Thousands of aircraft manufacturing company employees in Kansas know December 8 is a critical date. They stand a chance of losing their jobs if they fail to meet President Biden’s executive order that requires all contractor employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Yet it is reported that nearly half of the approximately 10,000 employees …
November 2, 2021 archive
Biden unveils his methane rules in Scotland
Oil and gas producers in Oklahoma and other states were probably not surprised at President Biden’s Tuesday announcement of more restrictions in the form of new policies to limit methane gas leaks from wells and pipelines. They knew it was coming. He used the United Nations-sponsored COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland to …
Cost and carbon footprint of Glasgow climate summit
While the world’s leaders, including President Biden gathered this week in Glasgow, Scotland for their climate summit, back in the states, Wyoming U.S. Senator John Barrasso had some pointed questions. He wanted to know how many White House and Biden administration staffers were on hand for the2-week 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the carbon …
New Colorado energy firm goes to work
The creation of Colorado’s newest energy company, a combination of three oil and gas firms was expected to be finalized this week in Denver. Civitas Resources is the name of the new company that was formed with the union of Extraction Oil & Gas, Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. and Crestone Peak Resources reports the Denver …
Highway to be dedicated after fallen Tulsa police officer
Part of a highway will be named this week in honor of Tulsa Police Sgt. Craig Johnson who was murdered during a 2020 traffic stop. Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz along with Tulsa Police Chief Wendall Franklin and Tulsa Police Major Mark Wollmershauser as well as Rep. Carol Bush will take part in the …
Continental stays focused on natural gas market in Oklahoma
Continental Resources, Inc. recently announced its third quarter 2021 production results and record free cash flow of more than $1 billion and rescheduled its third quarter 2021 earnings release and conference call to Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Third quarter 2021 total production averaged approximately 331.4 MBoepd. Third quarter 2021 oil production averaged approximately 157.2 …
Tornado record set in Oklahoma in October
The Oklahoma Mesonet reports October was a record month for tornadoes, breaking a more than 20-year old record. As State Climatologist Gary McManus wrote this week, “Oklahomans are growing accustomed to Mother Nature’s October weather shenanigans following a snowstorm of up to 13 inches in 2019 and a crippling ice storm in 2020.” He wrote that …
Pilot’s Flying J expanding operations internationally
Billionaire Warren Buffett and friends might have just figured out a way to turn those Pilot Flying J truck stops into another stream of wealth….maybe becoming the Walmart of fuel distribution. Reuters reports Pilot, one of the largest diesel retailers in the nation is hiring veteran energy traders and expanded into Latin America’s fuels …
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