Friday, January 27, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 27, 2023

Beulah hydrogen hub plan fizzles, negotiations end -- Bismarck Tribune

How oil tax revenue helped save Coal Creek Station -- Fargo Forum

Bill would provide tax incentive for enhanced oil recovery -- Prairie Public

Senate rejects adding solar rep to ND EmPower commission -- Bismarck Tribune

Energy Progress & Innovation Conference includes reps from 30 states, 200 booths -- KX News

Strong December permitting activity combats gloomy winter crude oil production -- Tioga Tribune

Re-Energize North Dakota Scholarship aims to recruit, retain state's oil and gas workers -- KX News

North Dakota bill requiring state approval for wind turbine blade disposal passes House -- Fargo Forum

Oil and gas jobs on the rise in the Bakken, jobs outlook is positive throughout ND -- Williston Herald

State lawmakers float property tax freeze, credit for homeowners 65 and older -- Dickinson Press

Call it bipartisanship: Lawmaker in the right place at the right time to help colleague -- Bismarck Tribune

State senators approve removal of required property tax levy for oil-producing counties -- KFYR - TV

ND bill seeks to protect Native American adoption rules as court decision looms -- Bismarck Tribune

Vaccines an issue at the ND Legislature with 4 related bills introduced, 2 more to come -- KFYR - TV

Which North Dakota tax relief will benefit you more? Here are some answers -- Dickinson Press

ND's Armstrong appointed to panel taking aim at 'weaponization' of government -- Fargo Forum

Bill for mandatory minimums would cost $28.2 million over 5 years, estimates say -- Dickinson Press

North Dakota partnering with Kevin O'Leary for small business investment program -- KFYR - TV

ND pushing home daycares as solution for both the workforce and daycare shortages -- KX News

Attorney General Drew Wrigley pulls back on plan to request state crime lab oversight -- KX News

Bill would require female members to chair two of 11 committees each session -- Dickinson Press

North Dakota Senate passes bill that calls for demolition of State Hospital buildings -- Dickinson Press

Former rep's session could be future 'conduit' for ex-lawmakers in term limits era -- Bismarck Tribune

North Dakota lawmakers wading through myriad election-related bills, again -- Dickinson Press

North Dakota commercial airports surpass one million airline boardings in 2022 -- Minot Daily News

Minot's 6th annual State of the City event scheduled for February 9; open to public -- Minot Daily News

Williams County Forum gather to discuss priorities of local legislators, what's to come -- KX News

North Dakota EMS Association trains providers from Minot, Williston, and in between -- KX News

Funds sought for military advocacy; Minot seeks to prepare for construction surge -- Minot Daily News

Postal Service Reform Act not yet fully effective, still not helping rural North Dakota -- KX News

Oliver County family sues wind farm that regulators determined was built too close -- Bismarck Tribune

Watford City receives $100K federal grant to begin cost saving upgrades -- McKenzie County Farmer

North Dakota State Library to bring ten book vending machines to rural North Dakota -- KX News

Ward County to address road challenges in Minot to accommodate growing population -- KX News

Dickinson boosts revenue with 28% increase in oil impact, high sales tax collections -- Dickinson Press

First of Williston legislative forums focuses on education bills, upcoming ESG bills -- The Journal

40 MPH winds, thick frost knock out power in Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative system -- The Journal

North Dakota Senate bill would improve funding for state's local fire districts -- Minot Daily News

American Legion donates $10,000 to send Williston High School students to D.C. -- Williston Herald

EMT and 5th grade teacher honored with Stark County Spirit of Excellence Award -- Dickinson Press

Watford City's Jaelyn Ogle named Gatorade ND Girls Cross Country Player of the Year -- KX News

Divide County School Board votes to oppose HB 1251, president calls it 'laughable' -- The Journal

North Dakota schools question savings in superintendent sharing education bill -- Minot Daily News

Bill would ban instruction of 'divisive topics' in higher education, meets opposition -- Dickinson Press

Dickinson Public Schools secures $2.3 million grant for Mental Health resources -- Dickinson Press

Cybersecurity one of several in-demand careers to qualify for free tuition at BSC -- KFYR - TV

Williston Basin School Board meeting focuses on public survey results -- Williston Herald

TrainND Foundation announces opening of first $1,000 technical training scholarship -- Williston Herald

ND lawmakers introduce two bills aimed to benefit school lunch for students statewide -- KX News

National Assessment of Educational Progress shows ND literacy above national average -- KX News

Trinity High School launches financial literacy, leadership program with Choice Bank -- Dickinson Press

John Hoeven Elementary hosts Battle of the Books for local 4th and 5th graders -- Minot Daily News

Bank of Tioga pays Divide County School District students' unpaid lunch balances -- Williston Herald

Energy, environment lobbyists brace for whirlwind 2023; focus to shift to executive branch -- E&E News

Biden administration threatens veto of GOP bill restricting strategic oil reserve releases -- KX News

TX oil, natural gas industry continues to add jobs, fueling record-breaking growth -- The Center Square

Report shows supply chain to support Biden's offshore wind goals will cost at least $22.4B -- The Hill

Hess expects higher 2023 E&P spending with over 80% going towards Guyana, Bakken -- Reuters

News From the Oil Patch: Kansas crude prices highest in nearly two months -- Hays Post

Coal ash crackdown continues as EPA denies extensions for six power plants -- Energy News Network

Texas hot below ground, full of oil drilling expertise, ripe for geothermal energy boom -- Electrek

Hess tops Wall St profit estimates, allowing consideration of dividend increase this quarter -- Reuters

Exxon halts routine Permian gas flaring, will press stronger regulations for rivals to follow -- Reuters

Oil industry asks Supreme Court to resolve battle over fracking off California coast -- E&E News

Gasoline prices jump up again after declines, rising average of 40 cents over the past month -- The Hill

Producers slash natural gas price forecasts, citing 'too much supply' -- Natural Gas Intelligence

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans unveil subcommittee leadership -- E&E News

Green groups, government meet secretly to plot end of gas stoves -- Washington Times

Climate movement needs to work with Big Mining more than ever -- Grantham Research Institute

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