Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for December 29, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:
#Fracking says “You’re Welcome, America!”: Power plants bloom even as electricity prices wilt via @WSJ
Why yes, yes it is.: Energy industry looking to brighter 2018Â via @newsjournal
Good riddance to an unnecessary rule.: Trump administration rescinding rules for oil, gas drilling via @expressnews
uh-ooooohhhh: Chemical exposure results in injuries, pink slips at Iowa wind blade maker, lawsuits claim  via @DMRegister
Another terribly flawed rulemaking gone.: U.S offshore drilling agency rolls back safety regs via @HoustonChron
The AP retains its firm grasp on the obvious. Which, come to think of it, places it light years ahead of @CNN.: Rising energy costs eyed amid brutal cold snap gripping USÂ
Well, we can always count on Mexico’s voters to mess up a good thing.:Â Â Mexico’s presidential front-runner a wildcard for US ties – ABC News –Â via @ABC
No kidding.: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Battle Ends, But Drilling Not A GivenÂ
That’s pretty much how it works, all right.: Oil prices increase, leading to more production via @Vicadvocate
Man, you should’ve smelled Luling in the ’70s.: Odessa Stinks! (Literally.)Â via @TexasMonthly
No matter how many times you test this Unicorn, it’s still a Unicorn.: ‘Clean coal’ test facility planned for Wyoming via @UtilityDive
You are correct, sir.: Sorry wind and solar, America’s insatiable energy demands require reliable power sources
That’s all for today.  Check back in on Tuesday for another dozen Things You Need To Know In Oil And Gas Today.