CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A global alternative investment management firm based in New York announced Wednesday that it bought about 5 million acres (2 million hectares) of land and mineral rights in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Orion Mine Finance will now acquire land with rich deposits of trona in a […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The state of Wyoming isn’t the lead contender to buy a vast swath of land and mineral rights in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah offered for sale by Occidental Petroleum, the governor’s office said Tuesday. Still, Wyoming will keep its bid active and confidential in case the top bid falls through, Gov. Mark […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Top Wyoming officials heard both skepticism and encouragement Monday as they discussed a proposal to bid on a Connecticut-sized area of private land and mineral rights spanning three states. The State Loan and Investment Board made up of Gov. Mark Gordon and the other four statewide […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Mark Gordon and other top Wyoming officials plan to meet Monday to discuss whether to bid on Occidental Petroleum’s land holdings in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. The Houston-based company is selling land and mineral rights covering 7,800 square miles (20,200 square kilometers), an area bigger […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has joined a newly formed advocacy group that will help the state access global markets for its natural gas production. Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursday that the state joined the Western States and Tribal Nations, which was formed earlier this year. Other members of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing “draconian” regulations on oil, gas and coal, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday. Perry made his remarks at an energy conference in Salt Lake City that was briefly interrupted when protesters […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state Legislature to sue the state of Washington over coal exports. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said Friday it’s important for Wyoming to “speak with one voice” on the issue of coal-export litigation. Wyoming is the […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is finalizing plans to ease restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other industries that were meant to protect an imperiled bird species that ranges across the American West, federal officials said Thursday. U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Brian Steed told […]
