The Denver Business Journal reports the city council of Aurora, Colorado, has reached an agreement with ConocoPhillips (COP) covering about 300 wells the company's Burlington Resources subsidiary wants to drill on 45 sites in Weld County. This is a big accomplishment, considering the new Colorado Senate Bill 181, which lets cities and counties in Colorado have more control over local O&G drilling.
The agreement is largely the result of ConocoPhillips voluntarily holding 15 open-house meetings in Aurora to address local concerns before negotiating an agreement.
ConocoPhillips spokesperson Emma Ahmed said:
Stakeholder engagement