The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe isn’t giving up in its fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. It’s asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal of the five-year-old lawsuit reports the Bismarck Tribune. Click here for Bismarck Tribune.
December 20, 2021 archive
Colorado oil driller sees the industry’s future in electric rigs
Could it be that Civitas Resources is paving the way for a new kind of oil and gas exploration? Electric drilling. It’s being carried out in a Denver, Colorado suburb where the state’s largest oil and gas producer has eliminated some diesel-powered pumps reports Reuters. Click here for Reuters.
Other energy headlines for Tuesday
** Denver-based SM Energy Co. on Dec. 20 set new emissions reduction targets and unveiled plans to eliminate routine flaring by 2023. The new environmental targets set by SM Energy, whose operations are focused in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford shale plays, were largely driven by the company’s shareholders. ** The White House on Sunday ripped …
Carbon pipeline company fights for confidentiality in Iowa
A company planning to build a $4.5 billion carbon capture pipeline across Iowa is fighting a state agency to prevent disclosure of the 15,000 landowners in the path of the line. Summit Carbon Solutions is asking the Iowa Utilities Board to reverse its order according to the Des Moines Register. Click here for …
EV tax credits dead with Biden’s Build Back Better bill
The issue of increased tax credits for electric vehicles appears to have run out of juice after West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin came out against the President’s $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill. Like a dead battery, Biden’s social spending plan, one attacked by Oklahoma’s congressional delegation and other Republicans appears to be dead …
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