Since the January 15, 2021 effective date of the COGCC Mission Change Rules, a total of 21 Oil and Gas Development Plans (OGDPs) have been approved by the COGCC representing a total of 30 Form 2A Location Permits under the comprehensive new permitting process.

On May 18, 2022, the COGCC filed a notice of rulemaking with the Colorado Secretary of State to amend portions of COGCC Rule 205 to incorporate provisions from the recently passed SB 22-198.

The amended Financial Assurance Rules adopted by the COGCC on March 1, 2022, are now effective as of April 30, 2022.

On December 31, 2021 the COGCC noticed a High Priority Habitat (HPH) map layer Rulemaking as a result of updated inventories and monitoring.

On November 2, 2021, EPA announced a proposed new rule to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas industry sources.

Jost Energy Law, P.C. is honored to sponsor the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and their Spring Intercultural Champion Awards ceremony.

On September 20, 2021, the Air Quality Control Division (AQCC) issued a Notice of Rulemaking regarding proposed revisions to Reg 7 and Reg 22 to reduce emissions from the upstream and midstream segments of the Oil and Gas industry.

On September 1, 2021, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission unanimously approved the first Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP) in Colorado which was prepared and filed by Jost Energy Law, P.C. on behalf of Alpha Oil & Gas LLC (Alpha).

On August 31, 2021, the Offices of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in several states, including Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming, announced they now seek public input on numerous parcels in each state for competitive oil and gas lease sales that were deferred pursuant to Executive Order 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” issued by the Executive Office of President Biden on January 27, 2021.

The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s Virtual Annual Institute begins next week!