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EDF Renewable Energy Expands with New Acquisition
EDF Renewable Energy, the firm building the Great Western wind farm in northwest Oklahoma has just acquired Global Resource Options, Inc, a privately owned company that provides development and turnkey engineering, procurement and construction. It allows EDF to expand further into other renewable energy forms. The acquisition, according to the announcement by EDF makes it …
House Committee Hears Pleas to Prevent Methane Flaring on Federal Lands
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources were told this week that proposed new rules governing the flaring and venting of natural gas from wells on federal lands is needed. It’s what they hard from some of those who testified Wednesday during a hearing into the Bureau of Land Management’s Regulatory Overreach into …
Lankford Not Giving up on Forcing Government to Maintain Federal Lands
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford isn’t giving up on forcing the U.S. government to take care of the more than 600 million acres of land it owns in this country. It’s his vow after his amendment to allocate money for maintenance of the land failed in the Senate. “The federal government is a terrible landlord,” …
New Law Boosts Pipeline Violations to $1 million
Three more energy-related bills have been signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin including one that increases fines and penalties up to $1 million for violations of state pipeline safety laws. House Bill 2444 by Rep. Terry O’Donnell and Sen. Jason Smalley boosts the daily civil penalty from $10,000 to $100,000 and the maximum civil …
Inhofe and Boxer Unveil new Water Resources Development Act
Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and Barbara Boxer on Tuesday released their various of The Water Resources Development Act of 2016. Inhofe is chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee and Boxer, a Democrat from California is the ranking minority member. Their Act authorizes 25 critical Army Corps projects in 17 states. “These …
10-Year Gas Storage Deal Announced by Plains All American Pipeline
A 10-year agreement has been announced by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. based in Houston, Texas and Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. The Pine Prairie Energy Center LL, a subsidiary of Plains All American will provide 8 billion cubic feet of firm natural gas storage to Cheniere beginning in 2018 to serve the storage needs of …
Gas Drilling Comes to a Halt in the Barnett Shale of North Texas
A first for the Barnett Shale in north Texas—-no working gas rigs. The Fort Worth Star Telegram says RigData reported last week the count was “zero” for the field that exists under nearly 24 counties in north Texas. The newspaper reported an editor with RigData was so surprised by the lack of rigs that the …
Three New Energy Bills Signed into Law
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin put her name to three more energy bills on Monday, creating new laws pertaining to underground facilities damage, the state plugging fund and solid waste disposal. The Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act, better known as House Bill 1951 by Rep. Weldon Watson, R-Tulsa and Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie updates the statutory …
Survey Finds Majority of Oklahomans Support Wind Tax Credits
A new poll by a group called the Family Business Coalition adds fuel to the fiery-debate over efforts in the Oklahoma legislature to eliminate tax credits for the state’s wind industry. The Coalition says its recent poll of likely Oklahoma voters found 76% favor keeping or increasing the tax credits while only 16 percent support …
SoCalGas Leak Still Presenting Problems in California
Two months after a blown-out natural gas well was capped near Los Angeles and nearly half of the 8,000 families evacuated have yet to return. Many have concerns of other leaks while some say they packed up to escape health problems including nausea and nosebleeds and respiratory problems caused by the leak at the SoCalGas …