Texas Gov. signs bill barring cities from banning natural gas

  Texas has followed Oklahoma in creating a law that bans cities and local governments from banning natural gas as a fuel. The move by Oklahoma was first made in 2020 in response to the effort a few years ago by California to ban natural gas use. Oklahoma Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa and Sen. Mark …

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Will BLM headquarters remain in Colorado?

    Is the Bureau of Land Management under the Biden administration and new Interior Secretary Deb Haaland considering sending the BLM headquarters back to Washington, DC? Reports indicate the BLM has started a survey of its employees how to revamp the headquarters to improve operations. E & E News said the intent is to …

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Power plant at center of Texas and New Mexico fight

  A fight is underway over a natural gas plant on the Texas-New Mexico border near El Paso as nearby residents make the claim the plant is worsening the region’s already poor quality. The Newman Power Station sits between El Paso, Texas and Chaparral, New Mexico and its operators plan to use natural gas to …

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Energy news in brief

** The Biden administration will waive sanctions on the corporate entity and CEO overseeing the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany, according to two sources briefed on the decision. The decision indicates the Biden administration is not willing to compromise its relationship with Germany over this pipeline and contradict’s Biden’s campaign rhetoric in which …

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Petroleum Alliance staff makes new hire

  The Petroleum Alliance, Oklahoma’s largest trade association representing the entirety of the state’s oil and natural gas industry, has announced the addition of veteran environmental and regulatory affairs professional Angie Burckhalter to its staff. Burckhalter joins the Alliance as Senior Vice President of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs and brings with her more than 30 …

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Who’s Putin’s ‘puppy’ now?

  The Biden administration’s move to waive sanctions on the corporate entity and CEO overseeing the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline into Germany is expected to draw criticism from Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and others who earlier had expressed dissatisfaction over the issue. During the Presidential campaign last fall, Biden accused then-President …

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California and its rolling blackouts

  State leaders in California say they’re better prepared to avoid the rotating and tolling electrical blackouts the state experienced last year—blackouts criticized by Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin. In an interview last fall with OK Energy Today in which he warned of the extreme anti-fossil fuel steps that would be taken under a Biden presidency, …

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New Mexico Senator wants to ‘electrify’ the US economy

  New Mexico Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich says the nation should do more to electrify the country’s economy and end the use of fossil fuels. Heinrich, whose state is home to part of the oil-rich Permian Basin which has dumped hundreds of millions into New Mexico’s treasury, introduced  his Electrifying America’s Future resolution which …

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Gulfport Energy emerges from bankruptcy under new leadership

  Oklahoma City’s Gulfport Energy Corp. announced Tuesday it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, eliminated more than $1 billion debt, created a new board of directors and come under new temporary leadership. David M. Wood, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer retired immediately and Quentin Hicks, Gulfport’s Chief Financial Officer also resigned immediately …

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Oil prices slip on news of possible US-Iran nuclear deal

  As some analysts predicted a renewed nuclear deal with Iran could affect crude oil prices, it did on Tuesday’s trading. Oil prices fell from a two-month high and it came after reports indicated the U.S. and Iran are making progress on reviving the deal restricting the OPEC country’s nuclear weapons development, a deal that …

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