December 9, 2020 archive

New Mexico faces call for more methane emissions inspectors

  In New Mexico where the governor wants a crackdown on methane emissions from oil and gas wells, some are complaining about the lack of state inspectors to find gas leaks. But funding is a problem as some in the legislature have proposed cuts for the agency responsible for inspections. Click here for the story …

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Energy news in brief

** More than 40 environmental, health and community groups are calling on the Biden administration to issue stronger methane emissions standards for new and existing oil and natural gas sites nationwide and cut methane pollution from the oil and gas sector by 65 percent by 2025, according to POLITICO. **  Iraq is poised to sign a …

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Xcel wants Colorado customers to pay to add more EV charging

  Xcel Energy is telling Colorado leaders that if they want more EV chargers on the road in their lofty goal of adding more electric cars to the state, then they’ll have to help pay for the estimated $130 million tab. The state wants to add 20,000 new residential, commercial and high-speed charging stations to …

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Williams adds new member to board of directors

  Tulsa’s Williams Cos. added a new member to its Board of Directors, appointing energy industry veteran Rose Robeson as an independent director. The appointment is effective Dec. 10. Robeson was recently the chief financial office of DCP Midstream which is the largest natural gas liquids producer and gas processor in the U.S. She previously …

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Devon Energy to drill four-well pad in STACK

  Records show Devon Energy is among those energy companies feeling good enough about the economy to do some exploration in Oklahoma’s STACK play. The company received four permits to drill this week reflecting plans for a four-well single-pad well to be drilled in Blaine County. The DICKSON 21_16-15N-10W  wells will be located at 21 15N 10W …

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