** Major producers at a an OPEC-led meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee reportedly are planning to make up for failing to fully meet their production cut targets last month. Iraq reportedly told the committee that it plans to stick to its output cut pledge this month and agreed to terms to make up for missing its target last month.
** The EPA’s inspector general says relaxed enforcement of pollution laws during the coronavirus pandemic “threatens the Agency’s overall mission to protect human health and the environment.”
** Ring Energy, Inc. in Midland, Texas announced it completed the scheduled spring 2020 redetermination evaluation of its $1 billion senior credit facility. The Company has entered into a new amendment to the senior credit facility as part of the scheduled spring redetermination. The amendment reduced the immediate borrowing base from $425 million to $375 million.
** Lyft is hailing a ride to an all-electric future. The rideshare company announced Wednesday that it is committing to have 100 percent electric vehicles on its platform by 2030, a move that seeks to get out ahead of new emissions regulations under development in California.
** Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says an even sharper dispute over biofuel blending requirements may surface in 2022 as the EPA has more authority over the program.
** Navajo Nation advocates say aquifer depletion from coal mining has made it harder for residents to get water, exacerbating the spread of COVID-19.
** Dominion Energy asks federal regulators for two more years to complete the long-delayed $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
** A federal judge rules Jacksonville Electric Authority is legally bound to buy power for 20 years from Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors in Georgia.
** Taylor Energy sues the U.S. Coast Guard, arguing it is not liable for costs or damages related to a 15-year oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
** The Navajo Transitional Energy Company is planning to install 200 MW of solar power on reclaimed land at its New Mexico coal mine.
** Some Colorado Springs residents want Colorado Springs Utilities to commit to a future energy mix that relies more on renewable electricity than natural gas.
** Wyoming organizations and residents are strongly opposed to a proposed federal rule change aimed at strengthening coordination with state regulators when responding to citizen complaints of potential mining violations.
** House Democrats say the BLM may be unlawfully allowing oil and gas companies to seek royalty cuts because of the coronavirus crisis.
** Two New Mexico advocates say over-reliance on oil and gas has led to ineffective tax breaks which drain the state of funds needed to invest in clean energy.
** Chevron recently sent an email to journalists claiming that climate action would harm people of color by depriving them of jobs in the fossil fuel industry.