May 16, 2022 archive

Xcel Energy makes staff promotion in Amarillo

  Xcel Energy announced staff changes, naming a new regional vice president for Regulatory and Pricing for its Texas and New Mexico system. Click here for Amarillo Globe-News

Pipeline company to pay for California oil spill in 2015

  Plains All American Pipeline has settled a $230 million case with fishers and properties in California following the 2015 oil pipeline spill on Refugio beach. Court documents show the Texas pipeline company will pay $184 million to the fishing industry and $46 million for property damage along the beach in Santa Barbara County, California …

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New Oklahoma law for road damage from oilfield trucks

  Another of the new laws recently created by the Oklahoma legislature and signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt is one to help rural communities with road damage caused by heavy trucks in the oil and gas industry. The governor put his name to House Bill 3037 which creates a $5 million fund to be used …

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Heatwave to hit Texas this week and test electrical grid

  The operator of the Texas electric grid says it has more than enough power to supply electricity this week as temperatures push closer to the 100 degree mark and homeowners and businesses crank up their air conditioners. Click here for Reuters