Harvard might soon lose its holding as the nation’s richest university, an honor that could go to the University of Texas. Thanks to oil and gas. UT’s holdings of crude and natural gas in the Permian Basin and other shale-rich areas will soon put it in the lane to overtake Harvard University as the …
Las Vegas, New Mexico faces loss of drinking water
The Gallinas River in New Mexico is badly polluted with ash and debris from the spring time fires that devastated the area around the city of Las Vegas. Now Las Vegas is threatened with only a 30-day supply of drinking water. Click here for Albuquerque Journal
Oklahoma experienced dip in wind powered electricity in spring
A recent analysis of wind energy data from the federal government showed electricity production from wind power in Oklahoma fell nearly 10% in May. Still, a Wind Generation Report by ChooseEnergy.com ranked Oklahoma second nationally and only behind Texas for electricity production from wind turbines and towers. Texas produced more than 30% of the …
Gas prices drop nationally but not in Oklahoma
U.S. gas prices fell by more than 5 cents on average on Monday but not in Oklahoma where prices rose one cent or more. As a result, Oklahoma is no longer on the list of states with the lowest prices in the country. While the national average slipped to $3.89 as of Tuesday morning, …
Evergy union workers in Kansas contend they’re underpaid compared to Missouri
Evergy union workers in Kansas are protesting they are not getting equal pay treatment compared to Evergy’s union workers in Missouri. Members of IBEW Local 304 staged an information picket this week outside the Evergy building in downtown Topeka reported the Topeka Capital-Journal. Click here for Capital-Journal
Saltwater spill in North Dakota under investigation
A saltwater spill in North Dakota’s oilfields is bein investigated by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, a spill that could take more than a year to clean up. The Associated Press said the spill happened when a pipeline owned by New York-based Hess Corp. broke near the town of Ray and leaked enough …
Texas is home to four of the nation’s top 10 emitting power plants
A report by E&E news shows that four of the top ten emitting power plants in the U.S. are in the state of Texas. The energy news agency said the top ten are all coal-burning power plants and the list is based on emissions data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Missouri’s Labadie power plant, …
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** About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries. ** In the U.S. Lower 48 states, electric power generated by natural gas-fired power plants reached 6.37 million megawatthours on July 21, 2022, according …
Judge says Venezuela owes nearly $9 billion to Conoco Phillips
ConocoPhillips came away with a recent court victory in which a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled the company was due nearly $9 billion from Venezuela after the company seized its interests in oil projects. But will ConocoPhillips ever be able to collect? That’s the looming question following Friday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge …
Austin firm announces 2nd major acquisition in Permian Basin
Brigham Minerals, a Texas company with operation underway in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma announced Monday it made yet another acquisition in the Permian Basin. The Austin-based company said it acquired nearly 3,900 net acres from Avant Natural Resources, LLC of Denver in a $132.5 million agreement. The land in question is in the …
