AdvertiseGet Free Daily Newsletter
AdvertiseGet Free Daily Newsletter

Energy

News

The Red Desert is a high altitude sagebrush steppe and dry landscape in southern Wyoming.

BLM May Limit Plan For 600,000 Acres Of CO2 Storage For Wyoming Ammonia Plant

A Wyoming BLM assessment could severely limit a massive 600,000-acre carbon dioxide storage plan. The CO2 storage would be needed to build an industrial-scale coal-to-ammonia plant in southwest Wyoming.

Pat MaioJuly 10, 2024

Wind turbines stand nearly 300 feet tall in southern Wyoming in this file photo.

Spanish Company To Develop Huge Wind Farm North Of Cheyenne

Spanish energy giant Repsol has plans to build a huge 500- to 600-megawatt wind farm northwest of Cheyenne, Cowboy State Daily confirmed Tuesday. It’s the same company that bought the controversial Rail Tie wind project outside of Laramie in the spring.

Pat MaioJuly 09, 2024

A pair of pronghorn near Pinedale, Wyoming, with several oil and gas rigs in the background.

In Major Policy Shift, Wyoming Redefines Who Can Bid On State Oil And Gas Leases

Wyoming has changed its rules to discourage environmental groups from attempting to lock up state oil and gas leases. That means the Wyoming Outdoor Council can’t bid in this week's state-run oil and gas lease auction.

Pat MaioJuly 08, 2024

Strata Energy proposes to sell a significant amount of Wyoming uranium to a Belgium company.

Wyoming Uranium Producer Ramps Up To Meet $100M-Plus Sale To European Buyer

Strata Energy is accelerating its uranium production from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin with plans to ramp up to 2 million pounds annually. The company is expected to double its workforce to sell $88 million to $117 million worth of uranium to a European buyer.

Pat MaioJuly 08, 2024

Oil pumpjacks and flowers scaled

Oil And Gas Producers Say Outdoors Council Bids Up State Lease Sale To Inflate Costs

Casper-based Kirkwood Cos. Is crying foul after it says the Wyoming Outdoor Council duped the company into paying much more for an oil and gas lease by bidding it up during a state-run sale.

Pat MaioJuly 05, 2024

South Cheyenne rancher Ed Prosser looks north of his farmland off of Chalk Bluff Road where 1.2 million solar panels will be visible after Canadian energy giant Enbridge builds the $1.2 billion project starting next year.

Road Deal Clears Way To Build Giant 1.2 Million Panel Cheyenne Solar Farm

Enbridge will pick up $12 million of the $14.5 million needed to upgrade a road south of Cheyenne to access its giant 1.2 million panel solar farm south of Cheyenne. The deal clears the way to start construction on the $1.2 billion project.

Pat MaioJuly 05, 2024

Oil well flare

Gordon Issues Order To Keep Environmental Activists From Impacting Wyoming Lease Sale

In preparation for next week’s oil and gas lease auction, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed an emergency order to help keep environmental activist groups from driving up bids and taking energy-rich leases from developers.

Pat MaioJuly 04, 2024

Boar's Tusk in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Kansas Company Planning Gigantic 600,000-Acre Carbon Capture Project In SW Wyoming

A Kansas-based company is moving forward to build a 600,000-acre carbon capture project in underground caverns in Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta counties in southwest Wyoming.

Pat MaioJuly 04, 2024

The Rare Element Resources demonstration processing plant will repurpose an existing industrial site near Upton, Wyoming.

Construction Delays, Inflation Push Back Opening Of $53 Million Upton Rare Earths Plant

Rare Element Resources Ltd. has delayed the July opening of its rare earths plant in Upton, Wyoming. Construction delays and 21% inflation will push the opening back at least two months.

Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024

AES Corp. plans to develop a 150-megawatt wind farm adjacent to its Pioneer wind farm near Glenrock.

Energy Giant Files Permit To Build $233 Million Wind Farm Near Glenrock

Virginia-based AES Corp. says it’s going to build a $233.4 million wind farm near Glenrock, Wyoming. They claim it will bring 200 jobs and produce enough electricity to power 44,000 homes.

Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024

Oil rig 6 23 23

Wyoming Oil And Gas Producers Fear Tiny Lease Sales ‘The New Normal’

Thursday’s tiny federal oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming was a throwback to pre-2000 levels, and given the political climate for fossil fuels, state producers fear this may be “the new normal.”

Pat MaioJune 28, 2024

Yoder 2 3 29 24

Huge 326,000 Panel Wyoming Solar Farm May Be Delayed Over Road Worries

A huge 326,000 solar panel project in Goshen County may encounter delays in construction because of a recent change in road and bridge permitting requirements and concerns about tearing up local roads.

Pat MaioJune 28, 2024

Rare earths mine.

Wyoming Seeks To Beat China To Become Top Rare Earths Producer

The state of Wyoming is financing rare earths mining projects that could eventually become the largest in the United States. The goal is to loosen China’s grip on the market.

