Category: Oil & Gas

Researchers in New Mexico study ways to store hydrogen

  If the U.S. moves ahead with development of hydrogen as an energy source, there’s a major question of how to store it. Research is underway in New Mexico at the Sandia National Laboratories into examining the use of abandoned natural gas and oil fields to store hydroden underground. The labs, located in Albuquerque have …

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Energy briefs

** The chip powering the Mate 60 Pro phone of sanctioned Chinese company Huawei is not as advanced as American chips, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday, arguing that it shows U.S. curbs on shipments to the telecoms equipment giant are working. ** In 2018, Akron-based FirstEnergy donated $2.5 million to a Republican Governors Association-affiliated …

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AARP plans to update members about one of the latest possible rate hikes

  AARP Oklahoma plans an update this week to its members regarding some of the latest utility rate hike requests before Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners. A virtual conversation is scheduled on the AARP Oklahoma Facebook page on Thursday, April 25, at 11 a.m. to discuss AARP Oklahoma’s advocacy work. AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl and AARP Oklahoma …

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Study contends State’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act hurts Oklahoma

A new study by the Oklahoma Rural Association claims the two-year old law created by the legislature to target financial firms that discriminate against the state’s oil and gas industry is far more harmful than beneficial to the state’s economy. The Association is a group that promotes rural Oklahoma as well as business and industry …

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Interior Secretary bans new mining and oil and gas exploration on some New Mexico land

  By signing a document during a recent ceremony, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland just banned mining and oil and gas drilling on more than 4,200 acres of land in New Mexico. The land in question is just northwest of the city of Albuquerque and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management in an area …

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Nation’s largest pipe manufacturer to expand operations in Arkansas

    The country’s largest steel pipe and tube manufacturer, Zekelman Industries of Chicago plans to invest up to $120 million to expand its manufacturing plant in northeast Arkansas. The move means an increase to more than 300 employees at its Atlas Tube plant in Blytheville. The company, in its announcement, stated it will also …

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US and Oklahoma rig counts made gains in the past week

  The nation saw a gain of active oil and gas rigs over the past week as the rig count grew by two to reach 619, according to the Baker Hughes rig count released Friday. The gain included 5 oil rigs to reach a total of 511 while the number of gas-drilling rigs fell by …

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ONEOK dividend declared by directors

  A dividend of 99 cents per share has been declared by the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. The amount is the same as last quarter, according to ONEOK’s announcement of the dividend. The new dividend will result in an annualized dividend of $3.96 a share. It will be payable May 15 of this …

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Energy briefs

** The Biden administration is restricting drilling on millions of acres of government-owned lands in Alaska — and taking the penultimate step toward blocking a mining access road in the same state. The administration announced Friday it would block off oil and gas drilling on 13 million acres in the Western Arctic that are part of an …

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AG Drummond loads still another round in his fight against the EPA

    A new day. A new challenge by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to yet another controversial rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This one is a challenge to the Biden administration’s use of the EPA to force American motorists to buy electric vehicles by enforcing new environmental regulations against gas powered cars. …

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