July 12, 2021 archive

Details remain unclear about Amazon’s big solar projects in Arkansas

  Amazon recently boasted that it had become the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy with new solar projects in Arkansas and other states. But Arkansas Business reported the world’s largest retail delivery business is being stingy with details about its Arkansas projects. Click here for Arkansas Business.  

Opposition to Oklahoma crude oil pipeline sparked protests in Memphis

  Last week’s cancellation of the controversial Byhalia Pipeline in Memphis, Tennessee has opponents recalling how a pipeline from Oklahoma to a local refinery led to the protest that stopped the project. The Daily Memphian reported the protest over the Oklahoma pipeline sparked the eventual opposition to the Byhalia line. Click here for Daily Memphian

Energy news in brief

** U.S. oil and gas mergers surged last quarter with the most $1 billion plus combinations since 2014, according to data released on Monday, as rising energy and share prices led to larger oilpatch deals. ** Dominion Energy Inc. and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced they have agreed to terminate the sale …

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Biden to throttle drilling rights sales

  If a report by Bloomberg is spot on, the Biden administration intends to attack the oil and gas industry even more by curtailing  sales of U.S. drilling rights. If so, it would impact companies like Devon Energy, one of the largest holders of drilling leases on federal lands. Bloomberg reported Monday the administration is …

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Long but not impossible odds that TC Energy recovers Keystone XL damages

  Some attorneys suggest there is a chance that TC Energy might be able to recover economic damages that resulted from President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Their analysis comes after the Canadian company filed a notice early this month with the State Department to bring a legacy claim under the North …

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