** After more than three decades, the project that kick-started Australia’s push to become a liquefied natural gas powerhouse faces a shakeup. Woodside Petroleum Ltd. on Tuesday reiterated that it would consider buying Chevron Corp.’s stake in North West Shelf and indicated that other joint venture partners could be looking to exit. ** The Trump administration overrules North Carolina’s …
Lawsuit Challenges Colorado Air Pollution Agency
The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division was sued this week for issuing an air-pollution permit allowing an Adams County oil and gas well to emit smog-forming pollution in the Metro Denver area. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club in Colorado state district court in Adams County. The …
Advocates seek solar on all new houses in ten states
Two hundred thousand new houses each year across ten states would be built with solar panels, if Environment America succeeds with a new campaign. New Mexico and Texas are among the states. PV Magazine reports the 8 other states are Nevada, Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. The group aims to …
Another major solar project to be built in Arkansas
The latest solar project in Arkansas will be used to provide electrical power to the city of Hot Springs. Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock plans a major groundbreaking on Thursday reported Arkansas Business. The company, led by former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, had already planned a 5 p.m. Wednesday …
Lawsuit filed over Permian Highway Pipeline
A federal lawsuit has been filed in Texas accusing Kinder Morgan of violating the national Safe Drinking Water Act as it builds the 430-mile long Permian Highway Pipeline. Four residents of Lanco County filed the suit claiming the Houston-based company pumped 36,000 gallons of drilling fluid into the aquifer as Kinder Morgan attempted …
Energy bankruptcies on the increase in Louisiana
The number of oil and gas firms going bankrupt in Louisiana is growing. The Advocate in Baton Rouge reports at least four such firms took the action in recent weeks. Two businesses near Lafayette, one in Houma and another in Kenner filed for bankruptcy, all of which appear to be oil and gas services …
Chesapeake gets government approval to suspend federal leases
A week after it missed interest payments on some of its debt, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy has received another break. It is being allowed by the government to suspend production from more than 100 federal drilling leases without losing ownership of the assets. Reuters reported the findings after reviewing a federal database. The assistance …
New Mexico suffers from oil and gas industry’s downturn
COVID-19 has left the state of New Mexico retreating from its planned heavy government spending based on oil and gas production. Just witness what the pandemic has done to the state’s rig count. As of last week, there were 51 oil and gas rigs active in the state, according to the latest Baker Hughes …
$40 oil hits the states
Crude oil prices settled at more than $40 a barrel Monday in U.S. trading while overseas it reached nearly $43 a barrel. For some producers, it might be the break-even point for them to start making a profit once again. In March, the break-even price had dropped to $25 for some producers while a …
House to deal with another COVID-19 stimulus package
Oklahoma’s US House delegation is back in Washington this week preparing for a full legislative session and one of the House goals is to build support for infrastructure and pandemic stimulus legislation. Some attended President Trump’s Saturday night rally in Tulsa and now prepare to debate the infrastructure package which includes a House Select …
