May 13, 2021 archive

Northern Colorado county commissioners put up ‘welcome’ sign to oil and gas firms

  Weld County, Colorado is considered the strongest energy county in the state and now its leaders have put up the “Welcome” sign to energy firms headquartered in Denver and other cities. Weld County Commissioners even wrote an open letter to Colorado’s energy industry leaders urging them to move to their county where they will …

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Energy Transfer might not stop with Enable Midstream acquisition

  After acquiring Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP in a $7.2 billion deal in February, Energy Transfer LP leadership is now talking of expanding holdings. Energy Transfer’s co-founder and executive chairman Kelcy Warren said this week he was exploring possibly acquisitions in the chemicals business. He made he comments at a conference in North …

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National experts to be brought in for I-40 bridge repair in Arkansas

  The picture above shows the major crack in an I-40 bridge that spans the Arkansas and Tennessee sides of the Mississippi River. The bridge was shut down Tuesday as state highway engineers asked national experts to help repair the structure as quickly and safely as possible. Repairs to the six-lane bridge into Memphis could …

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OGE’s Arkansas customers to get solar power

  The first solar farm being built by Oklahoma Gas & Electric in Arkansas is expected to be in operation by the end of the year. Located near Branch, a community just east of Fort Smith, the 5-megawatt farm will sit on 40 acres. Once the farm becomes operational, any Arkansas customer of OGE will …

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Biden’s energy sec says ‘pipe is best way’ to transport fuel

The backlash over what some now call the hypocritical comments of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is growing.It came Tuesday when she was at the White House discussing the emergency surrounding the Colonial pipeline and a reporter asked whether rail tankers would be used to transport gasoline supplies to the East coast.“So this particular area of …

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