Work has started on a $427 million project to build another wind farm in Texas, one to be located east of Abilene. Clearway Energy Group said construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 megawatt wind farm with 69 turbines is underway in Callahan County. Once operational, Mesquite Sky will sell power under long-term virtual …
**EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says he was “completely disgusted” over the riots of Wednesday but he won’t leave office early. “My intention is to continue to honor the mission of the Agency, to protect public health and the environment, until January 20th in order to provide as smooth a transition for the Agency as possible,” …
The North Dakota Petroleum Council is asking state legislators to give relief to the oil and gas industry by easing the interest and penalties charged companies for unpaid oil and gas royalties. The Council supported House Bill 1080 which went before North Dakota legislators this week as they convened in 2021. As the Bismarck …
Don’t complain too loudly about your electric bill if you live in Oklahoma. Based on a January Choose Energy Rate Report, Oklahoma is among the top 10 states with the lowest average residential rates in the U.S. The report showed Oklahoma’s average residential rate of 10.79 cents per kilowatt hour is 8th lowest …
While U.S. crude oil futures reached that magic figure of more than $50 a barrel in Thursday’s trading, overseas crude prices settled at more than $54 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery went up 20 cents and settled at $50.83 a barrel in Thursday’s trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global …
The day WPX Energy was officially acquired in an all-stock deal by Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy, the Tulsa company also settled a fight with a New Mexico couple over a saltwater disposal spill a year ago. The settlement was reached this week with Carl George and Penny Aucoin who live near Carlsbad. Their attorney, …
Indian tribes in Wyoming are fighting government approval of a project where nearly 5,000 oil and gas wells could be drilled in the next ten years in the northeastern part of the state. Five oil and gas companies received the green light last month to move ahead with the project on federal leases in …
This week’s Enverus Rig Analytics report says the U.S. oil and gas rig count rose by 13 in the past week, reaching 393 as of January 6. It also showed Oklahoma’s STACK play is seeing more activity. The largest gains were reported in the Permian Basin where the count increased by three to 168 …
Despite continuing opposition from some groups, TC Energy officials say they remain confident their Keystone XL pipeline will be completed. Their comments of optimism came as the company announced Wednesday it would launch an open season to add 80,000 barrels a day of crude capacity to the existing Keystone Pipeline, and do it no …
Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois announced this week it has made operational the final span of its $1.4 billion transmission line project stretching from Missouri to Indiana. The Illinois Rivers Project stretches 375 miles from Palmyra, Missouri eastward to Sugar Creek, Indiana as reported in Power Technology. Click here for Power Technology story. …
