Another slide in U.S. crude oil prices resulted in another rumble across the oil and gas industry. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery dropped 8 cents to $45.52 in Wednesday’s trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for February delivery managed a 14-cent increase as prices finished at $48.98 on …
Final rule changes that will make it more difficult for the incoming Biden administration to create new rules to protect the environment were announced Wednesday the EPA. The rule changes limit the costs and benefits of any proposed changes by the incoming administration in 2021. The final version has yet to be published in …
Entergy Arkansas joined with the Arkansas Department of Education in announcing this week a $482,000 grant to fund development of 20 new Career and Technical Education courses for high school students and adults this summer. The 20 new Trade and Industry CTE courses will be available to high school students in July 2021, while …
Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy is being opposed by some firms in its Chapter 11 reorganization efforts. A review of the latest filings showed at least 91 separate court entries were made on Monday of this week in the Southern Texas District of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Another eleven were made on Tuesday, Dec. …
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the spring of 2016 and emerging later that year with a reduction of debt by $3.7 billion, Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy wrapped up its last paperwork this week on the action. Records in the Southern Texas District of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court show the filing of the …
The Enid News and Eagle reports Enid’s city council has voted to move ahead with a $243 million 70-mile water line project to carry water from Kaw Lake to the city. It is described as the city’s largest-ever construction project, one that will begin in March and take two and one-half years to …
With struggling coal and oil and gas industries, some legislators in Montana are looking eagerly at raising taxes on the wind and solar operations in the state. As one legislator puts it, there is a need to “level the playing field” on energy taxes. So the Republican-led legislature will consider targeting the wind and …
In New Mexico where the governor wants a crackdown on methane emissions from oil and gas wells, some are complaining about the lack of state inspectors to find gas leaks. But funding is a problem as some in the legislature have proposed cuts for the agency responsible for inspections. Click here for the story …
** More than 40 environmental, health and community groups are calling on the Biden administration to issue stronger methane emissions standards for new and existing oil and natural gas sites nationwide and cut methane pollution from the oil and gas sector by 65 percent by 2025, according to POLITICO. ** Iraq is poised to sign a …
Xcel Energy is telling Colorado leaders that if they want more EV chargers on the road in their lofty goal of adding more electric cars to the state, then they’ll have to help pay for the estimated $130 million tab. The state wants to add 20,000 new residential, commercial and high-speed charging stations to …