The stage is set for a growing fight between Enbridge and the state of Michigan as the Canadian company on Tuesday announced it would defy Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s demand to close Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. The company says Whitmer’s demand is not only based on political posturing but bad information. Whitmer gave …
Crude oil prices on Tuesday finished down in the U.S. and up in Europe. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 13 cents or 0.24% to finish the day at $53.34 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for March delivery finished up 92 cents at $56.58 a barrel …
The sometimes controversial issue of Oklahoma’s proration formula affecting some of the state’s most prolific gas wells is coming back before Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners. No vote is anticipated this week but the Commission announced it will hold a special virtual meeting on Friday at 10 am. to conduct a technical conference and discussion of …
Just as Oklahoma legislators have to face dwindling income from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on oil and gas, Texas legislators have to deal with a nearly $1 billion hole in their budget. Glenn Hegar, the Texas Comptroller revealed this week that the state of Texas is nearly $946 million in the red for the …
Greenwood, Arkansas, a city of about 9,000 and located just east of the Oklahoma state line and southeast of Fort Smith will power its municipal buildings with renewable energy. Greenwood has signed a partnership with Scenic Hill Solar based in Little rock to construction two solar power plants to supply electricity to the city. …
Xcel Energy’s running into some opposition to its plan to increase power rates in Southeast New Mexico as it tries to recover the costs of expanding wind power in the state. The company wants a 9.2% increase so it can recover millions of dollars spent on new substations and power lines along with its …
In light of the move by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the biofuel blending challenges by the Wynnewood Refinery Co. in Oklahoma, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to soon announce exemptions to other refiners from the requirements. POLITICO reported this week that the Energy Department undertook a reevaluation of the 32 petitions …
** A North Dakota lawmaker says moratoria on utility-scale wind projects in three counties is a futile attempt to save coal jobs and could harm the future of various agricultural enterprises reported the Duluth News Tribune. ** Utah has joined a lawsuit opposing a California city’s rejection of a coal export terminal reported the Salt Lake Tribune. ** A watchdog group is opposing renewal of …
While Oklahoma’s solar industry has yet to see much momentum, other states are seeing fast growth. Such as Illinois, Indiana and Ohio where solar industry activity abounds and cities and counties are taking advantage of the growth. Here are a few stories reported today about the state’s solar activities. The Energy News Network reported …
A frac mining company in Minnesota lost an attempt this week to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear its argument against a Minnesota county ordinance that banned frac sand for frac purposes in the oil and gas industry. The high court denied the petition of Minnesota Sands LLC which filed suit in 2017 challenging …