July 31, 2017

Texas sand is cheaper, closer to nation’s busiest oil fields From Wisconsin Public Radio A frac sand boom in west Texas could cause pain for Wisconsin mines, especially when demand is low. Eleven new sand mining operations are being developed in the Lone Star State just down the road from some of the nations busiest oil fields. Companies with plants in Wisconsin, including Hi-Crush

From the Courier-Tribune RALEIGH — North Carolina’s fracking revolution is unable to schedule a routine office meeting at this time. Please call again later. This was supposed to be the era of drill derricks tapping into rich veins of natural gas under Lee County, the fulfillment of several combative years of legislative maneuvering and bureaucratic planning. Instead, five years after the

From the Casper Star-Tribune Arch Coal’s thermal mines, including one of the largest surface mines in the country, are still in recovery mode, the CEO said in a call with investors recently. The St. Louis-based firm’s net earnings from April to June were $37.2 million, down from $51.7 million in the first quarter of the year. The second quarter is

From Power Magazine SCANA Corp. and Santee Cooper have ceased construction of Units 2 and 3 at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in South Carolina. The project owners said the decision, prompted by analysis of detailed schedule and cost data, would save customers nearly $7 billion. The project has been in limbo since key contractor Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy in March.

Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. (ticker: ANFC) announced the record date in connection with its proposed offering of subscription rights to shareholders. The company said in a press release that upon commencement of the rights offering, it intends to distribute, on a pro rata basis, one right for each share of common stock owned by shareholders at 5:00 p.m.,