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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

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The Department of the Interior awarded an initial $560 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. Twelve states—including Kansas, New Mexico and Ohio—have prioritized capping wells in disadvantaged communities. California. 1,000-1,200.

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EIA: US renewable diesel capacity could more than double through 2025

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An average of 520,000 b/d of distillate fuel oil was consumed on the West Coast in 2021.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Gulf Coast Basin (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas): The University of Texas at Austin plans to quantify coal from mines and coal ash from power plant resources and refuse as feedstocks for rare earth elements and critical minerals within the US Gulf Coast Basin. Other: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc.

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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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The agreement, which is subject to XTO stockholder approval and regulatory clearance, will enhance ExxonMobil’s position in the development of unconventional natural gas and oil resources. XTO is a US producer engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of quality, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. Improving Water Management, Treatment and Recovery in Oil and Gas Production. More than 20 billion barrels of water are contaminated in the United States each year as a byproduct of unconventional oil and gas production. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.

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API: March US Gasoline Demand and Production Set Records

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Sharply higher crude oil prices are driving that, and they continue to put upward pressure on the price at the pump. Domestic crude oil production in March 2010 hit 5.5 Louisiana, North Dakota and Kansas saw the largest oil production increases in March over February. from a year ago. from February, yet still 3.8%

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DOE Makes First Awards from $1.4B for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

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About 85% of the CO 2 from the process stream will be captured and over 5 million tons sequestered into a depleted oil or gas field. C6 Resources, an affiliate of Shell Oil Company, will conduct the project in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. DOE Share: $3,014,666).

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