New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham used her Democratic National Convention speech Wednesday night to urge the investment in clean energy jobs to avoid what she labeled as “the environmental annihilation” by the Trump administration. But one GOP leader in her state criticized the Governor and Democrats, suggesting their energy plan would devastate New …
North Dakota is facing significant belt-tightening as a result of low commodity prices and the COVID-19 impact on the oil and gas industry. It means the state which had the nation’s second highest oil production, some largely due to the exploratory efforts of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources is forced to cut state agency budgets. …
A group of conservatives active in environmentalism, the American Conservation Coalition has come out with its endorsements of those running in Congress. The list does not include Oklahomans either running for re-election to the House and Senate nor challengers. “This November, we’re supporting members of Congress who have worked on effective legislation, championed smart …
It doesn’t compare to some of the large numbers of layoffs by some firms, but to the 22 workers losing their jobs at Howard Energy Partners in San Antonio, the loss is every bit as painful. A statement by CEO Mike Howard didn’t say which positions had been eliminated or where the discharged workers were located. …
Texas-based construction company, U.S. Trinity Energy Services has filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania pipeline company to get $103.8 million that it says it is owed, asking that the pipeline be sold to satisfy its claim. The suit was filed by U.S. Trinity Energy Services LLC in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court in Pittsburgh, …
The first phase of what is expected to be the country’s largest renewable energy project of its kind should be completed next year in northern Oklahoma. NextEra Energy Resources is planning not only the 250 megawatt Skeleton Creek wind farm but a solar panel farm and a battery storage project as well. The …
Occidental Petroleum Corp announced it plans to finance development of the largest ever facility designed to pull carbon dioxide out of the air through a direct air capture process. Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC said it has formed a development company with sustainability-focused private equity firm Rusheen Capital Management LLC to license the direct …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering enforcement action against United States Oil Fund LP (USO), the largest crude oil exchange-traded fund, due to statements made after oil prices plunged into negative territory in April. The United States Oil Fund LP was designed to mimic day-to-day fluctuations in current U.S. oil futures. In …
The same Oklahoma Indian activist who made a run for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner in 2018 was one of those taking part this week in a Democratic National Convention panel where she urged the destruction of capitalism in the U.S. Ashly Nicole McCray, known for her often blunt in-your-face opposition to police and government regulators …
A federal judge in Bismarck has ruled the state of North Dakota can move forward with a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in attempting to recover money spent policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss North Dakota’s …
