Wind farm to create jobs in Permian Basin project
Cielo Wind Power president Walter Hornaday announced a $150 million wind farm with 150 turbines in Upton County, in partnership with Reliant and Austin Energy. Construction starts this year and will finish in 12 to 18 months, with local Midland Odessa contractors for electrical and foundation work. Pay ranges from 8 to 18 dollars per hour plus higher for management. project aims to power about 100,000 homes with minimal environmental impact. Community leaders expressed excitement about the venture and local wind potential.
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Walter Hornaday
Reliant of Houston
Odessa Radisson
Hornaday
Odessa
Reliant
Austin Energy
Permian Basin
Upton County
Europe
Electrical and Foundation
Midland
McCamey
Unpaid heroes guard Ector County by reserve unit
The Ector County Sheriff's Department Reserve Unit upholds a long tradition of serving the county without pay. The Navy faces fresh allegations of inappropriate conduct by service members at a Tailhook convention in Nevada, drawing scrutiny and debate.
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Ector County
Navy
Nevada
World wine experts sample 300-year-old shipwreck vintaged wine
In Almere Netherlands connoisseurs tested a 300-year-old wine recovered from a 17th century Dutch warship. The panel smelled strong fetid notes yet praised hints of orange peel and caramel while noting most wine of the era shipped in vats and only premier vintages survived.
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Almere
Netherlands
Lucette Faber
Arent Vos
Hispanics Rise in Permian Basin Oilfield Workforce
Jim Henry of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association notes Hispanics now comprise about half of drilling crews and the majority of roustabout, workover, and trucking crews. He cites improved racial barriers and the future potential of Hispanics becoming independent operators, with LULAC as a key ally.
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Permian Basin
Jim Henry
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Henry
LULAC
Dewhurst wary of Longhorn Pipeline plan
Texas land commissioner David Dewhurst after visiting the New Mexico gas pipeline blast site reiterates he will not permit Longhorn Pipeline to pump gas through Texas until health and safety standards are met. The Eleven people died and a further person was critically injured in the Aug. 19 explosion that sent a fireball high into the air. A preliminary probe cites corrosion in a pipeline section.
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Oes
Paso Longhorn Partners Pipeline
Tiewe Quinine
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