At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing last week Senator Steve Daines said after visiting Ukraine he knows about one thing its leaders are asking for to fend off Russia’s attack on the country.
Rep. Rosendale Introduces Bill To Resume Lease Sales
Congressman Matt Rosendale has introduced the Restore Onshore Energy Production Act which would require the Biden administration to immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 2020. On Voices of Montana Wednesday he said this would help alleviate the rising price of energy price...
Montana Sees Huge Hike In Average Heating Bills
Heating homes in Montana really is costing more with monthly natural gas prices 30% to 84% higher than the five-year average. From October through February NorthWestern Energy’s rates were consistently 40% to 46% higher to heat their customer’s homes. By March, Montana Dakota Utility customers were still paying 49% more than they were a ...
Lease Sale Exceeding $1 Million Breaks Record
A record-setting oil and gas lease sale on state trust lands was announced today netting $1,187,194 from the first quarter of 2022. Approved by the State Board of Land Commissioners this morning the sale represents the most revenue from a sale since 2014. It also ranks as the seventh highest average bid price per acre in the history of oil and...