Montana is about to become the latest state to follow Oklahoma after it adopted tough criminal penalties in 2017 against environmental protesters who trespass on oil and gas properties in their protests of pipelines. The measure won approval in Montana’s House of Representatives and Senate where Republicans are in the majority. Sent to GOP …
More than a month after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission heard the complaints of Oklahoma landowners about Cheniere Energy’s failure to complete land restoration following construction of its 200-mile Midship pipeline in Oklahoma, Congress wants to take a look at the controversy. The House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil …
** A top Senate Democrat, Tom Carper of Delaware is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then set targets to end sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, a goal that reaches farther than President Joe Biden’s climate plan. ** A Canadian corporation looking to open a …
A study of the more than 47,300 abandoned oil and gas wells in Arkansas, by Hendrix College in Conway says their nonuse is leaving billions of dollars on the table. The team of college professors and students found that nearly 80% of the state’s abandoned wells could provide benefits that triple the cost it …
Oklahoma’s Enable Midstream Partners, LP on Monday announced financial and operating results for first quarter 2021 showing $164 million in net income compared to $112 million a year earlier. The company reported increases in most areas of its first quarter finance. The Oklahoma City-based company stated its net income attributable to common units was …
The city of Enid is set to possibly install a new methane collection system at its landfill and sell the leftover gas. The Enid News and Eagle reported the city is pushing a 25-year minimum deal with Scissortail Renewables LLC. Click here for Enid News and Eagle story.
The Environmental Protection Agency says a gasoline tanker truck that crashed in the small Colorado town of Lyons north of Boulder might have spilled far more fuel than originally estimated. Investors and crews now believe 1,000 to 1,600 gallons leaked into the soil after the tanker rolled over on a U.S. 36 highway curve. …
Kansas electric company Evergy says it is closing two of its coal-fired plants in the state, one near Lawrence and another near St. Marys. The investor-owned utility said it will close the two plants within the next nine years. The Kansas City Star reported Evergy on Friday filed an integrated resource plan that …
While some major US investors are shying away from the oil and gas industry in an attempt to woo environmentalists, billionaire Warren Buffett isn’t. In fact, he told the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting over the weekend he supports one oil and gas giant, Chevron. As Yahoo Finance reported, Buffett rebuked environmental concerns …
Any state that might attempt to block exports of coal from Wyoming could end up being sued by the Cowboy state. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law last month creating a fund to prop up the coal industry in Wyoming and also sue states that block exports of the state’s coal …
