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Here and Now 11/10/24: Founder of Black-owned oil and gas company talks community impact

ByEyewitness News and Sandra Bookman

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Here and Now 11/10/24: Black-owned oil, gas company's community impact

Here and Now speaks with the founder of one of the few Black-owned utilities company, Unite Oil & Gas, about his organization's mission and impact on the communities they serve.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this edition of Here and Now, we look at how one Black-owned utilities company's partnering with African oil companies is changing the lives of the people they serve.

There are only a few dozen Black-owned oil and gas companies in the U.S. Yachtze Luchin is the founder of Unite Oil & Gas International based in Houston, Texas. His company is focused on creating a more inclusive partnership with African national oil companies and the communities they support.

Luchin joins our program to discuss his organization's mission and work.

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Here and Now with Sandra Bookman airs Sundays at 12:00 p.m. on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.