December 20, 2022 archive

Midwest Director named by American Petroleum Institute

  The American Petroleum Institute announced this week the naming of a Region Director for the Midwest and Mountain West Regions. Lynn Granger will take over the position after serving as Executive Director of API Colorado since 2019. “Lynn possesses every leadership quality needed to lead our industry forward and has consistently demonstrated the ability …

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Keystone pipeline operator was warned in 2021 of growing corrosion in the line

  A report suggests that the Keystone Pipeline operator had been warned last year about the growing weakness of the line, well before its recent 14,000 barrel oil leak in northern Kansas. This is the same line that extends to the Cushing hub in northern Oklahoma and eventually carries crude oil to the Gulf Coast …

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Tesla makes 3,000 cars a week in Austin

  Three thousand electric vehicles a week! That’s how many cars Tesla is building at its plant in Austin, Texas. News of the production total was revealed by Tesla in a recent tweet. Bloomberg reported it also came after Elon Musk had urged the head of the company’s China division to get the Austin factory …

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OKC warns of freezing pipes

  With the approach of the Siberian cold front racing down through the Midwest and into Oklahoma, a warning about freezing water pipes was issued by City Hall in Oklahoma City. Temperatures on Thursday are expected to top out at only 12 degrees while Friday’s high will be around 17 degrees. With pre-Christmas temperatures expected …

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Headlines of other stories

** Oregon regulators approve a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, but will allow plug-in hybrid sales. ** Chevron says it is considering developing a geothermal power facility at an undisclosed location in Nevada. ** Toyota boss Akio Toyoda has long said that electric cars aren’t the only way forward for the auto industry. He said …

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US could become record oil exporter in 2023

  The coming year 2023 could see the U.S. export more oil than it imports. Reuters reported sales of U.S. crude to other nations totals a record 3.4 million barrels a day with exports of nearly 3 million barrels a day. U.S. petroleum demand is expected to rise 0.7% to 20.51 million bpd next year, so …

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