September 27, 2022 archive

Oklahoma’s gasoline tax is below national average

    Ever wonder how Oklahoma’s gasoline tax stacks up against other states? The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its newest update of Federal and state motor fuels taxes table showing state gasoline taxes ranged from as low as 8.95 cents per gallon (/gal) in Alaska to as high as 65.1 cents/gal in California on July 1, …

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Other energy headlines

** While US gasoline prices have come down from the highs seen this summer, they’re clearly still weighing on President Joe Biden, who on Monday repeated demands for oil companies to charge less. **  VAALCO Energy, Inc. in Houston announced that the Government of Equatorial Guinea has approved the Venus – Block P Plan of Development …

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Ovintiv keeps finding major producing wells in Kingfisher County

  Ovintiv USA Inc., the company with a growing reputation of finding big producing wells in Oklahoma’s STACK play did it again. It recently filed completion reports on three wells drilled on a single pad with combined production approaching nearly 4,000 barrels of oil a day. Natural gas production from the Rosia wells in northern …

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Nationwide network of EV charging stations finalized

  The federal government announced Tuesday that now all 50 states have won approval to start construction on the first nationwide network of EV charging stations. Oklahoma was among 33 states that received the okay earlier in the month and the last of the states were approved this week. The network of  EV charging stations places one …

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New Mexico’s hydrogen economy gets a shot in the arm from federal money

  New Mexico’s hydrogen economy is getting a boost from federal incentives which in turn leaves Albuquerque-based BayoTech leaders with expectations of building half a dozen hydrogen hubs in the coming year. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the 7-year old company will make its first major effort to enter commercial markets with its compact mobile …

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