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A scathing audit blasts Utah Office of Energy Development as adrift at a crucial moment

Office lacks goals and governance, has high employee turnover and its planning for energy transition is ‘limited.’

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A drill rig rises above wells under development in the Uinta Basin east of Vernal on Nov. 17, 2021, as drilling activity picks up in the face of rising oil and gas prices. A new audit says Utah's Office of Energy Development is not adequately planning for Utah's energy future. This photograph was taken on a flight chartered by LightHawk.