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Congress Questions Leadership Structure Of Biden Administration
Several Republican congressional leaders are questioning the leadership structure changes within the Biden administration. Committee leaders have written a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asking him to clarify the moves. The inquiry centers on the replacement of John Kerry with Anthony Podesta as the administration sets its international climate policy. Continue …
Scientists Say Carbon Dioxide Buildup Reaches Historic Levels
A group of scientists is reporting that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates 10 times higher than an any time in the last 50 thousand years. The group from Oregon State University made the determination by analyzing ancient Antarctic ice. That work revealed a pattern of abrupt climate shifts and …
Western Caucus Of House Alarmed By BLM Proposed Changes
Members of the US House of Representatives’ Western Caucus are calling the revamp of the 2012 Western Solar Plan by the Bureau of Land Management an effort to hard legacy industries. US Representative Harriet Hageman of Wyoming says it’s nothing more than a “land grab.” Members oppose changes that would take 162 million acres of …
FERC Adopts New Rule To Increase Energy Capacity To Meet Growing Demand
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has adopted a new rule to increase the nation’s energy capacity to meet a rapidly growing demand. Utilities and regional grid must work together to create 20-year plans to death with that growth. The FERC says the country’s “aging grid is being tested in ways … never seen before.” …
Crescent Energy Agrees To Buy SilverBow Resources For $2.1B
A $2.1-billion-dollar purchase just announced would make Crescent Energy Company a leading operator in the Eagle Ford shale region of Texas. Crescent has agreed to acquire SilverBow Resources Inc. That would result in Crescent being the second-largest operator there with what its CEO, David Rockecharlie, calls an attractive and balanced portfolio of stable, low-decline, and …
Texas Readies Lawsuit Over EPA Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Texas is preparing to file a lawsuit against the EPA over its new rules on greenhouse gas emissions. The Railroad Commission has voted to refer the new rules to the attorney general’s office to suggest a legal challenge in federal court. Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick calls this “another baseless attack on the oil and …
Report: US Natural Gas Supply Would Last 1,000 Years
Our natural gas won’t be running out any time soon. A report from the Institute for Energy Research finds the US has 1.66 trillion barrels of technically recoverable resources. The IER says if even half that amount proves to be recoverable the country has more than a thousand-year supply of natural gas. Continue reading… …
Oklahoma Energy Stocks Mixed
Oklahoma energy stocks had a mixed day Tuesday. Thirteen of the 22 were higher, with one flat. Here are the numbers: Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. 22.81 USD +0.26 (+1.15%) Canoo Inc 2.65 USD -0.14 (-5.02%) Chesapeake Energy Corp 91.25 USD +1.15 (+1.28%) Coterra Energy Inc 27.81 USD -0.14 (-0.50%) Devon Energy Corp 49.71 USD -0.12 …
Wildfire Smoke Entering US Skies From 2 Directions
The US is getting it from both sides. Smoke from wildfires in Canada is filling northern skies and some people in the southeastern US are having their breathing impacted by wildfire smoke from Mexico. Scientists are saying this is the new normal. Hotter, drier conditions in Canada combine with dry grass and underbrush to …
Peru Grants $800M License Contract For Drilling
Perupetro (PER oo – PET roh) opens the door for additional drilling with approval for an $800 million dollar contract with a consortium of petroleum developers. Operations are set to begin next Monday as the South American country moves to increase its oil production over the next decade. Continue reading…