January 9, 2021 archive

ALLETE gets $350 million in tax equity financing for Oklahoma wind project and others

  The Diamond Spring wind farm in southern Oklahoma is one of two wind projects in which ALLETE Clean Energy was able to obtain $350 million in tax equity financing. The Duluth, Minnesota company said it sold Class A passive membership interests in the Diamond Spring, LLC operation to FNBC Leasing Corporation, an affiliate of …

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OEPA to feature legislative briefing

  The Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance is planning a legislative briefing later in the month for its members. Formed several years ago to promote and protect rights of vertical oil  and gas producers, the organization announced it will hold a virtual call on Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Its announcement said …

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Oklahoma firms part of 5,000 well drilling project in Wyoming

  Two Oklahoma-based oil and gas firms are among five that will undertake a massive oil and gas drilling project in eastern Wyoming, one opposed by Native Americans. The project involves the drilling of an estimated 5,000 wells around the city of Douglas in Converse County. The Bureau of Land Management approved the effort by …

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Work begins on newest wind farm in West Texas

  Work has started on a $427 million project to build another wind farm in Texas, one to be located east of Abilene. Clearway Energy Group said construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 megawatt wind farm with 69 turbines is underway in Callahan County.   Once operational, Mesquite Sky will sell power under long-term virtual …

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Energy news in brief

**EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says he was “completely disgusted” over the riots of Wednesday but he won’t leave office early. “My intention is to continue to honor the mission of the Agency, to protect public health and the environment, until January 20th in order to provide as smooth a transition for the Agency as possible,” …

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