December 18, 2023 archive

US oil production hits record high with fewer rigs

  From west Texas and eastern New Mexico north to North Dakota, oil producers are increasing their production from fewer rigs, and it has the attention of OPEC and the business observers. The ramped-up production is more than what the analysts expected and now it’s at a record pace, even as OPEC+ nations attempted to …

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Lawsuit filed over grizzlies killed by BNSF trains

  The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway is being sued by two environmental groups who contend the railway’s trains are violating the Endangered Species Act by running over and killing grizzle bears on the tracks. One of the groups isWildEarth Guardians, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The other is Western Watershed Project based in …

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Rep. Brecheen fights foreign ownership of public lands in the US

  Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen joined 31 other House members in demanding answers from the head of the SEC about  proposed new rules that would allow foreign-ownership of certain private and public lands in the U.S. Foreign ownership, especially by Red Chinese companies, has been banned in some states and certainly has raised the ire …

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