** During U.N. climate change negotiations in Egypt on Wednesday, the United States signaled its support for the adoption of language calling for phasing down the use of fossil fuels — a major symbolic shift for the world’s largest oil and gas producer. ** A new study finds Louisiana communities with higher percentages of Black residents see 7 …
BLM sale of land to oil and gas producers protested in New Mexico
Environmentalists are protesting the Biden administration’s announced plan to go ahead with the sale of New Mexico’s public land to oil and gas companies. Nearly 3,300 acres of land located in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties will be sold by the Bureau of Land Management in May of 2023 according to the Carlsbad Current-Argus. …
Propane prices unchanged going into winter
A new report from the federal government showed U.S. propane prices in the first month of the current winter heating season, October to March, are unchanged compared to a year ago. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said the residential price of propane averaged $2.66 per gallon in October, same as the average price in …
Increased holiday travel in next week’s forecast in Oklahoma
Yeah— you and thousands of your closest friends will be gathering next week at the airport or on the highway. It’s Thanksgiving travel time again as you rub shoulders with strangers at the airport, stand in long lines of TSA security or else drive white-knuckled down I-35 in Oklahoma. AAA Oklahoma advises one thing …
Custer County farm pond fight decided by Oklahoma Supreme Court
A fight over a farm pond in western Oklahoma’s Custer County went all the way to the State Supreme Court where a farm family finally won its water fight. The Court ruled in support of Preston and Candy Masquelier who built a pond to collect water from the Crow Springs Creek, a tributary of …
Chevron and Qatar Energy to build plastics plant in east Texas
The eastern most Texas city of Orange will be the site of an $8.5 billion polymers plant to be built by Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy. The two firms made the announcement this week saying the plant is expected to be operational in 2026. It is also an indication the companies are preparing for …
Lucas celebrates Artemis 1 space launch
“Today is a historic occasion,” said Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas as he and others on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology celebrated this week’s launch of Artemis 1. Artemis 1 is the first integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew vehicles and was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The …
Frac sand mining returns in Wisconsin
The frac sand business is reported to be on the upswing again, reflecting increased drilling across the U.S. Frac mining companies in Wisconsin, the source of “northern white” sand that drilling companies eagerly sought before starting their own mining companies in Oklahoma and Texas, report increased demand reported Wisconsin Public Radio. Click here for …
North Dakota had record oil production in September
Oil production in North Dakota, a state where some Oklahoma exploration companies are considered some of the most active, had one of its strongest Septembers. North Dakota reported a 4% gain for the month according to Lynn Helms, the state’s mineral resources director. “For the first time since March, we are back over the …
Rep. Bice laments the “devastating diesel shortage”
A week after she won re-election to the U.S. House, Oklahoma Rep. Stephanie Bice decried what the Biden administration has done to the nation’s diesel fuel inventory. In a column she penned this week, the Republican congresswoman labeled it the “Devastating Diesel Shortage.” She wasn’t shy about putting the blame on the White House. …
