Monday, December 30, 2024
Harold Hamm invites Elizabeth Warren on tour of shale heartland- oil and gas 360

Harold Hamm invites Elizabeth Warren on tour of shale heartland

Houston Chronicle Billionaire wildcatter Harold Hamm invited Elizabeth Warren to the Oklahoma oil patch as the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate proposes a ban on fracking if elected. In a letter dated Dec. 18, Hamm said he wanted Warren to tour “the economic engine that is our industry” while she visits her home state of Oklahoma for a town hall meeting

Gov. Gavin Newsom Fires Top Official Over Fracking Permits — But Won’t Ban the Oil Wells

 From Los Angeles Times Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday defended firing California’s top oil industry regulator for issuing too many hydraulic fracturing permits, but offered no details on whether he plans to ban or limit the oil extraction process in the state.  Newsom’s chief of staff fired Ken Harris, the head of the state Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, on

Future of Colorado Drilling: Three Days Remain to Gather Signatures for 2016 Ballot Issues

Initiative 75 would amend the Colorado constitution to give municipalities control over oil and gas permitting, regulating 78 would essentially stop new drilling on 90% of Colorado’s land area by making a mandatory 2500-foot setback rule part of the state’s constitution It’s a couple of caramel macchiatos from being over. At least the first phase: gathering enough valid signatures to get the