‘New Naughton’ aims to employ hundreds, convert coal to ammonia

EVANSTON — The Uinta County Commission held a special meeting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, to hear about a proposed “new Naughton project” in Kemmerer.

Three presenters — former Goshen County Commissioner and current advisor to Glenrock Energy F.E. “Wally” Wolski, Kantana America President Jeremy Friesen and Glenrock Energy Managing Director of Finance Matthew Coeny — provided information on a proposed new facility to be built at the coal mine in Kemmerer. Officials said the project would bring hundreds of jobs.

Wolski told the commissioners that Glenrock wanted to make them aware of its plans, as Uinta County will be indirectly involved.

Coeny said, “Glenrock Energy was formed in 2016 and is based in Casper. My family and I live in New York. Since joining the company in 2018, I have been spending a lot of my time in Wyoming. Glenrock Energy owns oilfields in Converse County and has proposed to implement carbon capture at a nearby coal power plant.”

Image and Story by: Kayne Pyatt, Herald Reporter