Energy czar might be a fitting title for North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum after being named Friday by President-elect Donald Trump as his choice to run the Interior Department. His selection could very well be celebrated in the nation’s oil and gas industry. Trump also announced he will create a National Energy Council to …
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** North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and setbacks in its plans.** Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, has invested more than £7 million to try …
Energy predictions from the EIA
Where are the US and the rest of the world going when it comes to energy consumption? Here’s the latest predictions from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: Global oil consumption. India has emerged as the leading source of growth in global oil consumption in our forecast. Over 2024 and 2025, India accounts for 25% …
EPA comes out with flaring fee on oil and gas producers
The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency just implemented another restrictive rule on the oil and gas industry—a fee for flaring. The EPA took the final steps in its crackdown on methane leaks and did so as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. It is considered to be a move that will make it more difficult …
Energy briefs
** The incoming Trump administration plans to shrink two national monuments in Utah shortly after taking office, which will open hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land to oil and gas drilling and uranium and coal mining. ** The Biden administration plans to release a blueprint for an additional 200 GW of nuclear power by 2050, …
Former New York Congressman chosen to head the EPA
The next head of the Environmental Protection Agency will be former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin. He was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump but apparently doesn’t have much environmental experience. The GOP Representative, however, is a longtime supporter of Trump. In the first Trump administration, former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was chosen …
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** President-elect Donald Trump has picked former New York Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency in his upcoming administration. ** The head of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association believes the state faces an “energy crisis” due to the imminent closure of coal-fired plants and the rollback of …
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** The Biden administration plans to publish a draft study by the end of this year that could have implications for the future of new gas exports. The administration said earlier this year that it would work to more fully assess the impacts of exporting U.S.-produced natural gas on climate change, national security and economics. ** Boeing CEO Kelly …
Extended PFAS testing around Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico
The PFAS concern is so great in New Mexico that the state is offering the testing of more residents around Clovis, home to Cannon AFB where the chemical was used in firefighting. PFAS from firefighting foams were primarily discharged into the soil at firefighting training areas around Cannon AFB. These chemicals migrated into local groundwater …
Energy briefs
** Demand for green power in the United States will grow regardless of who is the country’s next president, major players in the wind energy sector Vestas and Orsted said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. ** Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for …