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Pipeline dispute moves to House

BY MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press | May 24 at 12:06 a.m.

A dispute over a plan to send oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast moved to Capitol Hill on Monday, where a House panel debated whether to speed a decision by the Obama administration.

Oil/gas honoree is proud of accomplishments

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | March 30 at 12:08 a.m.

Wichita oil and gas man Wayne Woolsey has done a lot in the business — producing more than 890 million barrels of oil equivalent.

As oil prices rise, ethanol sees rebound

BY P.J. HUFFSTUTTER, Los Angeles Times | March 13 at 12:05 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Corn-based ethanol is the renewable fuel environmentalists love to hate. But as turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa has sent oil prices soaring, U.S.-made ethanol is making a comeback.

Groups urge more study on impact of pipeline

BY JAMES MACPHERSON, Associated Press | March 3 at 12:05 a.m.

BISMARCK, N.D. —The U.S. government must evaluate the additional effects of allowing domestic crude on a proposed pipeline designed to carry Canadian tar sands oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast, a coalition of environmental groups has said.

Frontier, Holly oil refiners to merge

Associated Press | Feb. 23 at 12:05 a.m.

Refinery operators Holly Corp. and Frontier Oil Corp. are combining in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $3 billion.

Canada PM pushes for oil pipeline approval

BY MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press | Feb. 6 at 12:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday urged U.S. officials to approve a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast, calling Canada a "secure, stable and friendly" neighbor that poses no threat to U.S. security.

Wichita driller hopes new technique opens oil fields

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 16 at 12:56 a.m.

PEABODY — In a snow-covered field two miles northwest of town, a crew is trying to bring a nearly dead oil field back to life.

Grant to fund study of CO2 sequestration

BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 6 at 12:04 a.m.

The Kansas Geological Survey has been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant to test a technique that could enhance sequestering carbon dioxide in the deep subsurface of south-central and southwestern Kansas.

Report: Alaska pipeline too costly for now

BY BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press | Dec. 23 at 12:04 a.m.

JUNEAU, Alaska — Federal analysts believe it will not be economical to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska for at least 20 years, according to a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Battle brews over ethanol content

By Steve Gelsi and Jeffry Bartash, Marketwatch | Dec. 21 at 12:04 a.m.

NEW YORK — A trade group that includes automotive giants Ford and General Motors has joined forces with other vehicle and engine makers to sound a warning against the government's move to allow more ethanol to be blended with gasoline.

Wall Street speculators driving up oil, gas prices

BY KEVIN G. HALL, McClatchy Newspapers | Dec. 12 at 12:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Despite weak demand in the U.S. and Europe, oil prices climbed last week to near $90 a barrel, and gasoline prices have passed $3 a gallon on the West Coast and parts of the Northeast.

Bankruptcy's end means payouts to oil producers

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 11 at 2:52 a.m.

The long bankruptcy of Central Kansas Crude is nearing its end, promising a partial payback to dozens of small oil producers in Kansas.

Siemens unveils Hutch's new wind turbine plant

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 4 at 3:34 a.m.

The new Siemens wind turbine nacelle plant in Hutchinson gleamed like a new car at Friday's official unveiling, with bright lights shining down from a four-story-tall ceiling and fresh paint on all the fixtures and hoists.

Lines could boost wind industry

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 13 at 12:04 a.m.

Kansas has the realistic potential to see its wind power generation rise eight-fold — if regulations and infrastructure are put in place.

State's alternative energy in spotlight

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 12 at 6:42 a.m.

The annual Kansas Energy Conference today and Wednesday at Century II will showcase the progress and problems of alternative energy in Kansas.

Wind farm a boon for nearby Elk County

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 9 at 12:52 a.m.

Developers announced Friday that they will build a $350 million wind farm in Elk County, about 50 miles east of Wichita.

EPA expected to increase ethanol levels

BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 8 at 8:51 a.m.

After a slumping market for ethanol in recent years, good news apparently is right around the corner for the industry.

'Days of easy oil are over' after BP spill

BY RONALD D. WHITE, Los Angeles Times | August 22 at 12:04 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Not long ago, federal officials were hailing the Gulf of Mexico as America's best source of future crude oil and natural gas.

Koch firm buys 2 ethanol plants

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | August 18 at 12:05 a.m.

Koch Industries is getting into the ethanol business, with subsidiary Flint Hills Resources announcing on Tuesday that it has bought two Iowa ethanol plants.

State's delegation reassures KIOGA

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | August 17 at 12:05 a.m.

It has been a year of political storms for the oil and gas industry, and Kansas producers are anxious that they not get swamped by government reaction.

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