Still more details are emerging over the Biden administration’s compliance with a federal judge’s ruling to end the government pause on oil and gas leasing, some of the latest includes the possibility that nearly 700,000 acres in Western states will be open for lease. An estimated 568,000 acres in Wyoming are included and environmentalists …
Energy news in brief
** OPEC +’s current production agreement will stay in place per an announcement the group made on Wednesday. It will maintain the 400K bbl/day hike scheduled for October. Reports stated the group took less than an hour to make the announcement. ** A federal court declines to hear Republican-led states’ challenge to the Biden administration’s plans to account …
Federal funding to help improve Lawton-Fort Sill airport
The Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport is receiving $3 million in multi-year funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for improvements in its existing terminal. Rep. Tom Cole announced the funding which will allow improvements in the movement of passengers in the existing terminal building by reconstructing the passenger hold room, ticketing lobby and exit corridor. …
Rep. Mullin confirms he helped with secret Afghanistan rescues
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin, a Republican House member who usually has a lot to say about energy policies because of his position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee was among those who voluntarily and secretly helped carry out rescue missions this week in Afghanistan. Fox News reported Wednesday that Mullin finally confirmed he …
Prosecutors rest in Arkansas wind farm scam trial
Arkansas prosecutors rested this week after presenting their case against two men charged with defrauding investors in a failed wind farm deal. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported prosecutors showed how money moved through bank accounts and was ultimately spent by Jody Davis and Phillip Vincent Rirdings. Click here for Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Texas gets another solar farm
The growing number of solar farms in Texas increased this week with the completion of a project near Lubbock by Signal Energy, a firm based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its 418 megawatt Juno Solar project is now producing enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 40,000 homes announced the company. “Building solar projects of …
Crude oil spill reported at Port Arthur, Texas Terminal
An oil leak from a rail car spilled an estimated 1,000 gallons of crude oil and went undetected for nearly 44 hours before being discovered at the Port Arthur Terminal in South Texas. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is investigating the leak reported by Pasadena-based USD Group reported by the Beaumont Enterprise. Click here …
Oklahoma lawsuit leads to more federal oil and gas leases
Some 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico will be opened to oil and gas exploration as the Biden administration follows a federal judge’s order stemming from a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and a dozen other states. The opening could also lead to potentially hundreds of thousands more on shore as the administration …
1% loss recorded by US oil in Tuesday’s trading
Two days after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast and forced a shutdown of U.S. Gulf refineries, oil prices dropped on Tuesday. It was the first monthly loss since March as West Texas Intermediate crude slipped 1% or 71 cents to finish the day at $68.50. Global benchmark Brent crude futures for October, due …
New Mexico regulators consider future of coal-fired power plant
The Public Regulation Commission in New Mexico started hearing arguments on Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s plan to transfer its share of a coal-fired power plant to a Navajo Nation energy company. Environmentalists are opposed to the proposal, claiming it would only prolong the life of the plant and run counter to New …
