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Court Halts Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline as Legal Fight Goes Forward
July 17, 2020
The Dakota Access Pipeline may continue to pump crude oil through South Dakota after a federal appellate court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a shutdown ordered by a lower court that was to begin next month. The U.S. Court of Appeals
Pa. Legislature Passes $670 Million Tax Credit Bill for Petrochemical Plants
July 17, 2020
Four months after Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto, legislators again passed a bill that would provide tax credits to petrochemical plants in northeastern Pennsylvania. This time, however, the administration will sign the legislation after negotiations guaranteed prevailing wage benefits and limited
DOE Awards $11.5 Million for FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage Program
July 17, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $11.5 million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. FLECCS project teams will work to develop
Berkshire Hathaway’s Acquisition of Dominion Give Hopes to New Investment in W.Va.
July 17, 2020
A week after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced its purchase of Dominion Energy Inc.’s natural gas transmission and storage assets, a group of West Virginia senators are asking the company to consider investing in natural gas projects in West Virginia. Ten
Boulder County Extends Moratorium on Oil and Gas Drilling, Colorado
July 17, 2020
Boulder County Commissioners voted to extend a moratorium on new oil and gas wells through the end of 2020 as local legislation has prevented drilling in the county on the northwestern edge of the Denver-Julesburg Basin for eight years. The
Backwoods Energy Services Begins Work on Provincial Site Rehabilitation Program
July 16, 2020
Backwoods Energy Services has begun reclamation work associated with the Alberta Department of Energy’s Site Rehabilitation Program (SRP). The program will allow Backwoods to employ Indigenous workers and carry out abandonment activities on suspended and abandoned oil and gas sites
Cisco Equipment Opens Facility to Expand in South Texas
July 16, 2020
Cisco Equipment is expanding its presence in South Texas by opening a facility in Seguin, Texas. The new location includes a state-of-the-art maintenance facility and 34,336 square feet of shop and floor space on 10 acres of land and is
Meridian Energy Receives Final Approval to Build Refinery, North Dakota
July 15, 2020
Meridian Energy received the final go-ahead to start building a refinery in the heart of the Bakken Shale, after the North Dakota Supreme Court in late June upheld the decision of a lower court that validated the initial construction permit.
Frac Sand Miner Hi-Crush Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
July 15, 2020
Hi-Crush Inc. which supplies frac sand and other proppant and logistics services for hydraulic fracking operations, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Houston-based Hi-Crush, along with 21 affiliated companies, filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
Kinder Morgan Seeks FERC Approval to Bring Train 8 Online at Elba Island Facility, Georgia
July 15, 2020
Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI recently asked for regulatory permission to bring the seventh liquefaction train online at the Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Georgia, per Reuters. The $2-billion facility’s construction process started on Nov 1, 2016
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