Ovintiv’s latest STACK well was reported this week. The Denver company reported the Mueggenborg 17808 2h-25x was completed in October of last year with production of 500 barrels of oil a day and 3,707 Mcf of natural gas from the Mississippian formation. It was the second well drilled on the same pad. Located four …
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Country’s largest carbon capture facility unveiled in Colorado
What was billed as North America’s largest carbon capture facility was unveiled this week in Denver, Colorado. Global Thermostat said the shed-size machine located in Brighton draws carbon dioxide out of ambient air for reuse in industrial products reported The Colorado Sun. The company says the facility has the potential to be a global …
“Stupidity”—-what Sen. Mitt Romney thinks of Democrats’ plan to replace car lanes with bike lanes
Utah US. Sen. Mitt Romney is pretty blunt about the plans of Senate Democrats who want to replace car lanes with bike lanes. “The height of stupidity,” is what Romney said about the plan to incentivize e-bike purchases according to The Hill. “I’m not going to spend money on buying e-bikes for people like …
Cities to get federal funding to help replace old leaking natural gas pipelines
The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico will be the first in the nation to receive part of the first $196 million in federal government grants to repair and replace aging and leaking natural gas pipelines in the country. The Transportation Department and its Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced Las Cruces will …
Texas legislators work on standards for EV charging stations
With more than 80,000 electric vehicles on the roads in Texas, state legislators figure it is time to create standards for the charging stations that provide the power for the EVs. A bill has already been filed to create the standards and is being reviewed by a Texas Senate Committee. An official with the …
Headlines of other energy stories
** Oil and gas companies operating in Colorado begin donating to Democratic state lawmakers — the majority in the legislature — in a bid to influence fossil fuel-related bills. ** Advocates push back against Montana legislation that would require nonprofits to pay business taxes when suing the state on environmental or natural resource grounds, saying it would quash …
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