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Energy groups keep boycott of lawmakers who fought Biden win
Republican lawmakers who voted in January against accepting President Biden’s election victory won’t be receiving any campaign contributions from two energy industry associations that joined the list of others doing the same. And that includes most of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation. The American Clean Power Association and the Nuclear Energy Institute say their political action …
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings announces redemption of notes
Oklahoma City’s Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC announced plans to redeem nearly $68 million in senior notes. Ascent and its wholly-owned subsidiary ARU Finance Corporation issued the notice of redemption to Wilmington Trust, National Association the trustee of their 10% senior notes due 2022. Ascent plans to make the redemption of all the outstanding …
Hearing to focus on US transportation
As a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford will take part Tuesday in a hearing to research and develop America’s transportation technologies. Another focus of the hearing will be to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains. Democrats leading the hearing also want to focus on …
Inhofe others urge removal of National Guard soldiers and the fence
The Biden administration’s decisions to kill the Keystone XL pipeline and freeze new drilling permits on federal lands aren’t the only issues fought by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others in Washington. He led Republicans in recently voicing fresh concerns about the presence of thousands of National Guard troops and the prison-like fencing …
Wynnewood Refinery’s Supreme Court challenge to be heard April 27
The U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear appeals on April 27 on the ruling against Oklahoma’s Wynnewood refinery in a fight over mandated biofuels production. The case involves the 2020 ruling by the 10th U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver which upheld the mandates against small refineries that had obtained waivers. The Wynnewood Refining …
New Mexico coal-fired power plant to limit operations in 2023
The owners of the Four Corners Generation Station in New Mexico announced they intend to begin limiting operations in 2023. The coal-powered station will shut down one of its two generators for seven months each year starting in the fall of 2023 reported the Associated Press. Click here for AP story.
Bill blocking natural gas bans could become law in Iowa
Iowa appears to be closer to a possible law stopping cities and counties from regulating the sale of natural gas and propane and banning it. The Energy News Network reported the sponsor of the bill, Republican Sen. Jascon Schultz believes it will make it to the governor after it received support in committees in …
Ferra Aerospace to grow workforce in Grove, Okla.
Ferra Aerospace, a global aerospace company headquartered in Australia, announced plans to add 25 employees to the workforce at its Grove, Okla., facility. The additional jobs allow the company to participate in the Oklahoma Small Employer Quality Jobs program, an incentive available to qualifying small employers paying at least 110% of the average county …
Permian Basin drillers will have to get Carlsbad permission to drill near its water wells
In a move to protect its water wells, the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico has adopted an ordinance requiring petroleum companies that want to drill near the wells to get the city’s permission. The Carlsbad City Council last week approved a change to its Wellhead and Water Facilities Protection Ordinance reported the Carlsbad Current …
Rig counts drop in Oklahoma and across the US
Oklahoma’s struggling oil and gas rig numbers declined in the past week, following what happened nationally when the industry put fewer rigs into the field. The nation’s count declined by one in the past week to 402 and Oklahoma’s numbers fell by one, leaving only 16 working rigs exploring for oil and gas. The …