Electric vehicle manufacturer EV completed its purchase of a former Terex plant in Oklahoma City last week in a $34.27 million deal. The Oklahoman reported the deal was formalized on Friday and Canoo leadership still contends it will begin production later this year. The plant is located at 9528 W. Interstate 40 Service Road …
Other energy headlines
** The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set as early as next week to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that will push automakers towards a big increase in electric vehicle sales, sources told Reuters. ** Two former U.S. ambassadors are sounding the alarm on the increasing number of green energy projects nationwide being developed with the involvement …
Panasonic battery plant results in largest solar project in Kansas
The eastern Kansas town of De Soto will not only be home to the $4 billion Panasonic battery plant, but soon to what could be the largest solar project in the state of Kansas. The Panasonic plant is the one sought by Oklahoma last year but the final decision went to Kansas. Now the …
Anti-ESG bill approved by Kansas legislature
Kansas could join Oklahoma and Texas and a handful of other states in approval of an anti-ESG bill when it comes to investments in the pension funds of teachers and government workers. The legislature passed such a bill, very similar to Oklahoma’s which prohibits pension funds from using environmental, social and governance factors in …
More fines issued in New Mexico for emissions violations
New Mexico regulators fined six oil and gas operators for excessive air pollution emissions and the total was nearly $2 million. The state’s Oil Conservation Division announced it issued the notices of violations to the companies for illegal venting and flaring practices that occurred in 2022 reported the Carlsbad Current-Argus. Click here for Current-Argus. …
Oklahoma State receives $7 million Energy Department grant
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm personally paid a visit to Oklahoma State University in Stillwater on Friday to announce a $7 million grant to the university to continue research and training for energy conservation in manufacturing. The money will fund the Great Plains Center of Excellence which is in the Endeavor lab, a federally designated …
Walmart intends to build its own nationwide network of EV charging stations at its stores
Coming soon to a Walmart near you…..the company’s own nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations. Walmart wants to have it in place by 2030 and create at least four new fast-charging stations as each of its thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. The Arkansas-based company said that by owning the chargers instead …
WSJ reports Exxon Mobil is in talks to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources
If the Wall Street Journal is correct, Exxon Mobil Corp. is in the market to possibly acquire Pioneer Natural Resources. The paper reported Friday there have been preliminary talks between the two as Exxon Mobil is considering a move to buy the $49 billion-market cap Pioneer company. It’s another sign that Exxon is looking …
Regulators react to Carney earthquake with restrictions on disposal wells
A day after a series of earthquakes, the largest recorded as 4.0 magnitude near the town of Carney in Lincoln County, state regulators issued a directive to reduce disposal in wells within a 10-mile radius of the epicenter. The quakes occurred Thursday morning and the epicenter was about 2.5 miles southeast of the town. …
Tulsa businessman loses another lawsuit over whistleblower claims
Frank Montero’s years-long fight with the Tulsa Airport Improvement Trust resulted in another of his lawsuits thrown out of court—this time in Tulsa Federal Court. Montero ran his business, AA Inc. , at the Jones/Riverside airport but ran into legal problems back in 2014 when the TAIT alleged AA failed to maintain its corporate …
