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A stable regulatory environment makes it possible for energy developers to do business, two state legislators said at a luncheon Tuesday for a group of independent oil and natural-gas producers in the West.
Colorado revamped its statewide drilling rules in 2008, but as oil and gas operations move closer to urban areas, more counties and cities, including El Paso County and Commerce City, are exploring whether to adopt local regulations on issues such as noise and other effects of drilling.
“A patchwork of regulations from county to county, city to city, from town to town, will kill additional investment in Colorado,” Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty said at the Western Energy Alliance luncheon.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
