September 11, 2020 archive

Oil and gas rig counts remain weak in Oklahoma and across the U.S.

  Stacked upright like power poles, the number of oil and gas drilling rigs in storage far exceeds those in use in the U.S. oil and gas plays. And the numbers saw little change in the past week. Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count increased by one to reach 12 active rigs over the past …

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New Mexico newspaper has pointed questions about a Biden administration’s energy policy

  Editorial writers at the Albuquerque Journal don’t appear to be so eager to jump headfirst into an energy plan under an administration of Joe Biden, the Democrat presidential nominee. The newspaper’s editorial board also recently raised some tough questions about New Mexico’s own leaders when it comes to oil and gas. After all, New …

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Utility cutoff and eviction notices resume in Colorado

  Utilities in Colorado have been sending out shutoff notices following the end of the $600 federal unemployment benefit and a statewide eviction moratorium. Energy Outreach Colorado, which works with companies and public agencies to keep people’s power on, is seeing a spike in requests for help reported the Denver Post. Most utilities in Colorado suspended …

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Energy news in brief

** St. Louis-area civic leaders call on Ameren to retire its coal fleet by 2030, up to 15 years earlier than planned, in a rare public criticism of the utility. ** The USDA issues $1.3 million in grants to rural Minnesota farmers and businesses to install renewable energy and efficiency projects. ** Kansas City utility Evergy will be closely watched by regulators and activist …

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