** The director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority says Keystone XL’s cancelation “adds a cloud to all new pipeline projects.”
** A federal judge prepares to rule on a suit by 13 largely Southeastern states challenging President Joe Biden’s moratorium on new oil leases on federal land.
** Native American contractors working on the Line 3 pipeline replacement and expansion say recent protests “intentionally create a false narrative that there is no Native American support for this project.”
** A federal judge blocks two Trump-era drilling plans on over 400,000 acres in Wyoming and Montana because federal land managers failed to consider the projects’ effects on the greater sage grouse.
** Auto analysts say Ford is breaking new ground with new electric vehicle models aiming to transition the public from gas-powered vehicles.
** One of the world’s largest producers of liquid hydrogen for vehicles and electric generation announces it will build a hydrogen refinery in southeast Georgia.
** Louisiana lawmakers approve legislation to offer a tax exemption on oil produced from reclaimed “orphan” wells, although critics say the program gives the industry taxpayer money to clean up its own mess.
** After three staff attorneys resign, San Antonio’s municipal utility says it will hire outside lawyers to represent it in suits against 17 natural gas companies and the Texas power grid operator in an effort to avoid $1 billion in debt stemming from February’s winter storm.
** An Alabama strike against Warrior Met Coal has stretched to more than two months with no sign of relenting.
** The body of a missing Nebraska man is found in a load of coal delivered from Wyoming to a Texas power plant.
** Alabama’s governor announces $4 million to build electric vehicle charging stations across the state.
** In some areas of New York, the American Automobile Association and SparkCharge plan to use mobile charging stations to power up customers’ electric vehicles that run out of juice before they make it home.
** The International Energy Agency said it expects global oil demand to surpass pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year and encouraged the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to “open the taps” to increase production and keep supplies up.
** The Biden administration is weighing measures to offer relief to oil refiners from biofuel blending mandates amid pressure from labor unions and senators, according to three sources familiar with the matter reported Morning Consult.
** During a visit to Nevada, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the Biden administration wants to mine lithium “in a responsible way” that respects Indigenous rights.