“I hope that the people in North Dakota wake up and realize how much money should be in their pockets instead of industry’s pockets,” said Tom Huber, leader of West Virginia’s royalty owner association.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-oil-mineral-rights-comparison?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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“The prolonged Nordic #heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “no country is safe from #ClimateChange”, scientists say.
#Norway, #Sweden and #Finland have historically cool climates but were hit by soaring temperatures, including a record run of 22 days above 30C (86C) in Finland. Sweden endured 10 straight days of “tropical nights”, when temperatures did not fall below 20C (68F).”
Norway #Oil, #gas exports and high temperatures.
#ClimateEmergency 🔥 <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/14/nordic-heatwave-climate-crisis-sweden-norway-finland>
“The prolonged Nordic #heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “no country is safe from #ClimateChange”, scientists say.
#Norway, #Sweden and #Finland have historically cool climates but were hit by soaring temperatures, including a record run of 22 days above 30C (86C) in Finland. Sweden endured 10 straight days of “tropical nights”, when temperatures did not fall below 20C (68F).”
Norway #Oil, #gas exports and high temperatures.
#ClimateEmergency 🔥 <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/14/nordic-heatwave-climate-crisis-sweden-norway-finland>
Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change.
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-oil-gas-oversight-mineral-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Die Regierung #Merz nutzt die Sommmerpause, um umstrittene Gesetze zu verabschieden.
Dieses Mal, um Gaskunden, die durch die CO2-Umlage zum #Heizung'swechsel motiviert werden sollten, den Verbleib beim #Gas schmackhaft zu machen, indem im Gegenzug die #Gasspeicherumlage dem Steuerzahler aufgedrückt wird.
Nur um das mal klar zu machen: umweltbewusste Menschen mit Wärmepumpe und Balkonkraftwerk werden jetzt VIERFACH belastet:
Sie zahlen die Gasspeicherumlage, auch wenn sie gar kein Gas beziehen.
Sie zahlen die Netzentgelte der Großindustrie, die sich davon frei lobbyiert hat.
Sie bekommen kein Geld für den Strom, den sie per PV erzeugen und einspeisen.
Und sie zahlen künftig auf diesen kostenlos gelieferten Strom auch noch Netzentgelte.
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Ja, die #Ampel hat gestritten, das war lästig. Aber sie ist wenigstens nicht mit Ansage in die komplett falsche Richtung gelaufen.
“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say
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Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-mineral-owner-royalty-deductions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
As U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up high-polluting LNG megaprojects, Japan is among the top nations he's pressuring for investment. The economic case for the U.S. leader's push, however, is far from clear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/03/energy/trump-lng-push-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #us #energy #usjapanrelations #climatechange #emissions #lng #gas #utilities #donaldtrump
The number of gas stations across Japan as of the end of fiscal 2024 fell 1.5% from a year earlier to 27,009, the industry ministry has said, with the total now less than half its peak marked at the end of fiscal 1994. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/gas-stations-decrease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #meti #gas #electricvehicles
Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed to abolish the provisional gasoline tax as early as possible this year, with an extraordinary parliamentary session set to start Friday to further discuss the plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/parties-agree-on-scrapping-add-on-gasoline-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #gas #ldp #cdp #komeito #dpp #jcp #nipponishinnokai
Mitsui Chemicals on Monday apologized for a gas leakage incident at a plant at its Omuta Works site in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/mitsui-chemicals-omuta-plant-gas-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mitsuichemicals #gas #omuta #fukuoka
An opposition push to abolish a provisional gasoline tax is the first test facing the minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after it lost control of the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/politics/gas-tax-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #shigeruishiba #gas #diet #nipponishinnokai #dpp #reiwashinsengumi #sanseito #jcp #sdp #teammirai #cpj
Toyota is delaying its production of electric vehicles in the U.S. to free up capacity for a popular gas-powered sports utility vehicle amid softening demand for plug-ins. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/companies/toyota-delays-ev-plans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #us #electricvehicles #gas
This #oil & #gas financing/production analysis is interesting in many ways.
▶️ #China is actually ranked fourth, but not mentioned anywhere in the report.
▶️ #Russia is, surprisingly, not categorized as " #globalnorth" despite being considered that by the #UN,
▶️ Stunning how much the #US has become a #petrostate - and perhaps a understated reason for our current political situation.
Russia is taking another crack at expanding exports of liquefied natural gas after U.S. sanctions stalled efforts last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/29/russia-lng-exports-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #lng #gas #arctic