May 24, 2022 archive

New Mexico governor blames feds for massive wildfire still burning

  While one deadly and massive wildfire in New Mexico was being blamed in a lawsuit on an electric utility, the state’s largest fire, still burning out of control, is blamed on the federal government. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said this week the federal government faces “significant” legal liability for igniting the fire …

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Lawsuit blames Public Service Company of New Mexico for Ruidoso fire

  Didn’t take long for a lawsuit to be filed over a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 200 homes in Ruidoso, New Mexico last month. The suit filed by three property owners blames the fire on the Public Service Company of New Mexico, accusing the utility of failing to do a good job of …

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Large battery storage system dedicated in north Texas

  The largest battery storage system in the state of Texas has gone online this week in north Texas. Vistra Corp announced Monday the storage facility is officially online and has the ability to instantly release energy to the power grid reported NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Click here for NBC 5

Bakken reaches maturity according to new report

  A new report suggests the Bakken formation in North Dakota, a favorite of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, has reached maturity and increased oil production is not likely. The Dickinson Press reported it’s the finding of the 2021 North Dakota Energy report by EnergyND, Great Plains Energy Corridor and Bismarck State College’s North Dakota Polytechnic Institution. …

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200-well drilling project by Occidental in Colorado

  Occidental Petroleum has unveiled plans for an aggressive drilling project in northern Colorado where it intends to drill more than 200 wells on a single Weld County ranch. As the largest oil producer in Colorado, the Houston-based company revealed plans to gather oil and gas from a 39-square mile area of Weld County reported …

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