Following the release of Governor Gordon’s Executive Order 2020-2, “Declaration of a State of Emergency and a Public Health Emergency” regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has announced that the April 14, 2020 Meeting of the Commission will be postponed.

Following the release of Governor Gordon’s Executive Order 2020-2, Declaration of a State of Emergency and a Public Health Emergency, regarding the COVID-19, Chief Justice Michael K Davis issued an Emergency Order to implement measures to protect the health of the public and court personnel throughout Wyoming.

On March 17, 2020, the COGCC announced a two week pause on the Mission Change Rulemaking and postponed the Stakeholder meeting and Party Status filing dates to March 30, 2020.

On March 16, 2020, the COGCC announced that the Wellbore Integrity Rulemaking originally scheduled for March 25-26, 2020 will be continued to April 29-30, 2020.

On March 15, 2020, the COGCC submitted a Notice of Rulemaking for the 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600-Series Amended Rules.

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On March 10, 2020, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) spokeswoman, Jess Szymanski, issued a statement that scheduled sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) will be suspended in light of recent market conditions.

Wyoming HB 0014 was supported in both the House and Senate.

A ruling of the U.S. District Court in Idaho issued on February 27, 2020 set aside a 2018 Instruction Memorandum (IM 2018-034) issued under the Trump administration affecting oil and gas leases issued within greater sage-grouse habitat areas in several western states.

On February 21, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management released six draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements for management of greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands in seven Western states.