All five Oklahoma Representatives in the House recently voted in support of a measure that not only reins in the Biden administration’s Green New Deal policies but funds improvements in the nation’s waterways. Rep. Tom Cole, Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee eagerly gave his support to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water …
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Brief energy stories
** The Biden administration issued a federal plan Thursday to remove all remaining oil and gas infrastructure located off the California coast once they stop producing. ** Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., blasted the Biden administration Thursday for its actions delaying a major offshore oil and gas lease sale, and called for it to move forward with the sale within two …
Energy short stories
** High interest rates are derailing the ambitions of climate regulators and automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, underscored Wednesday by the scrapping of a GM-Honda partnership and a warning from a battery maker. ** Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is facing criticism for his recent comments pledging to reduce his state’s carbon emissions …
Energy briefs
** Chevron Corp.’s mega deal to acquire Hess Corp has thrown into question the future of Hess Midstream Partners. The terms of the deal so far do not specify whether Chevron will purchase Hess Midstream LP, which transports crude, gas and water in and around North Dakota. ** Hess Corp. will continue selling its toy …
Quick reads
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to ban a toxic chemical that is used in cleaning and has become infamous for health effects, including cancer The EPA on Monday morning announced that it would propose a ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), which is used in making refrigerants and in dry cleaning. ** The White House …
Energy headlines
** Chevron agreed to buy U.S. rival Hess for $53 billion in stock in a deal that reflects top U.S. energy companies drive for oil and gas assets in a world seeking lower-risk future fossil supplies and higher shareholder returns. The proposed deal amps up competition between Chevron, the No. 2 U.S. oil and gas producer, and …
GOP senators and Manchin introduce bill blocking EPA’s electric vehicle mandates
While Oklahoma Sens. Lankford and Mullin weren’t part of it, it’s worth mentioning how some Republican Senators were joined by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin in filing a bill to counter the Biden administration’s radical environmental agenda and its impact on consumer vehicle choice. The bill, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, …
Other energy developments
** Navigator CO2 Ventures announced it will cancel its plans for a 1,300-mile (2,092-kilometer) pipeline across five Midwestern states that would have gathered carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants and buried the gas deep underground. The Heartland Greenway project would have carried planet-warming CO2 emissions from more than 20 plants across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South …
Hundreds of Oklahoma airports would be affected by EPA ban of leaded aviation fuel
The EPA has joined those who believe leaded aviation fuel, used mostly by small airplanes, is a danger to public health. The agency made such an official declaration this week and it opened the door for the EPA to take regulatory action, a move that would affect more than 800 airports in Oklahoma. “The …
Quick reads of energy highlights
** The United States partially lifted sanctions against the Nicolas Maduro government on Wednesday, following a deal the socialist regime reached the day before with the Venezuelan opposition setting a roadmap for holding freer presidential elections next year. ** An Alaska state agency on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over its decision to cancel oil …