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Solar developer buying land around fading coal-fired power plants
A French solar developer is buying up land around coal-fired power plants in Kansas, Nebraska and New Mexico, attempting to take advantage once the plants are shut down. Photosol US, a subsidiary of a French company, has purchased options near plants in Nebraska and Kansas, as well as the San Juan Generating Station in …
Opposition looms for gas pipeline in New Mexico and Texas
Developers of a proposed 135-mile long pipeline to transport natural gas from southeast New Mexico into Texas are facing opposition, even as federal regulators are viewing the application process. Critics contend the new pipeline is a step in the wrong direction, especially in today’s environment. Summit Midstream, the project developer, proposed the pipeline …
Energy news in brief
** A Louisiana company moves ahead with oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico despite the recent market downturn. ** Looming PG&E public safety power shutoffs have Northern California homeowners rushing to install battery backup systems. ** The U.S. Department of Justice files an amicus brief in support of rooftop solar customers in a dispute over an Arizona utility’s fees. …
BNSF railway fights city of Moore before Oklahoma regulators
Burlington Northern Santa Fe finds itself in yet another legal battle over its railroad crossings. This time, it involves plans by the city of Moore to force the railway to pay for the cost of building a railway underpass at a site where traffic is sometimes stalled by train traffic. Moore unveiled the proposed …
Earnings report release date set by Williams
Tulsa’s Williams Cos. will announce its second-quarter 2020 financial results next month. The company will release the information after the close of markets on Monday, Aug. 3. Its leaders will hold an earnings conference call and webcast with analysts and investors on the following morning at 8:30 central time. The question will be how …
Honoring rural renew leaders
Oklahoma State University plans to honor those who are doing research and making efforts to renew the state’s rural areas and towns. The University, through its Rural Renewal Initiative, plans to honor a distinguished scholar who has made important research contributions in rural renewal. The Rural Renewal Initiative inspires, empowers, and coordinates rural renewal research at …
Kansas reverses decision—cancels state fair in Hutchinson
Before the Oklahoma State Fair board cancelled the 2020 fair, the Kansas State Fair Board voted to go ahead with its fair. Now the Kansas board has rescinded its vote and decided to cancel the 2020 fair. The Hutchinson News, city where the Kansas state fair is held reported the board took a vote …
State agency webinar to focus on aerospace business in Oklahoma
Why are aerospace and defense companies moving to Oklahoma? It’s the focus of an upcoming seminar sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. The webinar is called Oklahoma Aerospace Opportunities: Why Companies are Landing in Oklahoma. It will be held on Monday, July 20 starting at 10:30 in the morning and lasting an hour. …
Rail effort in southern Colorado could transport crude oil
It’s possible crude oil might be hauled by train through the mountains of southern Colorado as interest grows in the dormant Tennessee Pass Line between Canon City and Dotsero. The Associated Press reports it has been 23 years since trains rumbled through the tunnel atop Tennessee Pass. A fledgling railway project in Utah’s Uinta …
Latest proposed drilling efforts in Oklahoma
The COVID-19 pandemic and oil crisis have resulted in little new drilling in Oklahoma but the latest effort will be in Garvin County. Houston-based OVINTIV Mid-Continent Inc. received drilling permits this week for three wells to be drilled on a single pad near the community of Purdy. The Robertson wells are to be drilled …