U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) praised the passage of the three appropriations bills on Monday. These bills provide the necessary funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy, military construction and Veterans Affairs and the Legislative branch. “The passage of these appropriations bills today are a win for Oklahoma and for the American …
At least five of the world’s largest oil companies can rest easy after a federal judge in California on Monday dismissed lawsuits by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland. The cities sued to force the companies to pay to protect residents of the impacts of climate change. U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted the …
Colorado-based Jonah Energy LLC announced this week the Bureau of Land Management’s released its Final Environmental Impact Statement on the company’s plans for natural gas development and the drilling of 3,500 wells in Wyoming. Over the past seven years, Jonah Energy, based in Denver, worked with the state of Wyoming, the BLM and environmental partners …
When it comes to oil and natural gas prices, the U.S. has the West Texas Intermediate crude set in Cushing while in Europe, it’s the Brent crude set in London. And this week, Brent crude marked its 30th anniversary. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. observed the anniversary of its Brent futures complex with serves as the primary …
ExxonMobil’s XTO Energy, a firm with nearly 300 employees in Oklahoma and more than 1 million acres of holdings in the state announced it’s reduced methane emissions by 9 percent since 2016. The company said a reduction of nearly 4 percent or more than 7,200 metric tons of methane was achieved through the company’s voluntary …
Pressure from the State Attorney General as well as hundreds of angry citizens apparently forced PSO to back off controversial plans to build a Wind Catcher transmission line through the city of Bixby. As hundreds of angry citizens gathered Monday night for the city council meeting in Bixby to get an update on their fight …
Quite a mess was recently cleaned up on a bridge over the Neosho River in the city of Miami. It was caused by a city worker hauling bio-solid waste in a truck and the driver smashed into the highway 125 bridge resulting in the spill. The Miami News Herald described it as “slimy, smelly goop” …
A Canadian-based wind industry operator has pulled out of a potential fight with the Air Force over locating a proposed wind farm near the Sheppard Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas. Innergex, headquartered in Quebec had originally planned for construction of wind farms near Byers and Bluegrove, Texas. Now it has backed out of …
A new report by IHS Markit research claims natural gas production in the U.S. will swell another 60 percent in the next two decades. The firm says the nation’s natural gas production already soared 60 percent in the past ten days following the country’s shale boom. And it believes there will be no letup in …
Gasoline prices have dropped in the past week in Oklahoma’s two major cities but for those drivers in the northwest part of the state, they’re paying averages ranging from $2.72 to $2.86 a gallon. The national average is $2.85, down 5 cents from a week ago. AAA Oklahoma reports the state’s average is $2.56 a …
