A lawmaker in Texas wants to do what was attempted a few years ago in Oklahoma—collect more tax revenue from owners of electric vehicles and hybrids because they don’t pay gasoline or fuel taxes or as much as vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel fuel. Republican state Rep. Ken King of Hemphill filed the …
Devon Energy has donated boxed Thanksgiving meals for more than 800 families in western Oklahoma. The donations were made to residents in El Reno, Geary, Kingfisher, Hinton and Weatherford and through the Regional Food Bank. “Devon is committed to serving our community,” said Christina Rehkop, the company’s director of community relations. “We know …
New Mexico congresswoman Deb Haaland received more support this week to be named Interior secretary under a Biden administration. House Natural Resources Chair, Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat from Arizona, in a letter to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged her appointment. He declined to seek the position saying he felt “most useful” in his …
** Quebec announces it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 according to Reuters. ** A coalition of utilities, electric vehicle makers and mineral producers have formed a new association called the Zero Emission Transportation Association to push for 100 percent electric vehicle sales by 2030, reported POLITICO. ** Canadian officials claim Michigan Gov. Gretchen …
Bills to fund flood prevention on Oklahoma’s Arkansas River and the state’s water comprehensive plan were among those passed this week out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. Sen. James Lankford, a member of the Committee announced what he called significant advancements for agriculture, energy and water, environmental and transportation policies in the …
While the Sunday night launch of the SpaceX Dragon crew took place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the head of Oklahoma’s Spaceport, Craig Smith remains optimistic some space launches will eventually take place in western Oklahoma. He was excited about the weekend launch that sent four astronauts to the international space station where …
The S & P 500 might make room for Tesla by removing an oil and gas company from its list of 500 names in the index. Speculation at least by SeekingAlpha included the name of Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy. In reviewing that electric car maker Tesla made the 500 grade and will join the …
Think you need another reason to be skeptical of polls? As we noted this week, a poll or survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association found that 72% of us are not likely to travel for Thanksgiving. Hmmm. What about the poll by Tripadvisor which released its 2020 Thanksgiving Travel Index and found …
ONEOK, Inc. will participate in the RBC Capital Markets Midstream and Energy Infrastructure Virtual Conference on Nov. 18, 2020. The conference is by invitation only to be part of the virtual conference sponsored by the Canadian-based investment bank. RBC Capital offers public and private placement of debt and equity securities. The company offers a …
Tulsa-based Citizen Energy III LLC had some success earlier this year in a drilling project in Canadian County where a two-well pad produced 565 barrels of oil a day. But the wells were started last summer, months ahead of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought a halt to most well exploration in …
