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Texas Railroad Commissioners fight Biden’s fossil fuel war
The Texas Railroad Commission has decided to stand up and fight the Biden’s Department of Transportation over its Railway Safety Act of 2023, a measure that could give the DOT the power to limit the transportation of fossil fuel-based energy products on freight cars. Railroad Commission chairman Christi Craddick, along with Commissioners Wayne Christian …
Nation’s biggest private oil and gas producers list is headed by Continental Resources and Ascent Resources
A new report states that two Oklahoma City-based energy companies, Continental Resources and Ascent Resources, are some of the most prolific private oil and gas producers in the U.S. The listing by Enverus Intelligence Research, a subsidiary of Enverus, was based on gross operated production last year. Continental and Ascent were followed by …
Tribes buy idle oil pipeline in North Dakota
While the picture has been painted over the past few years that Native American tribes are totally opposed to oil and gas operations, that’s not so. And the case was made over the weekend when it was announced that a tribe in North Dakota acquired an idle pipeline to help deliver oil from …
Gov. Stitt defends efforts to land renewable energy plants
Is the Gov. Stitt administration being hypocritical in its efforts to land renewable energy manufacturing plants while at the same time targeting financial institutions over their ESG policies? The question was raised by the Tulsa World this week as it reported on what Gov. Stitt’s office said in defense of his efforts to land …
Dems open probe of insurance companies that support oil and gas
In what might be a case of “two can play this game,” Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee have started an investigation into the support of new fossil fuel projects by major insurance providers. While Republicans have advanced their own efforts over ESG and discrimination of oil and gas companies, the Democrats want …
Interior Secretary greeted by angry protesters in her home state of New Mexico
If Interior Secretary Deb Haaland thought she would be welcomed with open arms when she returned to New Mexico on Sunday, she was wrong. She was met with a road blocked by a group of Navajo landowners angry at her recent decision to ban oil and gas development within a 10 mile radius of …
Other energy highlights
** U.S. oil producer Apache Corp on Friday said it was suspending drilling in the North Sea and reducing its British workforce because high taxes have made the operation less competitive. The unit of APA Corp did not say how many workers would be cut as a result of the move. ** The White House on Friday …
Rep. Lucas moves to make NOAA standalone agency in federal government
Congressman Frank Lucas has moved ahead with his idea of turning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration into a standalone government agency. Right now, NOAA is part of the U.S Commerce Department. Rep. Lucas, in his capacity as chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee went ahead this week and filed legislation …
GRDA to consider requesting another Attorney General’s opinion
Weeks after Attorney General Gentner Drummond ruled the Grand River Dam Authority’s assets were indeed owned by the state, he could be asked for another opinion by the Authority. The GRDA meets June 14 and its agenda includes a request regarding the recent conditional document signed by Panasonic for construction of its EV battery plant …
Halliburton wins major carbon capture contract in United Kingdom
Just how much money will be involved wasn’t revealed, but Halliburton Company announced this week it was awarded a major carbon capture contract in the United Kingdom. Under the deal for the HyNet North West Project in the Liverpool Bay, Halliburton will provide completions, liners, and monitoring products and services for the carbon capture …