July 22, 2022 archive

Small Oklahoma town without water

  The small eastern Oklahoma town of Sasakwa struggles with a water crisis that began months ago. A town well is broken and as a result, the residents only have running water every other day according to a report by Fox 25 News. Click here for Fox 25 News   

Nebraska gas line operator wants to convert to carbon dioxide

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has started a review of a southern Nebraska pipeline operator who wants to switch from transportation of natural gas to carbon  dioxide. Operators of the 40-year old Trailblazer Pipeline want permission to abandon most of the line for natural gas. The request comes from Trailblazer Pipeline Co. LLC and …

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** TotalEnergies says it will cut gasoline prices by 10% in a move it says is an alternative to a windfall tax. ** The first of 100,000 delivery EVs can now be seen in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis and other cities. ** Top Western energy companies are expected to unleash …

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Oil and gas groups fight EPA’s “smog” crackdown in the Permian Basin

  Those Oklahoma oil and gas producers active in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico might face more of an environmental crackdown at the hands of the Biden administration. Biden wants the Environmental Protection Agency to get tough on smog in the region, a move that threatens crude oil production. As …

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Southeast New Mexico’s Permian Basin shaken by more earthquakes

  One of the latest earthquakes to shake the Permian Basin happened Thursday morning in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It occurred as researchers expanded their investigation of oil and gas drilling in the large shale area that is believed to be the cause of increased earthquakes—much like occurred in Oklahoma a few years ago. The Carlsbad …

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