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Fowler Oil wins state permit to drill in Valley
WASILLA -- Fowler Oil and Gas Corp. has the state permit that allows it to drill its first coal bed methane well in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Scandal Shadows Mat Su Gas Entrepreneur
Bob Fowler -- The Man Behind the name accused of kickback scheme in San Francisco.
Company's methane drilling plan awaits permit
PALMER -- Until it gets results from a new coal bed methane well proposed for a hay field along Trunk Road, Fowler Oil & Gas Corp. isn't doing any other drilling.
Methane wells reviewed; fair grounds may be drilled
PALMER -- Fowler Oil & Gas Corp. promises a new kind of coal bed methane industry in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, a ow-key gas boom involving willing landowners and few industrial downsides. But that doesn't mean the company is escaping scrutiny.
Forest Oil to sell Alaska holdings
Forest says it hopes to reduce its debt by $500 million-$600 million by the end of 2007 by the "sale of Alaska and other assets and free cash flow." "Alaska will be the major part of that," said David Keyte, Forest's chief financial officer.
Coal bed methane venture dries up
Pioneer Natural Resources plans to pull the plug on its coal bed methane program in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, bringing to a close an energy development venture that generated plenty of heat from Valley property owners.
NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper. Free registration with the ADN is required.
Alaskans deserve better CBM rules
COMPASS -- Fourteen months and more than a quarter million dollars later, the Department of Natural Resources has released its "Enforceable Standards for CBM in the Mat-Su" -- anything but a job well done...
New methane development rules unveiled
WASILLA -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources this week announced the state's enforceable standards to oversee coal bed methane development in the Valley. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper. Free registration with the ADN is required.
Groups file suit to revoke state natural gas leases
Public interest groups from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Homer filed suit in Palmer on Thursday to revoke the shallow natural gas leases issued last year beneath some 250,000 acres in the two areas. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Mat-Su asks for new rules on methane
PALMER -- Before coal bed methane drilling begins in earnest, the state should test groundwater, look for spots where the gas seeps from coal seams naturally out of the ground and adopt new rules governing the evolving industry in the Mat-Su, the borough's Assembly said in a resolution adopted Tuesday night NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Lease buyback plan panned
WASILLA -- Gov. Frank Murkowski has sharply narrowed the circumstances under which he would consider buying back shallow gas leases from companies in the Mat-Su Borough and Homer. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
DEC will oversee drilling after all
WASILLA -- State environmental health officials have reversed a position taken as recently as last summer and now say they have the authority to regulate exploration by Alaska's developing coal bed methane industry. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Borough puts new limits on public input
PALMER -- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly on Tuesday night created a specific policy that limits public participation at future work sessions. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Governor Considers Buyback
WASILLA -- Gov. Frank Murkowski this week opened the door -- albeit just a crack -- to the possibility that the state might buy back contentious coal bed methane leases before companies start exploring in earnest. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Your Land, state's gas
For many living in a state known for its protection of private property rights, it's a rude awakening: Gas companies, or almost any resource developer, have the right to what's under your back yard. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Frontiersman newspaper Fowler Oil wins state permit to drill in Valley
WASILLA -- Fowler Oil and Gas Corp. has the state permit that allows it to drill its first coal bed methane well in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Scandal Shadows Mat Su Gas Entrepreneur
Bob Fowler -- The Man Behind the name accused of kickback scheme in San Francisco.
Company's methane drilling plan awaits permit
PALMER -- Until it gets results from a new coal bed methane well proposed for a hay field along Trunk Road, Fowler Oil & Gas Corp. isn't doing any other drilling.
Methane wells reviewed; fair grounds may be drilled
PALMER -- Fowler Oil & Gas Corp. promises a new kind of coal bed methane industry in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, a ow-key gas boom involving willing landowners and few industrial downsides. But that doesn't mean the company is escaping scrutiny.
Forest Oil to sell Alaska holdings
Forest says it hopes to reduce its debt by $500 million-$600 million by the end of 2007 by the "sale of Alaska and other assets and free cash flow." "Alaska will be the major part of that," said David Keyte, Forest's chief financial officer.
Coal bed methane venture dries up
Pioneer Natural Resources plans to pull the plug on its coal bed methane program in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, bringing to a close an energy development venture that generated plenty of heat from Valley property owners.
NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper. Free registration with the ADN is required.
Alaskans deserve better CBM rules
COMPASS -- Fourteen months and more than a quarter million dollars later, the Department of Natural Resources has released its "Enforceable Standards for CBM in the Mat-Su" -- anything but a job well done...
New methane development rules unveiled
WASILLA -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources this week announced the state's enforceable standards to oversee coal bed methane development in the Valley. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper. Free registration with the ADN is required.
