August 28, 2023 archive

Halliburton loses patent fight over its e-frac technology

  Halliburton came up on the losing-end of a jury decision in Waco, Texas in a patent battle. A federal jury decided a unit of rival oilfield services company ProFrac did not infringe on Halliburton’s electric-fracking patents. Instead, the jury ruled that ProFerac’s U.S. Well Services “Clean Fleet” technology did not work the same way …

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Canoo could collect up to $110 million in state incentives over the next decade

  EV startup Canoo has not turned a profit yet the company has commanded headlines in Oklahoma for its potential of receiving more than $100 million in incentives and tax breaks from the state and Oklahoma City. So far, the manufacturer has not collected any state money because the funding is based on Canoo meeting …

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Quick reads

** An Idaho company that sold tens of thousands of emissions defeating devices on diesel trucks has been fined $1 million by the EPA. GDP Tuning and Gorilla Performance pleaded guilty and agreed to pay the fine. ** According to a survey of 5,000 Tesla Model 3 owners, the top reason that they are selling …

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Pry That Plastic Bag From My Cold, Dead Hands

  From light bulbs to gas stoves and electric cars. One man in Wyoming complains now they want to do away with plastic bags, but he writes they’ll have to pry them from his cold, dead hands. Click here for Cowboy State Daily