** Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. has successfully completed the rigorous field testing of Liberty’s digiFrac electric pump, the company announced Wednesday. DigiFrac is the industry’s first purpose-built fully integrated electric frac pump with high power density and significantly lower emissions relative to the best next generation frac technology available in the market.
** Federal data show wind turbine technicians are poised to be the fastest-growing occupation in the U.S. this decade.
** During a Wednesday press conference to promote his “Build Back Better” agenda, President Biden pledged to end tax breaks for energy companies in the fossil-fuel business, raising $90 billion dollars in revenue for the federal government.
** Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office has concluded that the state’s utilities mismanaged natural gas procurement after a historic winter storm in the South, leading them to overbill their customers for $380 million in wholesale gas costs.
** White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the Biden administration is “constantly monitoring” U.S. gas prices as they continue to rise nationwide, and insists the White House is “working on it.”
** China’s establishment of a national pipeline network, PipeChina, last October is creating a shift in China’s oil and gas industry, which aims to create greater competition and encourage new players in the sector.
** The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue up to $307 million in grants and low-interest loans in an effort to modernize rural water infrastructure, officials announced Wednesday.
** Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Chevron Corp. and TotalEnergies SE are joining a satellite-based effort to track methane emissions from offshore oil and gas platforms.
** Stellantis, the world’s No. 4 automaker, said on Thursday it plans to invest more than 30 billion euros ($35.54 billion) through 2025 on electrifying its vehicle lineup.
** A crude oil pipeline system in Montana and North Dakota remains embroiled in legal disputes after the Biden administration sought to vacate previous decisions involving fines, damages and trespassing on tribal land.
** An Illinois homeowners association sues two member property owners, claiming their rooftop solar panels are an eyesore.
** Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson doubles down on his comments claiming climate change is “bullshit” while insisting he is “not a climate change denier.”
** A new report shows that Texas’ grid manager has seen 1,280 unplanned power outages so far this summer, as well as at least 220 generators that were offline in June when it called for conservation measures.
