** The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has been racked by infighting for the past several weeks, with two of its Republican commissioners feuding with its Democratic chair, Arthur Traynor, in a bitter argument involving allegations of financial malfeasance by senior staffers and toxic workplace conduct reported POLITICO. ** Scott Yager is now environmental VP …
Oil company accused of pollution violations in Colorado
An oil and gas company in Colorado has been accused of pollution violations over a recent fire at its oil storage sites near Fort Collins. Larimer County officials filed a complaint against Prospect Energy with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reported the Fort Collins Coloradan. Click here for Fort Collins Coloradan
Voters to choose GOP nominees for Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Republicans will vote in nearly one month on the candidates running for Oklahoma Corporation Commission. We identified the candidates at the filing earlier in the year but The Oklahoman on Monday reported the campaign beliefs and statements of the four. Click here for The Oklahoman.
Rig activity slipped in the US but grew in Oklahoma in last week
The nation’s oil and gas rig count slipped by one in the past week while drilling activity in Oklahoma continued its slow climb according to the most recent data from the Baker Hughes Co. The latest rig count showed Oklahoma increased its numbers by one to reach a total of 59 active oil and …
Lankford calls for American energy independence to relieve high gas prices
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford used a Fox News interview to call for America’s energy independent in order to lower gasoline prices in the nation. Interviewed on Faulkner Focus, he spoke of President Biden’s ongoing border crisis but also touched on the inability of the Biden administration to lower gas prices. It was in …
Laredo Petroleum holds shareholders meeting and votes to increase shares
The annual stockholders meeting of Laredo Petroleum, Inc. was held last week at which time a vote was approved to increase the number of shares of common stock in the company. The vote was to increase the number of shares from 22,500,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares according to a company filing with the Securities …
Crude oil trading had a big Friday—so did Oklahoma energy stocks
With the end of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, investors await trading in crude oil prices. They rose on Friday at the start of the peak U.S. demand season, a time when Americans begin their summer travel. The build also carried over to Oklahoma energy stocks with some seeing major gains for the day. …
Inhofe says states should be in charge of infrastructure projects
Writing in the Washington Times this month, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe made the case for states and not the federal government to manage infrastructure projects. His letter was entitled “States Belong in the Driver’s Seat of Infrastructure Investment” and the Senator advocated for bipartisan efforts to accomplish the projects. He pointed to such …
Small Missouri town finds a niche in the wind industry
Louisiana, Missouri, a small town north of St. Louis has become a fixture in the wind farm industry. It is the site of a recycling center for old 150-foot long wind blades. As National Public Radio reported, “Shipments from nearly every corner of the U.S. arrive daily at the Veolia North America recycling plant, …
Headlines of world and national energy stories
** A further decline in Russian oil supply is likely to spark a global recession, Bank of America said Friday. The bank warned oil prices could hit $150 a barrel, and an energy crisis could ensue, if supplies fall sharply. ** The American oil and gas supermajor, Chevron Corporation CVX, recently announced that it closed an agreement …
