If Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, gets her way, fracking will be regulated by the federal government. She sits as the top Democrat on the U.S. House Energy, Climate and Grid Security subcommittee and introduced legislation this week to regulate hydraulic fracking. Oklahoma no longer has a member on the full Energy …
New Mexico political and energy leaders are being urged by the Albuquerque Journal to waste no time in moving toward creation of a Hydrogen Hub, one very similar to Oklahoma’s proposed hub with Arkansas and Louisiana. In a recent editorial, the newspaper said,”The time is now for New Mexico to move toward a new …
Your water heater is the latest target of the green-energy focused Biden Administration. The President’s Department of Energy unveiled energy efficiency standards on water heaters that it contends would save consumers $11.4 billion a year on energy and water bills. Such standars are required by Congress but haven’t been updated in 13 years. …
The federal government’s bailout of banks caught up in the Silicon Valley financial crisis prompted Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to lead several other attorneys general in urging the FDIC to reverse its course. Just a week after Drummond announced Oklahoma would perhaps file the largest lawsuit in state history in seeking billions over the …
Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation announced the next step in building a statewide electric vehicle charging network. ODOT stated that it officially opened a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the implementation of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Funding. Interested parties can submit proposals for funding consideration …
While the Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma is fighting the EPA over biofuels production mandates, the EPA is hit with a lawsuit filed by an environmental group which contends the US biofuel program is killing endangered species and harming the environment. CVR Refinery recently indicated it would fight the EPA’s rejection of waivers for the …
** The Biden administration quietly entered into a court settlement late Friday with a coalition of environmental groups who have pushed for more wildlife protections from offshore oil development activity. In a stipulated stay agreement filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) agreed to a number of conditions requested …
Kemmerer, Wyoming, where JCPenny opened its first store in Kemmerer in 1902 before going nationwide, is about to get the nuclear power plant proposed by billionaire Bill Gates. The first of 2,500 workers who will build the plant for his 10-year old energy company TerraPower, are already doing site surveys around the city of …
Oil and gas companies wanting to explore on public lands in New Mexico will likely see increased drilling fees because of last week’s action by the Biden administration to put reins on the industry to an even greater extent by increased royalty and rental rates. What will it mean for E&P companies? Royalty rates …
While crude oil prices rose nearly 2% on Friday, recording a fourth consecutive weekly gain, Oklahoma energy stocks mostly recorded gains for the day. Prices made gains because of growing evidence of supply shortages in the near future. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, rose $1.42 or 1.9% to finish at $77.07 a barrel …