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Just after midnight on Tuesday, January 1, freshman governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan-Grisham was officially sworn into office in an intimate ceremony in Sante Fe.  Later that day, the newly elected governor proclaimed in her inauguration speech, “It is time for us to thrive.” “Thrive” is an interesting word choice for a woman who seems determined to undermine one of the most significant oil and gas discoveries of the last decade. The Booming Permian

Just over five years ago, Upstream Petroleum Management began with a singular mission: to make the labyrinthine oil and gas regulatory process altogether easier for industry operators at every level. A half decade later, we’re proud to stand as a pillar in the nation’s vibrant, blooming oil and gas sector. In 2018, we continued to offer exemplary service to the nation’s oil and gas interests. Though headquartered in Denver, Colorado, we helped projects in several

Anyone who lived in Colorado in 2018 won’t soon forget the intensity of the midterm election. Throughout the year, competing interests butted heads over the state’s energy future. In particular, anti-fracking advocates waged an active campaign to pass oil and gas setback legislation known as Proposition 112. Ultimately, that effort went in vain as Colorado voters defeated Prop 112 at the polls (and thank goodness for that). In the aftermath of that loss, some critics

Even in a country that’s literally filled with ample oil and gas deposits, Texas and New Mexico’s Permian Basin is seen as a beacon in the nation. Now, thanks to the discovery of the most abundant oil and gas resource in United States history, one of the most active oil and gas regions in the nation is about to get some big-time attention from the entire world. Welcome to the Permian Basin, the United States’

When he took the podium for a victory speech in his decisive victory over Republican Walker Stapleton, Jared Polis was ebullient when he declared that Colorado was “an inclusive state that values every contribution.” Polis was referring to his place as history’s first openly gay state governor, but he may as well have been talking about the future of his state. Even as the Centennial State gains notoriety for its progressive social politics, the backbone