March 31, 2021 archive

Oil and gas industry ads under fire from ad agencies

  As the leaders of major advertising companies in the U.S. no doubt drive around in their gasoline-powered vehicles and fly in executive jets powered by fuel from oil and gas refineries, they have launched a growing campaign to compare fossil fuels to big tobacco. OilPrice.com pointed out this week how activists are trying to …

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Oklahoma AG gets support of legislators in fighting foreign land ownership

Republicans in the Oklahoma House of Representatives notified Attorney General Mike Hunter this week they stand behind his efforts targeting aliens and foreign firms who buy Oklahoma land for criminal purposes. Led by Clinton Rep. Anthony Moore and House Speaker Charles McCall, the GOP group sent a letter to Hunter. The letter follows after House …

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Cheniere implements expansion of its Corpus Christi export plant

  Cheniere Energy has officially expanded its Corpus Christi, Texas liquefied natural gas export plant with the arrival of a third train. The Houston company, which obtains some of its natural gas from Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays, announced the implementation this week of Train 3 which recently was authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory …

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Texas legislature moves to prevent natural gas ban suggested in Austin

  The city of Austin, Texas, a place where liberals like to spread its reputation of being “weird” just got into a fight with the state legislature—a fight over a ban of natural gas use. The GOP House of Representatives moved quickly this week to approve a bill that would ban natural gas hookups in …

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Was it the right choice to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline?

  Still confused about President Biden’s decision to axe the Keystone XL pipeline?  Oil and gas industry supporters still decry the move and see it as a Democratic president caving to the extreme left including environmentalists. Others contend it was a move made to stave off climate change and help clean the nation’s environment. An …

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Texas moves closer to power grid reforms

  Efforts to reform the power grid in Texas following February’s winter storm that killed more than 100 state residents are closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The Associated Press reports that both the GOP-controlled House and Senate have approved such reforms putting the state’s power grid under new oversight. Click here for Associated …

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