methods that are allowing energy companies to unlock oil trapped between rocks...

(AP)-The price of oil is dropping as protests in Greece and Spain offer visible reminders that Europe is still struggling to resolve its debt crisis. Benchmark oil fell $1.54 to $89.83 per barrel Wednesday in New York. The protests are occurring ahead of spending cuts and tax hikes designed to help those countries control debt...