With only four to five drilling rigs in operation, oil and gas drilling in Colorado has plunged to historic lows. Colorado Public Radio reports oil production for the period May to August was down 13% compared to the same time period a year earlier, making it the steepest four-month plunge for producers since 2001. Click …
** A rapid proliferation of solar farms puts Texas on a course that could see it eventually surpass California as the nation’s leader in solar capacity reported the Wall Street Journal. ** Enbridge sues the state of Michigan in federal court in hopes of stopping the Whitmer administration’s attempt to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. ** Candidates in …
The extreme drought in 2020 has prompted New Mexico regulators to force oil and gas operators to report the amount of water used in the drilling and completion of wells. Operators had previously been required to report how much water was injected into storage wells but not for well completions. Click here for story …
The city of Arlington, Texas forced the shutdown of a natural gas drilling site last week claiming the operators violated the city’s gas drilling ordinance through fracking rules violations. TEP Barnett was forced to stop drilling after an environmental group videotaped smoke coming from the well site which is near the Arlington municipal airport. …
A new wind farm owner in Iowa plans to spend nearly $45 million to repower 17 wind turbines as part of a major upgrade to the operation near Greeley. The Telegraph Herald reported the move was proposed by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. which is the new owner of the Elk Wind Farm. Click here …
U.S. shale oil producer, EOG Resources could be leading the way to increased gas drilling and production in the nation. Reuters reports higher natural gas futures prices for the coming new year and the continued glut of crude oil are prompting some shale companies like EOG to switch courses toward natural gas production. Click …
Since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier in November, Oklahoma City-based Gulfport Energy Corp contends a number of things led to its path to the bankruptcy court—but mostly it blames the actions of the Midship gas pipeline owned by Cheniere Energy. Gulfport contends its liquidity was constrained in early 2020 by lower revenue, high …
The Kansas Geological Survey suspects the disposal of fracking water might have caused two earthquakes that rattled Wichita and other areas of southern Kansas on Thanksgiving Day and the following day. KWCH TV reported that Wichitans felts what they described as homes and windows shaking followed by a big boom on Friday. The first …
A Nebraska environmental group fighting TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline plans to hold President-elect Joe Biden to his campaign pledge to rescind the permit for the project. Bold Nebraska, an alliance formed 10 years ago that was made up of environmentalists, ranchers, farmers and Indian tribes voiced more than hope in a recent posting …
While crews are still hauling off limbs and other debris accumulated from Oklahoma’s October ice storm that left nearly 400,000 customers without power—some as long as two weeks or longer—Oklahoma Gas and Electric is sending a warning to its customers. The utility is telling its customers that when it comes to repairs of “exterior …
