Competitive bidding requirements were waived by Oklahoma leaders in order to attract electric vehicle startup Canoo to locate its manufacturing plant near Pryor. The Frontier reported the waiver came as the state awarded Canoo a statewide contract to buy nearly 1,000 vehicles. Click here for The Frontier
Old wind towers demolished in North Dakota
How do you demolish a wind tower and turbine? It was carried out this week with two out-of-date towers near Minot, North Dakota and the Minot Daily News was there to record the demolition. Click here for Minot Daily News
Crude oil drops to just above $103 while OK energy stocks slump
The prospects that the U.S. might reach a deal to lift sanctions on Venezuelan oil and make purchases there instead of Russia resulted Monday in a more than 5% drop in crude oil prices in the U.S. It’s definitely a deal that is not favored by Oklahoma’s congressional delegation as they are critical …
US sees drop in drilled but uncompleted wells
The number of drilled but uncompleted oil wells in the U.S. fell again in March according to new information released Monday by the Department of Energy. The total of DUCs in January was 4,528 and fell to 4,372 or a decline of 156 by February. In the Anadarko Basin, the number of DUC …
Last chance for OK Attorney General to be part of constitutional challenge to storm bond Act
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor faces another deadline offer from the State Supreme Court for a constitutional challenge of the state’s securitization act passed last year over the February 2021 storm costs experienced by utilities. The court gave the Attorney General until the end of Tuesday, March 15 to decide whether he wants to …
Other energy headlines
** At the House Democrats’ conference in Philadelphia this week, lawmakers made the case for Biden’s resurgence and for Americans’ shared sacrifice — including paying higher gas prices — to protect democracy. ** Marathon Pipe Line Inc. has shut down a pipeline in Illinois that leaked 165,000 gallons of crude oil into a local canal over the weekend, the …
Corporation Commission’s Tulsa office officially opened
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s eastern office in Tulsa has officially relocated and is open for business. Location at 201 West 5th Street, Suite 540, the office is located in the 201 Executive Center which is still under construction. Staff reminds office customers that because of the construction, the suites are not clearly marked and …
HollyFrontier and Holly Energy Partners complete deal with Sinclair
HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners, L.P. announced the establishment of HF Sinclair Corporation as the new parent holding company of HollyFrontier and HEP. The two companies also said they completed their respective acquisitions of Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company from The Sinclair Companies. Starting at market open on March 15, 2022, …
White House not responding to Lucas letter about toxic work environment
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas and other Republicans on a House Committee say the White House isn’t responding to their inquiries about a supposed toxic work environment at the Biden administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. So Lucas as the ranking member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology joined two other republicans, …
New Mexico governor works on hydrogen hub development
The recent agreement by Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana to work on development of hydrogen hubs isn’t the only such effort in the region. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants the same thing for her state, saying she wants New Mexico to be a national leader in clean hydrogen energy. She’s even directed her …
