July 6, 2021 archive

Foundation to expand well plugging operations

  Kansas could soon be the next site of the efforts of a Montana-based nonprofit that caps abandoned oil and gas wells to stop methane emissions. The Well Done Foundation got it start two years ago and plans to expand operations this fall according to a report by the Washington Post. Click here for Washington Post story.

Energy news in brief

** Oil prices rose on Monday, driven higher after the OPEC+ group of producers again called off talks on output levels, failing in its third attempt to resolve a deadlock on increasing production, and leaving the oil market facing tight summer supplies and rising prices, Reuters, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal reported. ** The …

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Developers drop plans for Byhalia Connection in Memphis

  Opponents of the proposed Byhalia Connection crude oil pipeline through Memphis are celebrating after Plains All American Pipeline and Valero Energy Corp. dropped plans to build the line. Considered one of the biggest environmental controversies in Memphis, the project would have put the line through mostly Black South Memphis neighborhoods. Click here to read …

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Williams announces Upstream Operator and Joint Venture in the Wamsutter Field

    Williams announced  that it has finalized an upstream joint venture with Crowheart Energy in the Wamsutter Field of the Greater Green River Basin of Wyoming. The joint venture involves the consolidation of three legacy operating assets consisting of over 1.2 million net acres, over 3,500 operating wells, and more than 3,000 potential development …

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