Groups file suit to revoke state natural gas leases
Public interest groups from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Homer filed suit in Palmer on Thursday to revoke the shallow natural gas leases issued last year beneath some 250,000 acres in the two areas. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Mat-Su asks for new rules on methane
PALMER -- Before coal bed methane drilling begins in earnest, the state should test groundwater, look for spots where the gas seeps from coal seams naturally out of the ground and adopt new rules governing the evolving industry in the Mat-Su, the borough's Assembly said in a resolution adopted Tuesday night NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Lease buyback plan panned
WASILLA -- Gov. Frank Murkowski has sharply narrowed the circumstances under which he would consider buying back shallow gas leases from companies in the Mat-Su Borough and Homer. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
DEC will oversee drilling after all
WASILLA -- State environmental health officials have reversed a position taken as recently as last summer and now say they have the authority to regulate exploration by Alaska's developing coal bed methane industry. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Borough puts new limits on public input
PALMER -- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly on Tuesday night created a specific policy that limits public participation at future work sessions. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Governor Considers Buyback
WASILLA -- Gov. Frank Murkowski this week opened the door -- albeit just a crack -- to the possibility that the state might buy back contentious coal bed methane leases before companies start exploring in earnest. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
Your Land, state's gas
For many living in a state known for its protection of private property rights, it's a rude awakening: Gas companies, or almost any resource developer, have the right to what's under your back yard. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Anchorage Daily News Newspaper.
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Mental Health land leased for oil and gas development
MAT-SU -- The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority land office recently accepted 17 bids on about 80,000 acres the nonprofit corporation had available for oil and gas development in the Cook Inlet area.
Mat-Su gas leases relinquished
PALMER -- "Recall Ogan" and "Our Land, Their Profit," apparel adorning the small group glared in the sunlight bathing the facade of the Palmer Courthouse on Thursday, lending an almost festive air to the attendees.
Group takes state to court
ANCHORAGE -- After more than two years of conflict and controversy, the coal-bed methane debate in the Mat-Su lost most of its steam with one stunning announcement Thursday morning.
Senator missed chance to hear from students, educators
Instead of listening to them discuss the challenges faced by our education system, Ogan chose to lament what he perceives as unfair treatment by the media, and by readers who have submitted letters to the editor in opposition to the way he has handled the CBM issue so far.
Still missing the point about coal-bed methane development
Everybody wants to weigh in on the coal-bed methane issue, it seems, but much of the media coverage of late has consistently missed some of the more pertinent points.
Since when did propriety go out of style?
What ever happened to the concept of conflict of interest? What ever happened to the notion you should at least give the appearance of propriety? Apparently those ideals are not in vogue in conservative circles these days
No-show leaves questions unanswered
Sen. Scott Ogan must have been feeling misunderstood. He called a press conference for Monday to explain why his relationship with Evergreen Resources and his chairmanship of the Senate Resources Committee does not represent a conflict of interest.
Valley should take closer look at gas drilling
Trust that an enterprise undertaking a potentially damaging activity will do what they say to minimize risk. Verify that necessary steps to reduce negative impacts are in fact being taken.
Natural gas issue fuels flames of debate around the Valley
Palmer and Sutton, many Valley residents are just now realizing that land ownership is only skin deep, and that has them worrying about things like water quality and noise pollution.
Other News Sources Mental Health land leased for oil and gas development
MAT-SU -- The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority land office recently accepted 17 bids on about 80,000 acres the nonprofit corporation had available for oil and gas development in the Cook Inlet area.
Mat-Su gas leases relinquished
PALMER -- "Recall Ogan" and "Our Land, Their Profit," apparel adorning the small group glared in the sunlight bathing the facade of the Palmer Courthouse on Thursday, lending an almost festive air to the attendees.
Group takes state to court
ANCHORAGE -- After more than two years of conflict and controversy, the coal-bed methane debate in the Mat-Su lost most of its steam with one stunning announcement Thursday morning.
Senator missed chance to hear from students, educators
Instead of listening to them discuss the challenges faced by our education system, Ogan chose to lament what he perceives as unfair treatment by the media, and by readers who have submitted letters to the editor in opposition to the way he has handled the CBM issue so far.
Still missing the point about coal-bed methane development
Everybody wants to weigh in on the coal-bed methane issue, it seems, but much of the media coverage of late has consistently missed some of the more pertinent points.
Since when did propriety go out of style?
What ever happened to the concept of conflict of interest? What ever happened to the notion you should at least give the appearance of propriety? Apparently those ideals are not in vogue in conservative circles these days
No-show leaves questions unanswered
Sen. Scott Ogan must have been feeling misunderstood. He called a press conference for Monday to explain why his relationship with Evergreen Resources and his chairmanship of the Senate Resources Committee does not represent a conflict of interest.
