January 20, 2023 archive

Cushing hub gains more crude oil in storage

  The growing backup of crude oil nationwide has resulted in an increase at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub where crude oil flows from across the nation. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Cushing now houses 31.4 million barrels of crude oil, a gain of more than 6 million barrels since the end of December 2022. The …

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Avalanche wiped out power to Colorado town

  The southern Colorado town of Ophir is recovering from a massive avalanche that took out electrical power to the residents and businesses on Thursday. Ophir is in San Miguel County and near the popular ski resort of Telluride. It has about 200 residents. The sheriff’s office indicated the avalanche was about 20 feet deep …

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Gov. Lujan bashes oil and gas but jumps at using the industry’s revenue

  There’s just something contradictory about a Governor of a state vowing to reduce pollution from oil and gas operations, while at the same time wanting an expansion of her spending goals funded by the same oil and gas projects. It’s what New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham did in her annual State of the …

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