Pat MaioJune 27, 2024

This 150-megawatt solar farm along the South Greeley Highway south of Cheyenne is owned by Atlanta-based Southern Co. and is close to supplying Black Hills Energy with power. It's also in the middle of Wyoming's Hail Alley.

Huge Insurance Bills Don't Stop Solar Projects In Wyoming's Hail Alley

Catastrophic hailstorms haven’t been kind to solar developers, and insurance companies have noticed. Premiums to insure the large solar projects planned for Wyoming's Hail Alley continue to rise.

Pat MaioJune 26, 2024

Rail Tie Wind Project 4 19 23

Legal Mess Ties Up $500 Million Wyoming Wind Farm Project

An influential seven-member industrial siting group in Wyoming plans an early July meeting to sort out a legal mess that could determine the future of the $500 million Rail Tie wind farm development in Albany County.

Pat MaioJune 24, 2024

F 35 6 23 24

Military Could Invest In Mining Critical Minerals In Wyoming

The U.S. military has a huge interest in rare earth materials, something Wyoming has an abundance of. For instance, the U.S. Air Force’s F-35 stealth fighter takes 850 pounds of rare earths to build.

Pat MaioJune 23, 2024

Global Uranium Corp. is expanding to Wyoming to take advantage of a uranium boom. The company is seen here drilling at its Enmore Gold Project in Australia in 2022.

Wyoming's Uranium Mining Boom Draws Another Foreign-Owned Exploration Firm

Global Uranium Corp., an exploration company with mining operations in Canada, has become the latest foreign-owned company to expand to Wyoming to take advantage of a uranium mining boom.

Pat MaioJune 19, 2024

Rail cars roll into the Black Thunder mine empty and roll out full of Wyoming coal.

In 954-Page Letter, Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Blasts BLM’s War On Coal

The top elected county officials of nearly 70,000 people who live in Wyoming’s coal heartland of the Powder River Basin blasted the BLM on Tuesday for its rules to end coal in a massive 954-page letter submitted to the agency.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, stand in the middle of Wyoming coal workers at the base of a haul truck at the rim of the Belle Ayr coal mine owned by Eagle Specialty Materials near Gillette. The lawmakers, who were joined by some staff members of the subcommittee on energy and mineral resources, met on Tuesday with miners and company representatives of Eagle Speciality Materials.

Hageman Says She’ll Invite Trump Back To Wyoming To Visit Coal Country

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman was back in Wyoming on Tuesday visiting the coal-rich Powder River Basin. Hageman said she will be inviting former President Trump back to Wyoming as he, unlike the current president, is a friend of coal.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

Concept illustration showing a campus of six BWXT micro nuclear power plants.

Millions More Given To Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors In Wyoming

The Wyoming Energy Authority has approved second phase of a $10 million effort by BWXT Technologies to determine the viability of building tiny nuclear power plants in the state.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

The ExxonMobil plant in La Barge, Wyoming, not only is a world leader in carbon capture, it also produces about 20% of the world's helium.

Already A World Leader in Helium Production, ExxonMobil In Wyoming Plans To Expand

One of the largest producers of helium in the world comes from the ExxonMobil plant in LaBarge. Now the facility, which provides 20% of the world’s supply, is set to expand and could double its workforce in the next year.

Pat MaioJune 17, 2024

This solar-powered EV charging station on the 5,000-acre Red Canyon Ranch in the middle of nowhere near Lander, Wyoming, was put there as part of a test to see how EVs perform in the brutal Wyoming weather and rugged terrain.

Wyoming's Loneliest EV Chargers Sits In The Middle Of Nowhere

Many may ask why the heck someone would put a solar-powered EV charger in the middle of nowhere in central Wyoming. Turns out it's left from Rivian's testing of EV trucks in the rugged and brutal Cowboy State terrain and weather.

Andrew RossiJune 15, 2024

Bill Gates arrives in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on Monday, June 10, 2024. to break ground on the new Natrium nuclear reactor project for TerraPower.

Billionaire Bill Gates Lands In Kemmerer For Nuclear Plant, Then Plays Poker

Billionaire Bill Gates flew into Kemmerer on Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony of the $4 billion Natrium nuclear reactor project. After the ceremony Gates played Texas hold 'em with some locals.

Pat MaioJune 10, 2024

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman told the 250 attendees at Wyoming Mining Association’s annual convention in Cody, Wyoming, on Friday, that the city of Boulder, Colorado, should step up as a pilot project among urban cities in the U.S. to see how it gets along without fossil fuels. "We’re living in a la-la land. We’re with unicorns and fairy dust. That doesn’t make sense,” Hageman said.

Hageman: Boulder Should Remove Gas Stations & Pavement Because Fossil Fuels Are Evil

Attending the Wyoming Mining Association convention, Rep. Harriet Hageman said if fossil fuels are so evil then liberal "la-la land" cities like Boulder should just give them up proactively. Gas stations and pavement should be removed, she suggested.

Pat MaioJune 07, 2024

Previous
Page 11
Next