The impact of the growing electric vehicle industry is spreading in Kansas City where the nonprofit Metropolitan Energy Center partnered with several groups on a pilot project to make EV charging more accessible by installing charging stations in the public right of way. The groups plan to take advantage of streetlights which make up …
Tribe’s lawsuit over Dakota Access pipeline tossed from court
The lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in a challenge to the operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline was dismissed this week by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg tossed the tribe’s suit but at the same time outlined a path for a future legal challenge to an ongoing environmental …
Court says FERC stuck its head in the sand over pipeline approval
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of a 65-mile gas pipeline to bring natural gas to the St. Louis, Missouri area was struck down this week by a federal court which said FERC had taken “an ostrich-like approach” and ignoring its own standards by approving the line. A panel for the U.S. Circuit Court of …
Plugging New Mexico’s abandoned wells would create thousands of jobs—with a catch
Plugging New Mexico’s abandoned oil and gas wells could create more than 65,000 jobs and billions of dollars in wages according to a new study. But the analysis also indicated there’s a big if—–“if” the federal government helped. A report published Tuesday by New Mexico-based O’Donnell Economics pointed to the economic boost well plugging could …
Chesapeake follows through with another step after emerging from bankruptcy
Chesapeake Energy took another step this week as part of its January 2021 emergence from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy that was filed one year ago. The company filed a prospectus with the Securities Exchange Commission for the resale of $1.5 billion of common stock held by certain investors who signed a Registration Rights Agreement in …
Energy news in brief
** Even a more than 400% jump in the number of fracking crews working the U.S. shale patch isn’t enough to send oil output soaring. In fact, it’s just enough to keep production relatively flat this year, according to Primary Vision Inc., which has tracked data on frack crews since 2013. ** The chief executive officers of …
Amazon becomes largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the U.S.
Amazon has become the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the U.S. and the world with the addition of 14 new renewable energy projects in Arkansas and other states as well as Finland and Spain. The company said the projects will advance its ambitious goal to power 100% of its activities with renewable …
Shell and GM announce partnership on Texas power and car-charging
General Motors and a Shell-owned power company announced a partnership on Wednesday aimed at providing renewable electricity to Texas customers and free overnight charging to state residents who own GM electric cars. Shell’s wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy, LLC joined GM in collaboration to provide energy solutions to GM customers and supply chain partners …
Scammers use Corporation Commission name in phony fund-raising scheme
Someone apparently has been attempting to scam people out of money by using the name of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in a phony fund-raising cause. The Commission issued an announcement Tuesday that false solicitation for donations using the agency’s name had been made for a supposed GoFundMe account. The account was under the campaign …
Crude oil prices stumble in Tuesday’s trading but remain at $73 in US
After Monday’s increase, crude oil prices took a slight fall in the US and in Europe on Tuesday and Oklahoma energy stocks went with them. West Texas Intermediate crude, considered the benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery dropped 60 cents and settled at $73.06 a barrel. The global benchmark, Brent crude for August …