A New Mexico state agency has approved for the first time the use of state land for a solar power project to provide electricity for the city of Las Cruces. New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard approved the deal this week when she signed four leases with Las Cruces reported the Associated Press. …
School bus manufacturer Collins Bus, located in South Hutchinson, Kansas said it’s seen a rise in interest in its electric vehicle Type A buses across the U.S. The first Type A all electric bus was recently delivered to Connecticut, the first ever in the state. At the end of 2020, Collins took orders for …
** Three ships carrying ethanol were heading to China from the U.S. Gulf Coast, three trade sources told Reuters on Monday, in a sign that exports of the fuel were sharply increasing from the United States to the country. ** The Biden administration on Monday scrapped a controversial Trump-era legal opinion that gutted protections for hundreds of …
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter joined eleven other GOP attorneys general Monday in filing a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s first executive order aimed at climate change. The 46-page lawsuit, led by Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt of Missouri, claims Biden lacked any constitutional authority to implement new greenhouse gas rules. The suit says he …
While Oklahoma leaders started looking into the national gas supply industry following last month’s severe cold weather, the attorney general in Texas is expanding his probe of the same industry. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced this week an expansion into the effects of the winter storm on energy markets and explained his office had …
Photo credit: Cadillac The following story might be a “must read” for those members of Congress who want to bring an end to the nation’s oil and gas industry—or for those environmentalists attempting to do the same thing. For all of their criticism of the industry, they might have either “forgotten” or been poorly educated …
A second member of the Public Utility Commission of Texas resigned this week, becoming the second member to do so and leaving only a single member n the wake of the February blackouts caused by the historic winter storm. Commissioner Shelly Botkin submitted her resignation on Monday, days after former Chair Deann Walker quit …
After a 5-year battle with the state of Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corp. has settled a case in which it was accused of underpaying royalties and using deceptive practices to obtain leases with Pennsylvania landowners. The the $5.3 million settlement was announced Monday by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro who said it ends …
After global crude oil prices surged above $71 a barrel on Monday’s trading following the Sunday attacks against Saudi Arabia oil facilities, they settled lower with a $1.12 loss to just above the $68 mark. Global benchmark Brent crude for May delivery eventually fell to $68.24 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery …
Texas legislators have unveiled a basket of bills targeting electrical power production in the state following the February winter storm crisis that left millions without power. The Texas Tribune reported that House Speaker Dade Phelan announced seven such priority bills on Monday including one calling for the overhaul of the Electric Reliability Council of …
