While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, resulting in dwindling revenues, there is still a growing call by some oil and gas leaders for more hiring at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. In recent weeks, state legislators as well as Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell joined about 20 oil and gas …
Norfolk, Nebraska is about to get its first solar farm but it will also be the last one allowed because of the way the contract with its electricity wholesaler is written. The contract with the Nebraska Public Power District prevents municipal customers from generating more than 10% of their peak load from alternative …
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the energy industry, New Mexico is on track to have another banner year as a result of oil and gas drilling and other activities on state trust lands, officials with the State Land Office said this week. The land management agency expects revenue for the recent …
The Bureau of Land Management didn’t violate federal law when it approved oil and gas lease sales in New Mexico, but it must include public participation in future lease sales, a New Mexico federal court said Tuesday. Judge Robert C. Brack issued his ruling in a lawsuit filed by WildEarth, an environmental group …
Environmental groups filed a complaint Tuesday asking a federal court to block a proposed Trump administration rule that would allow companies to transport liquefied natural gas in rail cars. As POLITICO reported the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration recently finalized a rule to expand the type of containers that can transport LNG to include …
Environmental activists are complaining that the Democratic Party’s policy platform sent to delegates ahead of a final vote this week omits a call to end tax breaks and subsidies for fossil fuel companies — despite being approved by the party’s platform committee last month. The language was approved in the July 27 “manager’s mark,” …
A massive fire at a plastics facility in Grand Prairie is likely to continue burning for several days and could knock out electricity in the area for some time, firefighters say. Meanwhile, officials are urging people to stay indoors because of the “toxic plume” rising from the scene that could be an irritant for …
** Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast, causing a devastating oil spill. The captain was arrested along with another crew member and they’ve been denied bail after a court hearing, police said on Tuesday (August 18). ** Houston-based -Waste Management, Inc. announced the declaration of a quarterly …
CORONAVIRUS NEWS BUSINESS SPORTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOOD THINGS TO DO OPINION MORE FROM HOMEPAGE “Lack of leadership.” Six Dallas council members say they have lost trust in police chief after protests Watch: Firefighters continue to battle massive industrial blaze in Grand Prairie Dallas County reports 550 backlogged coronavirus cases and 237 new cases, adds …
The Mexico-based holding company Alfa announced that its Newpek LLC, a Texas-based company with operations in Oklahoma announced it has bailed out of Texas. The company divested all assets in Texas including its offices and the divestiture includes the firm’s wells and leases in the Eagle Ford Shale and Edwards Shale. At the close …
