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BLM hosting forum Monday to discuss fracking 

The Coloradoan - Bobby Magill - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
More than 150 oil wells have been drilled in Larimer and Weld counties as part of the Niobrara oil play since 2009, and almost all of those wells have been drilled using a technique called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," according the Colorado Oil ...

Sen. Udall reviews plans for Niobrara Hybrid Energy Park 

ReporterHerald.com - Tom Hacker - ‎Apr 22, 2011‎
Udall dropped in at the Centerra offices of Craig Harrison, president of Harrison Resource Corp. and the force behind the Niobrara Hybrid Energy Park, a square-mile of land that would tap native natural gas, solar energy and nearby wind resources.
Udall holds local events Northern Colorado Business Report

Marathon Oil Assigns Portion of Niobrara Shale Acreage to Marubeni

Reuters (press release) - ‎Apr 5, 2011‎
HOUSTON, April 5, 2011 - Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Marubeni Denver Julesburg LLC, a subsidiary of Marubeni Corp.

Niobrara oil search brings seismic surveys 

WyoFile - Gregory Nickerson - ‎Apr 19, 2011‎
That news ignited interest in the Niobrara Formation of the Denver-Julesberg Basin, setting off a rush of oil and gas exploration that swept like wildfire across the state line into southeast Wyoming.

Forest Fuels Treatment Program available to Pine Ridge and Niobrara Valley 

Fence Post - ‎Apr 22, 2011‎
These programs provide several types of cost-share assistance to forest landowners and are available to the Pine Ridge and Niobrara Valley areas. As forests continue to grow, so do pine needles, pine cones and branches on the forest floor.

Elbert County banks on oil boom 

Denver Post - Carlos Illescas - ‎Apr 13, 2011‎
At least three energy companies are soliciting lease agreements from Elbert County property owners who live above the oil and gas rich Niobrara shale formation that runs from southeast Wyoming along the Front Range and into Elbert County, ...

Voyager Oil and Gas Provides Operations Update and Guidance 

TradersHuddle.com - ‎Apr 20, 2011‎
In 2010 Voyager acquired approximately 24000 net mineral acres in the DJ Basin Niobrara play with operating partner Slawson Exploration.

Energy boom or blip? 

Douglas Budget - ‎Apr 20, 2011‎
Jim Anderson will host a public meeting with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to answer questions about the Niobrara shale oil resource from 6:30-9 pm April 25 at the Douglas High School auditorium. Anderson, Wyoming State Engineer Pat ...

Bloomfield Girls, Niobrara-Verdigre Boys Win At O'Neill Invitational 

Yankton Daily Press - ‎Apr 16, 2011‎
The Bloomfield girls and Niobrara-Verdigre boys each finished third in a large field of schools at Thursday's O'Neill Invitational track meet in O'Neill, Neb.

Possibility of Panhandle shale oil prompts lease-buying frenzy 

Lincoln Journal Star - ‎Apr 21, 2011‎
While interest in oil has increased greatly in Nebraska over the past couple of years, helped by the potential of the Niobrara Shale formation in the southwest Panhandle, interest in natural gas has not. "We have not drilled a gas well since about ...

Duncan leads Dogger boys to third place 

The Torrington Telegram - Rob Mortimore - ‎Apr 20, 2011‎
Niobrara County won the boys Division II team title with 157 points and Hay Springs (Neb.) was second with 83. Not only did Duncan with the boys pole vault with a leap of 11 feet, but the freshman stepped in admirably for the Doggers in the 3200-meter ...

Flooding concerns rise in Niobrara, NE 

KTIV - ‎Apr 7, 2011‎
NIOBRARA, NE (KTIV) -- We've been talking a lot about flooding this Spring and how it's threatening communities, especially along the Big Sioux River.

Report: Most federal lands are not producing oil 

The Coloradoan - ‎Mar 31, 2011‎
Oil and gas companies are intentionally avoiding leasing public lands in Northern Colorado because of the bureaucratic hassle it involves, even in the booming Niobrara oil and gas play, an energy industry trade group said. At the same time, ...

Weld county roads are bearing the brunt of oil boom's success 

Greeley Tribune - Chris Casey - ‎Apr 2, 2011‎
The industry is responding to rising oil prices, the oil-prone Niobrara shale formation and technology that allows for fracturing of shale, or “fracking,” in horizontal drilling.

Niobrara Energy Park gets preliminary OK 

Wyoming Tribune - Josh Mitchell - ‎Apr 6, 2011‎
County Commissioner Troy Thompson said he thinks the Niobrara Energy Park will be a great project, adding that it is needed to support the oil industry.

Oil, gas leases in high demand in western Neb. 

Greenwich Time - ‎15 hours ago‎
(AP) รข€” Oil and gas leases over the Niobrara shale formation in western Nebraska have been in high demand over the past year, but some associated with the drilling business are skeptical of the prospects for an oil boom.

Analysis: Independent oil cos risk big money on unproven shale 

Reuters - Thyagaraju AdinarayanArup Roychoudhury - ‎Apr 8, 2011‎
Niobrara shale, which is spread across Colorado, Western Nebraska, Wyoming, parts of Montana and North and South Dakota, has been in the limelight ever since some independents planned to spend more in the area amid high oil prices.

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Companies gear up for summer oil exploration 

Craig Daily Press - Brian Smith - ‎Apr 21, 2011‎
That's why Danner said she and the rest of the commission are keeping an eye on developing interest from oil companies in drilling a local portion of a geological layer known for its oil called the Niobrara formation. “This opportunity of increased ...

LEMS fifth-graders graduate DARE program 

Lusk Herald - Sabrina Smith - ‎Apr 21, 2011‎
Dreesen would like to thank LEMS Principal Mike Estes, members of the Elks Lodge #1797, Niobrara County Attorney Doyle Davies and others for their contributions and help during the graduation ceremony.

The Niobrara Shale Formation 

Energy and Capital - Keith Kohl - ‎Mar 29, 2011‎
Located in the Denver-Julesburg basin, the Niobrara shale formation is one of the up-and-coming shale plays beginning to get some attention.