Category: General

Corn growers, oil producers and truckers file suit against EPA’s tailpipe rule

  One of the latest lawsuits against the Biden administration over its controversial tailpipe emissions rule comes from an unlikely alliance of oil, corn industry lobby groups and truckers. They’ve filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule to dramatically cut planet-warming tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. The top lobby groups for oil and …

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Energy briefs

** The Senate is poised to send a major energy bill to President Biden’s desk this week, which could allow for more nuclear power to be built throughout the U.S. The legislation seeks to reduce fees for companies that are proposing to build nuclear reactors and establishes a prize that aims to incentivize nuclear deployment. ** Fisker …

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States sue to block latest anti-oil and gas effort by Biden administration

  The Biden administration was sued this week by the states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in a move to stop the proposed rule requiring the offshore oil and gas industry to come up with nearly $7 billion to cover costs of removing old infrastructure. The lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Bureau of Ocean …

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New Mexico utility says renewable energy will help avoid brownouts

  While temperatures soared to 107 degrees in parts of New Mexico on Monday, the state’s major utility indicated it did not anticipate brownouts even after the firm closed its main coal-fired power plant near Farmington. Public Service Co. of New Mexico credits the ability to avoid brownouts after the shutdown of its San Juan …

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ONEOK pipeline subject of federal lawsuit by environmental groups

  ONEOK is facing a legal challenge over its pipeline project designed to carry large amounts of methane gas from West Texas to Mexico. Critics say it will be dangerous and government approval came after flawed analyses. The Sierra Club and Public Citizen announced they filed suit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its …

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Critics claim record oil and gas production in Texas only adds to growing heat waves

  Texas is pumping out so much oil and gas, it has reached record levels. It produced a record 5.7 million barrels a day of crude oil in May and also sold a record 32 billion cubic feet of gas. But, critics contend the oil and gas is adding to the country’s hottest summer on …

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Federal judge orders BNSF to pay $400 million to tribe over oil tankers

    Forth Worth-based BNSF Railway just got hit by a $400 million court order in Washington state for trespassing on Native American lands with transported crude oil. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik issued his ruling Monday after finding the railway company intentionally trespassed when it ran 100-car trains across the tribe’s reservation. The tribe …

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Rate hikes and campaign money—hot topic on Mitchell Talks Energy

If it’s Tuesday, then it’s time to talk about Oklahoma’s primary election and the decision by voters who to pick to be their Republican candidate for Corporation Commission. Three are running for the nod and it was a prime source of discussion on Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. Click below for their discussion …

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US Sen. Mullin and state house speaker to tour the state

  U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin will be joined by Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall in the coming week to hold a statewide tour. The two plan four stops on a tour titled  “State and Federal Partnership Series; ‘Serving Oklahoma 101.’ These panel-style conversations will include a series of informative discussions regarding the role of state …

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Crude oil prices gained nearly $2 on Monday

Monday brought a nearly $2 a barrel gain for crude oil prices as they rose to nearly their highest levels in more than a month. It was simply the result of more optimism in oil on the part of investors. But their optimism did’t carry over to natural gas. West Texas Intermediate crude, the US …

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