Under an economic stimulus program announced this week by Gov. Mark Gordon, Wyoming oil and gas operators will be eligible for COVID-19 pandemic relief totaling $15 million. Individual operators could get up to $500,00 aid which will be funded from federal CARES Act money. The Casper Star-Tribune reported the governor’s intent is to pump …
November 12, 2020 archive
Energy news in brief
** Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is reportedly a contender for heading the EPA or Interior Department in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration according to a report by the Spokesman-Review. ** The Associated Press reports the U.S. Department of Energy awarded nearly $14 million to build a hydrogen energy production facility at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant in Minnesota. ** A central …
San Antonio oilman draws 121-month prison sentence for fraud
Sign In San Antonio oilman Brian Alfaro drew a 10-year prison sentence this week after being convicted of defrauding investors in oil and gas wells in Texas out of millions of dollars. The 51-year old Alfaro was sentenced Tuesday by U.S District Judge Fred Biery who also ordered him to pay nearly $9.9 million …
More store closings in Oklahoma
Joining thousands of out-of-work oil and gas people in Oklahoma are those employees of three Justice clothing stores in the state. The State Office of Workforce Development announced Thursday that Ascena Retail Group will close its Justice clothing stores by early 2021. The closings will include the Justice store in Tulsa Woodland Hills, one …
Texas legislator files bill to tax solar and wind but not natural gas
SUBSCRIBE n In A Texas legislator prefiled a bill this week proposing an additional tax on wind, solar, coal and nuclear generation. But the bill by Rep. Ken King of Canadian, Texas in the Panhandle would not increase taxes on natural gas. The Houston Chronicle reported that King, a Republican proposed an additional one cent …
New $1 billion renewable diesel plant to be built at Baton Rouge
Texas-based Gron Fuels plans to build a more than $1 billion renewable diesel plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after winning a land lease agreement with the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission. Gron expects to have the plant operational sometime in 2023, according to a re port by The Advocate. The paper indicated the company has …
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