Small Missouri town finds a niche in the wind industry

  Louisiana, Missouri, a small town north of St. Louis has become a fixture in the wind farm industry. It is the site of a recycling center for old 150-foot long wind blades. As National Public Radio reported, “Shipments from nearly every corner of the U.S. arrive daily at the Veolia North America recycling plant, …

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Headlines of world and national energy stories

** A further decline in Russian oil supply is likely to spark a global recession, Bank of America said Friday. The bank warned oil prices could hit $150 a barrel, and an energy crisis could ensue, if supplies fall sharply. ** The American oil and gas supermajor, Chevron Corporation CVX, recently announced that it closed an agreement …

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EPA all show and no go in search of methane emissions in the Permian?

  After spending huge amounts of taxpayer money in 2019 and again in 2020 to detect methane gas emissions from wells in the Permian Basin, the Environmental Protection Agency still has not fined many of the violators. Instead, it reached settlement agreements with a few of the oil and gas companies. Click here for Capital …

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Hamm backs opponent of Alaska Sen. Murkowski

  Oklahoma billionaire oilman Harold Hamm has come out against Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski in her re-election effort…instead favoring one of her main GOP opponents, Kelly Tshibaka. Hamm, founder of Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources, recently announced his support for Tshibaka who is the former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration and is campaigning …

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New Mexico wind project to provide electricity to California

  Central New Mexico is the site of one of the biggest wind-energy projects in the world…a project called Western Spirit. It will provide electricity to Los Angeles, San Jose and other cities in California reported The Santa Fe New Mexican. Click here for Santa Fe New Mexican

Saudi Arabia’s oil dominance won’t end soon

  Don’t expect Saudi Arabia to run out of oil any time soon…it’s the prediction of Texas oilman Kirk Edwards and the Independent Petroleum Association Association of America. Click here for Odessa American

Refinery outage in East Texas prompts EPA action

  The EPA’s stepped in to do something about increasing the production of gasoline in East Texas after a regional refinery cut its production. The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency air-quality waiver to Delek U.S. Holdings’ oil refinery in Tyler, Texas reported Reuters. Click here for Reuters

Headlines of other energy stories

** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), announced a $5 million solicitation for small-scale desalination and water-reuse technologies that will improve the safety, security, and affordability of America’s water supply. ** The Department of the Interior is moving to overhaul decades-old rules for oil and gas leasing …

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Memorial Day gasoline prices highest since 2012, near record levels

    Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline was $4.59 per gallon on May 23, the highest inflation-adjusted price since 2012 and the fourth-highest price on record. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that on a nominal basis, it is the all-time highest price for gasoline in …

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Big economic impact from one of Oklahoma’s smallest state agencies

  Oklahoma Auditor Cindy Byrd makes the case that one of the smallest state agencies receives only a few million dollars in state appropriations yet had an economic impact into the billions of dollars in the state. Writing in her monthly update, Byrd’s Eye View, the auditor pointed to the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. “Other than …

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