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Williams Closes $1.5B Acquisition of MountainWest Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Business

February 16, 2023

Williams has closed its acquisition of MountainWest Pipelines Holding Company from Southwest Gas Holdings, in a transaction including $1.07 billion of cash and $0.43 billion of assumed debt, for an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. MountainWest comprises roughly 2,000-miles of

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Senators Kennedy, Cramer Introduce Bill to Prevent Banks from Denying Services on Political Purposes

February 16, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in introducing the Fair Access to Banking Act to prevent banks from denying services to law-abiding businesses for political purposes.   “Law-abiding Americans should have

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Sen. Dan Sullivan Asks Alaska Legislature to Rally in Defense of Arctic Willow Oil Project

February 15, 2023

In his annual address to the Alaska Legislature, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan called on the Legislature and ordinary Alaskans to speak in defense of the Willow project, a long-planned oil development awaiting federal permission on the North Slope. “The battle

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Hilcorp Seeks New Well Permits in Columbiana County, Ohio

February 15, 2023

Houston-based Hilcorp Energy Co. is seeking permits to drill new horizontal oil and gas wells in Columbiana County, the most productive region of the northern Utica/Point Pleasant shale formation. According to data from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR),

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88 Energy Receives Approval for Permit to Drill at Hickory Well, Located in Project Phoenix, Alaska

February 15, 2023

88 Energy Limited confirmed that the permit to drill (PTD) has been approved by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) for the Hickory-1 well, located in Project Phoenix on the North Slope of Alaska. In addition, construction of

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House GOP Rejects AOC’s Push to Link Oil and Gas Drilling to Public Health Studies

February 15, 2023

House Republicans voted Tuesday to reject an amendment introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) that would have required the collection of more public health data before drilling on federal lands, citing the need for U.S. energy independence. The amendment failed

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Budding Oil and Gas Company Verde Bio Holdings Drills New Wells in Permian Basin, Haynesville Shale

February 14, 2023

Verde Bio Holdings, Inc. (VBHI) said that with the sustained higher oil and gas prices, its well count continues to rise. Recently, the company has received notice of more than eight new wells being brought online on its oil and

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Texas Logs 840 New Drilling Permits in January

February 14, 2023

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency, issued a total of 840 original drilling permits in January 2023. The total includes 743 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged

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EIA: Coal and Natural Gas Plants will Account for 98% of U.S. Capacity Retirements in 2023

February 14, 2023

In 2023, operators plan to retire 15.6 gigawatts (GW) of electric-generating capacity in the United States, mostly natural gas-fired (6.2 GW) and coal-fired (8.9 GW) power plants, according to EIA’s Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. COAL Substantial U.S. coal-fired capacity

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EPA Launches RFI for Input on Environmental and Climate Justice Program Ahead of $2 Billion FOA

February 14, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input on its Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. This program provides EPA with approximately $3 billion for ECJ program

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