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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