With only so much taxpayer cash, what should our priorities be in this year of big hurricanes? A couple of friends recently said it was terrible that some in Congress and the White House could even consider reducing National Endowment for the Arts funding. It’s a critical program, they feel, essential for the very survival…
Paul Driessen
The Obama EPA’s crooked prosecutors
The agency’s carbon dioxide climate “endangerment finding” was a kangaroo court process Suppose a crooked prosecutor framed someone and was determined to get a conviction. So he built an entire case on tainted, circumstantial evidence, and testimony from witnesses who had their reasons for wanting the guy in jail. Suppose the prosecutor ignored or hid…
Patrick Miller
Corps of Engineers might not complete DAPL review until spring
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers might need until April 2018 to complete a court-ordered review of potential spill impacts from the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation along the border of North Dakota and South Dakota. In June, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled that the Corps of Engineers…
Luke Geiver
Tally Energy forms to serve shale producers’ new focus
Shale oil and gas producers have shifted their focus from developing and expanding fields and acres towards executing on operational efficiency gains and production increases, according to Tally Energy Services. Tally, the Houston-based energy services company, has announced capital commitments of $130 million. The investment from RedBird Capital Partners and Sallyport Investments will be used…
Luke Geiver
Permian pureplay Diamondback able to increase production
Diamondback Energy has proven to be a great example of a resilient shale energy producer. Despite continued stress on oil prices and an extreme weather event to its geographical south, the Permian pure-play shale oil and gas producer has reported that Q3 production is up 10 percent quarter over quarter. The Midland, Texas-based E&P has…
Patrick Miller
BLM suspends and delays flaring and venting rule
The Bureau of Land Management announced last week in the Federal Register that it will suspend or delay parts of the flaring and venting rule, implemented last year during the Obama administration last year. The agency said the move was part of President Donald Trump’s goal to reduce the burden of federal regulations that hinder…