Valley should take closer look at gas drilling
Trust that an enterprise undertaking a potentially damaging activity will do what they say to minimize risk. Verify that necessary steps to reduce negative impacts are in fact being taken.
Natural gas issue fuels flames of debate around the Valley
Palmer and Sutton, many Valley residents are just now realizing that land ownership is only skin deep, and that has them worrying about things like water quality and noise pollution.
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Fowler Eyes Kircher Well Fowler Oil and Gas gets green light from Mat-Su borough to drill coalbed methane well
On Oct. 1 the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Fowler Oil and Gas (Alaska) to drill a coalbed methane well between Palmer and Wasilla in the 794-acre Kircher block. It was the first coalbed methane well approved under a tough ordinance passed by the borough in 2004 after Evergreen Resources’ unsuccessful attempt from 2001 to early 2003 to get coalbed methane production established in the Southcentral Alaska valleys. (access to the full article requires that users register on the website, which can be done for free here:
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New approach to Mat-Su Valley CBM
It's been three years since an attempt to develop coalbed methane resources in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough collapsed amid an acrimonious argument involving the would-be developer, the local residents, the borough and the state. But a new company, Fowler Oil & Gas Corp., believes that it has the answer.(access to the full article requires that users register on the website, which can be done for free here:
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Canada CBM leader on wobbly perch
The two-pronged dive in natural gas prices and rise in drilling costs over the last year, combined with a rising debt, could be about to topple a leader in Canadas coalbed methane sector.
Independents look to Matanuska Valley for gas finds
12/12/05 - Two exploration wells by independent companies are planned this winter for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough north of Anchorage, both targeted at natural gas. Forest Oil Corp. is completing final preparations on a well planned near Middle Lake in the region. A second well is planned near Big Lake by Storm Cat Energy Corp. Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce Online. NOTE: Link leads off of this website, to the site of the AJC.
Pioneer to plug all Valley methane wells
4/14/05, Wasilla, Alaska - Coal bed methane created quite the uproar in the Mat-Su Valley. Now the company with the only test wells in the Valley says it is calling it quits when it comes to coal bed methane. Source: KTUU Channel 2 news website. NOTE: Link leads off of this website, to the site of KTUU.
Dry Wells blamed on CBM
Coalbed methane development northeast of Sheridan has lowered the water in the coal seams that feeds the wells in the Beatty Spur area. Source: Billings Gazette. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Billings Gazette.
All's Not Well
Bon Carbo residents are still fighting for their right to clean water. Source: Denver Westword. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Denver Westword.
Fowler Eyes Kircher Well Fowler Oil and Gas gets green light from Mat-Su borough to drill coalbed methane well
On Oct. 1 the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Fowler Oil and Gas (Alaska) to drill a coalbed methane well between Palmer and Wasilla in the 794-acre Kircher block. It was the first coalbed methane well approved under a tough ordinance passed by the borough in 2004 after Evergreen Resources’ unsuccessful attempt from 2001 to early 2003 to get coalbed methane production established in the Southcentral Alaska valleys. (access to the full article requires that users register on the website, which can be done for free here:
http://www.petroleumnews.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi/formmail/signmeup.html
New approach to Mat-Su Valley CBM
It's been three years since an attempt to develop coalbed methane resources in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough collapsed amid an acrimonious argument involving the would-be developer, the local residents, the borough and the state. But a new company, Fowler Oil & Gas Corp., believes that it has the answer.(access to the full article requires that users register on the website, which can be done for free here:
http://www.petroleumnews.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi/formmail/signmeup.html
Canada CBM leader on wobbly perch
The two-pronged dive in natural gas prices and rise in drilling costs over the last year, combined with a rising debt, could be about to topple a leader in Canadas coalbed methane sector.
Independents look to Matanuska Valley for gas finds
12/12/05 - Two exploration wells by independent companies are planned this winter for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough north of Anchorage, both targeted at natural gas. Forest Oil Corp. is completing final preparations on a well planned near Middle Lake in the region. A second well is planned near Big Lake by Storm Cat Energy Corp. Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce Online. NOTE: Link leads off of this website, to the site of the AJC.
Pioneer to plug all Valley methane wells
4/14/05, Wasilla, Alaska - Coal bed methane created quite the uproar in the Mat-Su Valley. Now the company with the only test wells in the Valley says it is calling it quits when it comes to coal bed methane. Source: KTUU Channel 2 news website. NOTE: Link leads off of this website, to the site of KTUU.
Dry Wells blamed on CBM
Coalbed methane development northeast of Sheridan has lowered the water in the coal seams that feeds the wells in the Beatty Spur area. Source: Billings Gazette. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Billings Gazette.
All's Not Well
Bon Carbo residents are still fighting for their right to clean water. Source: Denver Westword. NOTE: Link leads off this website, to the site of the Denver Westword.