CEG - Tue October 03, 2023
Odessa, Texas Set to Host October Permian Basin International Oil Show
Later this month, the construction industry's spotlight will shine on oilfields and pipelines in Texas, as dealers and manufacturers showcase their equipment at the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, a biennial event....
Associated Press - Wed October 05, 2022
Texas Company to Repair Pipe From Massive Oil Spill
LOS ANGELES (AP) A Texas oil company was granted permission to repair an underwater pipeline that ruptured off the coast of Southern California a year ago, spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude and forced beaches and fisheries to close....
James Macpherson - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 31, 2022
Oil Rebound Puts N.D. Infrastructure Fund Back On Track
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A major spending initiative aimed at infrastructure projects outside western North Dakota's oil patch is on pace to be fully funded for the first time since the Legislature approved it three years ago, due to strong oil prices and steady production, officials said Aug....
Biological Diversity. org - Tue July 12, 2022
Approval of Uinta Railway Will Increase Oil Production
The U.S. Forest Service has rejected challenges to the Uinta Basin Railway, saying the project is in the public interest even as it predicts the oil railway could increase climate pollution in the U.S....
Bloomberg - Tue September 07, 2021
Permian Basin Will Receive $844M Boost Toward Recovery
The region at the heart of the once-booming U.S. shale industry is signaling confidence in a nascent recovery after the pandemic crushed demand and curtailed oil and gas drilling. The Permian Basin has grown over the past decade to produce more oil than Iraq....
Associated Press - Wed June 16, 2021
TC Energy Halts XL Pipeline Project
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the project after Canadian officials failed to persuade President Joe Biden to reverse his cancellation of its permit on the day he took office....
Associated Press - Wed March 24, 2021
States Make Effort to Revive XL Keystone Pipeline Project
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Attorneys general from 21 states sued to overturn President Joe Biden's cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. Led by Ken Paxton of Texas and Austin Knudsen of Montana, the states said Biden had overstepped his authority when he revoked the permit for the Keystone pipeline on his first day in office....
Associated Press - Mon January 25, 2021
White House Revokes Permit of Pipeline Through Texas
TORONTO (AP) Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office. The 1,700-mi. pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma....
Associated Press - Tue October 06, 2020
Contractor to Supply New Pipeline to Permian Basin
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Oil companies in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico need millions of gallons of water to retrieve petroleum. At the same time, the city of Lubbock spends $1 million each year to dispose its treated wastewater at two city farms....
Associated Press - Wed August 12, 2020
Court Reverses Its Decision on Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A federal appeals court on Aug. 5 reversed a judge's order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge "did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief."But the appellate court declined to grant Energy Transfer's motion to block the review, saying the company had "failed to make a strong showing of likely success."The appeals court said it expects the parties to "clarify their positions" in the lower court....
