Who’s the latest to join Oklahoma in identifying which banks and lending institutions consider climate change issues in deciding state pension investment decisions? A bill before the Indiana legislature would do like Oklahoma’s new law requires—elimination of business with those banks that consider environmental, social and governance factors when making the investment decisions. Click …
February 2023 archive
Kansas considers conflict-of-interest bill for wind and solar projects
Legislators in Kansas are considering a bill aimed at conflict-of-interest reporting requirements for public officials who might gain financially from wind or solar projects. The pending bill would prohibit elected officials from voting to approve such projects and if they violate the law, they would be forced to resign reported the Kansas Reflector. Click …
EIA—More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar
The federal government says solar power projects will increase markedly this year across the U.S. A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration state that developers plan to add 54.5 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2023, according to the Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. More …
Headlines of other stories
** The FBI has captured two people, whom the agency describes as “racially or ethnically motivated” extremists, before they could attack Baltimore’s power grid, officials said Monday. ** Linde,, the world’s largest industrial gases company, said on Monday it will invest $1.8 billion to supply clean hydrogen to OCI’s blue ammonia plant in the U.S. …
Energy headlines
** The National Fire Protection Association believes firefighters are at greater risk responding to electrical vehicle fires than typical vehicle fires, in part due to a general lack of understanding. ** Senator Joe Manchin accused US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen of “not following the law” on electric vehicle tax credits as automakers push the …
Oil and gas production to break records
Alex Mills is the former President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. Even though President Joe Biden’s regulatory agencies continue to throw road blocks in the path of American oil and gas producers, the industry continues to respond positively to global and domestic markets and it is on a path to set …
House approved bill includes more Western Colorado oil drilling
The GOP-sponsored bill that won U.S. House approval to limit President Biden’s reduction of the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve also includes amendments to increase oil and gas drilling on Colorado’s Thompson Divide. The amendments were added by Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert after the Biden administration proposed a 20-year withdrawal of the Divide from new …
Will Keystone keep promise to clean up leak in Kansas?
Nearly two months after the Keystone pipeline leaked 55,000 barrels of oil into a north Kansas creek, cleanup is at nearly 90%. The debate grows in Washington County where the leak happened according to a report by the Kansas News Service. Click here for Kansas News Service
Oklahoma might test highway user fees
Oklahoma might soon launch a pilot program where taxes paid at the gas pump are replaced with user fees, much like those paid by EV users in some states. It’s called Fair Miles Oklahoma and the program will be presented Monday to state transportation commissioners reported The Oklahoman. Click here for The Oklahoman
Permits to drill for February 3, 2023
Dewey County TERRY R NICHOLS #1-28H, December 21 2022 33 18N 18W NWNWNENW API: 04323771 Lat: 35.999531619976764, Long: -99.128268618246 DUNCAN OIL PROPERTIES INC HH, AM, 14200 ft, CLEVELAND(8859) Dewey County LADENA #1-25H, February 03 2023 36 16N 20W SENWNENW API: 04323775 Lat: 35.82555998032508, Long: -99.2817076259676 DUNCAN OIL PROPERTIES INC HH, DR, 15100 ft, CLEVELAND(9627) Ellis County BAILEE …