December 7, 2022 archive

Manchin’s energy permitting effort not part of Inhofe’s defense spending bill

  When Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and Democrat Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island announced the agreed-upon National Defense Authorization Act, one thing was missing. Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to permitting. They were not included in the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2023 and Sen. Inhofe’s announcement said nothing of the exclusion. Manchin chairs …

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Lots of new wells completed in Oklahoma

  Some of the latest wells completed in Oklahoma aren’t “head turners” in oil production, but they’ll do nicely for someone’s bank account. Plus, they count as success for some of the energy companies. First, how about the 3 natural gas wells drilled by Trinity Operating USG LLC in Pittsburg County. Combined production? Nearly 66,000 …

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Closing a coal plant means higher costs for New Mexico utility

  Higher fuel costs and delays in the construction of new solar plants are hitting Public Service Company of New Mexico after it closed its coal-powered plant near Farmington. As a result, the company turned toward wholesale markets where natural gas prices are at 15-year highs. The Albuquerque Journal reported PNM also finds itself in …

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Texas solar and wind power will outpace natural gas in 2023

  The government predicts most of the electricity generated in 2023 in Texas will be from from solar and wind power and not natural gas or coal. The U.S. Energy Information Administration made the declaration in its short-term energy outlook report released Tuesday. Click here for The Week