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Cascade Farmers Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors announced at the Annual Meeting March 13th, Janet Thompson as their new General Manager. Mrs. Thompson has been with Cascade Farmers Mutual Insurance Company since 2007 and comes with over 33 years of combined Insurance Experienc…
Todd O'Hair is ready to roll up his sleeves and get elbow deep in Montana's business.
PAYETTE COUNTY — A class action suit filed in Payette County challenges gas producer Alta Mesa’s methods for figuring royalty payments.
Rosebud Mine, the lone coal supplier for Colstrip Power Plant, appears to be on steadier ground, at least for now, as Westmoreland Coal Co. exits bankruptcy.
A federal judge on Tuesday rebuked the Bureau of Land Management over oil and gas leases sold in Wyoming during the Obama administration for failing to take a hard look at how leasing the land for potential oil and gas development would affect climate change.
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport staff worry a bill that would increase the aviation fuel tax could adversely affect air service in Montana, said Deputy Airport Director Scott Humphrey.
Labor unions lined up deep Tuesday in support of a Republican bill they hoped would save Colstrip Power Plant, while consumer advocates warned of a boondoggle that would benefit only NorthWestern Energy.
The tech industry in Montana saw a record $2 billion in revenue in 2018, double the revenue reported in 2016.
The end of fiscal-year 2018 saw states socking away a record amount in rainy-day funds – nearly $60 billion – with Colorado and Michigan reporting some of the heftiest reserve accounts, according to a new Pew Charitable Trusts study.
A new study from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, a think tank advocating a transition away from fossil fuels, charts the decline of the Powder River Basin coal industry and warns of more difficulties to come.
A yellow and gray drilling rig stretched high in the sky at Scandrill's Tyler facility. The shiny new steel structure known now as "Scan Titan" is Scandrill's 16th drilling rig to enter operation. The company christened the rig in its traditional fashion at a ceremony on Monday.
While it seems to fly in the face of everything we believe and have been taught about nuclear power, it may actually be the safest form of power production that we have. Ironically, the immense potency of the power of splitting an atom is simultaneously what makes nuclear weapons so dangerou…
Global oil and gas companies are increasingly facing an uphill battle as global warming policies are taking their toll. Most analysts and market watchers are focusing on peak oil demand scenarios, but the reality could be much darker. International oil companies (IOCs) are likely to face a B…
Buried deep in a brief document filed with the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a sentence that likely has gotten little notice: “In addition, despite government counsel’s diligence, the government has not yet completed the process for the Solicitor General to d…
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG; ADR: MQBKY), today announced the hiring of Chris Rutherford as a Managing Director. Mr. Rutherford will cover upstream oil and gas companies and be…
HELENA — A bill would allow NorthWestern Energy to take control of the Colstrip power plant with scaled-back regulatory oversight, and it’s moving through the Legislature at lightning speed.
Following President Trump’s State of the Union address, Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt paid a visit to Hobbs, N.M. today to help promote the administration’s agenda on energy issues.
By 2030, oil demand could hit a peak and then enter decline, according to a new report.
Gannett’s board has rejected an unsolicited proposal to be bought by media company MNG Enterprises, known as Digital First Media, Gannett said Monday. The board’s rejection was unanimous.
Mills Wilderness Adventures to Expand Offering to Include Full-Service and Stock-Supported Excursions
Oil Search said Jan. 24 that it has exercised its option with Armstrong Energy to acquire a 50 percent interest in, and operatorship of, the 195,200-acre block of leases on the eastern North Slope held by Lagniappe Alaska LLC, a 100 percent-owned Armstrong company.
Editor's Note: The Rocky Mountain Oil Journal began its life as the Montana Oil Journal almost one hundred years ago. It was originally established in Great Falls, but is now based in Denver.
Saudi Arabia isn't buying the peak oil demand narrative.
The number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the U.S. shale patch has skyrocketed by roughly 60 percent over the past two years. That leaves a rather large backlog that could add a wave of new supply, even if the pace of drilling begins to slow.
DENVER, CO — The Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision today, restoring the rights of property owners, and reinstating the longstanding regulations on energy exploration enacted by the Colorado State Assembly.
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After declining by more than 20 percent from the October peak, oil prices are showing some signs that they have now bottomed out.
Oil prices regained more ground on Wednesday, pushed higher after equity markets rebounded from an initial selloff at the start of 2019 trading.
3 Rivers Communications has created a new grant program to help our local communities fund expansion of their economic development efforts. The Economic Development Training Grant Program will award up to $500 to an organization to assist with costs associated for training and education.
As Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke prepares to exit at the end of the year, and candidates for his replacement are in the mix to be announced before the Christmas holiday, Western Wire takes a look at some of the key policies he advanced that will likely continue under the next head of the age…
From left to right, Ross Oveson and Brad Bauman, with Sun River Electric Cooperative present a check to Ben Rhodes and Nick Dale with the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department. The $2,400 check will be used to offer advanced training to our firefighters. The Education Fund donation comes from …
As national parks have soared in popularity in recent years, local leaders in the communities surrounding Yellowstone spoke to U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) about how increased visitation is leading to strain on resources in the area during a Congressional field hearing on Friday.
Fresh off the Democratic capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, green groups with ties to wealthy anti-fossil fuel foundations are working to position climate change as a top priority despite very little traction for the issue on the campaign trail.
BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA - Clearmont, Wyo.–based Alta Vista Oil (Alta Vista), who appears to be representing Apache Oil, has a new field discovery at a remote site located in the northwestern portion of the Powder River Basin in Montana. Spotting some 2 miles north of the Wyoming border and …
Newcomers to Fairfield – and the surrounding area – often comment about how the community involves members with cognitive disabilities into the fabric of community life. There is probably nothing else that demonstrates the heart of a community.
At the upcoming Farm in the Dell Rocky Mountain Front Pheasant Fest, the organization will be offering 2018 calendars for sale.
AUGUSTA – As the Sun began to set south of Augusta last week, a group began to gather in a stubble field on the Milford Colony, just north of Bowman’s Corner.
The drama of life in the American West is featured in the 2018 Real Buckaroo Calendar produced by RANGE magazine. RANGE is an award-winning national, issues-oriented publication devoted to people who live and work on the land.
The Sun Times is pleased to announce that Fairfield artist and business owner Diane Hausmann will join the community newspaper immediately.
A benefit for Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau
The Teton Antique Steam & Gas Threshing Association (TASGA) will be hosting their annual Threshing Bee this weekend at the TASGA grounds in Choteau.
Fire behavior was once again active on the Alice Creek Fire this afternoon, September 12th. The most significant activity took place approximately ¾ mile northeast of the Elk Meadows subdivision, creating impacts to Highway 200. The highway remains open, but motorists are advised to check wi…
Montana Television Network Matching First $50,000 in Donations
FEMA Authorizes Funds To Fight Strawberry Fire In Pondera, Teton Counties, Montana; Blackfeet Nation
DENVER - The U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Strawberry Fire in Pondera and Teton Counties, Montana and a portion of the Blackfeet Nation.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke directed all Department of the Interior bureaus, superintendents, and land managers at all levels to adopt more aggressive practices, using the full authority of the Department, to prevent and combat the spread of catastrophic wil…
Warm, dry and windy conditions last night kept firefighters busy, especially in the Elk Meadows/Evergreen and Silver King Lake areas, as well as in the Telephone Gulch and Green Mountain areas where the fire continues to move downhill towards structures. Firefighters worked hotspots in these…
*ESTIMATED* SIZE: 27,000+ acres
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