The government can’t reach a decision soon enough for the Republican Attorneys General in Nebraska and Iowa regarding year-round sales of higher-ethanol fuel blends. So Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers announced they intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for delaying the decision. It was nearly a year ago …
March 8, 2023 archive
Keystone operator ordered to reduce pressure on oil flowing to Cushing
T-C Energy said this week it would comply with a federal government order to reduce the operating pressure on the Keystone pipeline where a break in December 2022 spilled nearly 13,000 barrels oil into a northern Kansas creek. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued the order on Tuesday, requiring TC Energy …
Kansas Attorney General takes stand against ESG use in state pension systems
Kansas legislators joined the movement to target investment firms that apply ESG as a litmus test for state pension systems. State Attorney General Kris Kobach, who last week sued a natural gas supplier over alleged price manipulation during the 2021 winter storm Uri, testified this week in support of the legislation that would prohibit …
Study shows salt caverns to hold hydrogen for future power generation
Salt caverns throughout the Midwest are used to store natural gas and oil and now researchers at the University of Texas have issued a study showing the same caverns could be used to store hydrogen for future power generation. Hydrogen is looked at as a form of alternative energy and the study by the …
Arkansas senate okays bill to eliminate solar power net metering
The stage is set for a fight in Arkansas where the state senate this week passed a bill to dismantle the state’s net metering policy and give credit to solar customers for power produced at a lower wholesale rate. The Arkansas Times reports the measure, Senate Bill 295, would curtail the state’s booming solar …
Political leaders react to death of Love’s Travel Stops founder
The death this week of Love’s store chain founder Tom Love in Oklahoma City brought an outpouring of condolences from some of the state’s top politicians. Congressman Tom Cole said he was deeply saddened by the loss of his dear friend and fellow Chickasaw citizen. ” Tom was a superb Oklahoman and American. There …
Electric deregulation grabs attention of Mitchell Talks Energy
Scott Mitchell’s latest podcast of “Mitchell Talks Energy” features a discussion with OK Energy Today’s Jerry Bohnen and Rep. Ryan Martinez about electric deregulation. A bill by Martinez to offer electric choice for consumers died in committee without getting a vote. But it presented an opportunity for a discussion of the proposal opposed by major …
Reports show Oklahoma’s economy is expanding thanks to increased oil and gas revenue
Boosted by record receipts from oil and gas production, Gross Receipts to the Treasury in February show the state’s economy continues to expand despite ongoing inflationary pressure, State Treasurer Todd Russ announced Wednesday. Collections for the past year are $17.62 billion, up by 12.9 percent, compared to the 12-month collection total in February 2022 of …
Mewbourne reports more wells in Northwest Oklahoma
Mewbourne Oil Company added two more northwest Oklahoma wells to its list of completions in recent months in that region of the state. The Texas company showed another Ellis County well, the Thelma 8/17 Dm 3h, drilled at 5 18N 24W, a site about 5 miles south of the town of Arnett. Two previous Mewbourne …
Short energy stories
** John Kerry, the Biden administration’s special presidential envoy for climate, believes climate change is a “war” threatening to unleash global catastrophe. To fight it, he told the audience of a Monday CERAWeek session, the U.S will need to rapidly deploy new technology, with the help of Houston’s energy industry. ** U.S. natural gas futures rose about …
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