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ConventionCoverage: Colorado Oil & Gas Association

Campaign Against Setback
Unites Colorado Industry
By Dan Larson
Special Correspondent
DENVER-The double-digit electoral
defeat of a drilling setback initiative was
not only a political victory over determined
opposition, but also an unprecedented unifying and energizing force for Colorado's
oil and natural gas industry, declared leaders
of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association at
the group's 2018 annual meeting, held Nov.
14 at the Hilton City Center, in Denver.
According to COGA leaders, the industry must sustain that vitality and apply
it to an enduring effort to inform and educate Coloradans about the industry's
key contribution to the state's economy
and the communities in which its workers
live and work.
Proposition 112, a ballot measure that
sought to impose 2,500-foot setbacks
from drilling sites to buildings and socalled vulnerable areas, "was designed
by the opposition to create a wedge dividing our industry. It did the opposite,"
declared COGA outgoing Chairman Chip
Rimer, who, media reports indicate, accepted the chief operating officer position
at Denver-based Whiting Petroleum one
day after COGA's meeting.
During the industry-supported campaign to defeat Prop 112, oil and gas
workers from field sites and downtown
offices "were unified and aligned across
the state," Rimer described. "We saw a
passion and energy that our industry had
not witnessed in a long time."
Maintaining Momentum
Rimer expressed pride at the industry's
well-rounded campaign against Prop 112.
"We cannot be quiet any longer," he suggested. "We must use every avenue of
communication to tell our story, from
social media, television, radio and oneon-one conversations, we must talk about
the hard work we do every day to supply
the energy the people of this state rely
on. We must talk about what we do, not
because we have to, but because we care
about this state and its people."
The energy and enthusiasm built in
the weeks preceding the 2018 mid-term

election must be sustained, maintained
COGA President and Chief Executive
Officer Dan Haley. "We can't let that
go," he advised. "It is how we will protect
our jobs and our state's prosperity."
Haley added that the rallies and volunteer events held during the campaign
helped form new friendships and a sense
of camaraderie among company staffers
and field workers. Also remarking on the
positive side-effect for morale was incoming COGA President Rich Frommer,
president and CEO at Great Western Oil
& Gas, in Denver. Frommer called the
new camaraderie he saw at campaign rallies and volunteer events "a silver lining
to one of the greatest challenges the industry in Colorado has faced."
"Across all companies and sectors,
employees mobilized to talk to friends,
neighbors and total strangers about the
dire consequences of what Prop 112
would do to our state," Frommer said.
"Our effort gave us the opportunity to
be leaders in our communities," he continued. "Where the activists failed, we
succeeded. Now, we must drive the narrative and stand strong and proud of our
industry because we know oil and gas

Efforts to defeat Proposition 112 united
oil and gas personnel across Colorado
with visible passion and energy, recalls
COGA outgoing Chairman Chip Rimer.
Rimer offered his remarks during COGA's
2018 annual meeting, held Nov. 14 at
the Hilton City Center, in Denver.

make peoples' lives better and our communities stronger."
Setback Rejected
A double-digit victory margin against
Prop 112 sends a clear message that Coloradans support the jobs and economic
strength the oil and gas industry brings,
Haley reasoned. "We also must be aware
that more than 1 million people voted for
setbacks."
Governor-elect Jared Polis has deemed
the oil and gas industry an important part
of the state's economy and COGA will
work with him to help maintain that,
Haley pledged.
"The governor-elect has said he has
many plans for making Colorado a better
place," Haley recalled. "Supporting a
healthy economic engine like the oil and
gas industry will spur jobs, prosperity
and tax dollars to support those plans."
Polis also takes the reins of an executive
branch that has created numerous state
oil and gas regulations, which, COGA
notes, are recognized as some of the country's most comprehensive and rigorous.
According to Haley, some of the important
programs COGA has developed include
an outreach program and an information
platform that describes and catalogs those
regulations for the benefit of political
leaders, regulators and the public.
Now in its second year, Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), is a
COGA effort that provides local and state
elected officials "access to the latest, credible
information and scientific studies of our
industry," Haley described. "This summer,
we held our first 'Oil & Gas 101' program
for legislative candidates where we discussed
our industry as a non-partisan issue."
Next Generation
COGA Vice President of Operations
Sara Reynolds discussed COGA's ongoing
programs to help members develop successful careers and become industry advocates in their communities.
She pointed to the Energy Generation
Leadership Program (EnGen), a one-year,
curriculum-based leadership development
program tailored to emerging leaders.
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