oil and gas

A recent lease sale in Wyoming has sparked quite the conversation, with Senator Lummis calling it a game changer for the energy sector.

“It has been a long wait, but Wyoming is thrilled to finally see this innovative answer to the disposal needs of inert decommissioned wind turbine materials approved,” stated Todd Parfitt, Wyoming’s Director of the WDEQ.

The mining industry, wholesale trade, and government payroll jobs were still lagging, but employment in professional & business services had already surpassed the pre-COVID level by approximately 1,400 jobs.

The Wyoming BLM announced an oil and gas lease sale offering 57 oil and gas parcels totaling 46,250.57 acres.

"If anything is certain, it is that Wyoming’s oil and gas industry will continue to adapt to an always changing, often unpredictable world." (WSGS)

One proposal of note the Governor made was to offer property tax relief for Wyoming residents who he believes were most impacted by inflation - seniors and those living with fixed incomes.

Governor Mark Gordon recently announced that, as a response to rising gasoline prices, he has created a Gas and Diesel Price Working Group that will "focus on ways to find relief for consumers feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs."

When do they come down?

No one wants to drive too far to save.

Senator John Barrasso stated that President Biden killed the Keystone Pipeline, as well as numerous jobs associated with it.

Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney recently delivered the keynote address at a virtual event hosted by the Reagan Institute. The event focused on ‘Building a 21st Century Foreign Policy.”