This is a transcript of the June 26, 2025 update of the Bishop Well Incident by the ECMC Commissioners in a special meeting, published to YouTube.
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ECMC Issues NOAV to Noble Energy for Bishop A07 Blowout Incident
In a special meeting on June 26, 2025, ECMC representatives announced Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) 404256913, issued to Noble Energy Inc as a result of the Bishop A07 blowout incident on April 6, 2025. The NOAV is searchable via the ECMC’s COGIS Incident Inquiry database.
Additional documents regarding the Bishop well blowout are available at the spill and facility doc pages at the ECMC:
- https://ecmc.state.co.us/cogisdb/Resources/Docs?classid=02%7e03&id=489797
- https://ecmc.state.co.us/cogisdb/Resources/Docs?classid=03%7e09&id=483510
As per ECMC regulations, Noble Energy Inc will have an opportunity to respond to the NOAV. While not announced today, we hope the ECMC will announce a significant penalty for this record-breaking environmental disaster, as they did for the Firestone Tragedy.
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This transcript was prepared from the YouTube video of the ECMC Commissioner Hearing on April 30, 2025.
Continue reading “ECMC Update: Bishop A07-01 Pad Well Control Incident”Another Record Number of Spills in Weld County
We previously wrote about a record number of oil & gas spills in Weld County for January 2024, and have a disappointing update … a record 132 spills were reported for May 2024, the most ever, representing 87% of all the spills reported for the month in Colorado.
See these spills on a map of Weld County.
Continue reading "Another Record Number of Spills in Weld County"A Record Number of Spills in Weld County
For the month of January 2024 in Weld County, the ECMC recorded the largest number of oil & gas spills ever; 102 spills altogether. This represents 77.3% of the 132 spills reported for the month across the entire state.
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