All five members of the Oklahoma delegation in the House were among those who voted this week for a bill making deep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. The vote was 210-205 and Oklahoma Reps. Brecheen, Bice, Cole, Hern and Lucas voted to support cuts n the annual Department …
Crude oil prices made second straight day of gains
Higher closes marked Thursday’s trading for oil and gas prices and they resulted from strong US economic data. Still, they might have been slowed by worries regarding lower oil imports from China. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude gained 69 cents or 0.89% to close at $78.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …
What is Three Corners Connector project?
The massive power line project that resulted in $60 million in federal grants for the City of Guymon and the Guymon Public School district has yet to be built. It might be three or more years away from becoming operational….yet the money is being handed out by the federal government. It’s called the …
Transmission line development leads to $60 million in federal grants to Guymon
Nearly $60 million in federal grants for interstate transmission line projects have been made to the city of Guymon and the Guymon public school district as the Biden administration’s U.S. Department of Energy hands out more government funds. The funds are part of the Transmission Siting and Economic Development (TSED) Grant Program which is …
Internet expansion project launched in southern Oklahoma’s Marshall County
The Oklahoma Broadband Office officially launched a $4.4 million high-speed internet expansion project with 360 Broadband in Marshall County on Wednesday. The project, funded through a $3.5 million federal grant administered by the OBO coupled with $878,000 in matching funds from 360 Broadband, will connect 281 homes and businesses in Marshall County with high-speed …
Despite drop in US rig counts, Tulsa’s Helmerich and Payne saw revenue gains
On the same day Helmerich & Payne announced a nearly $2 billion acquisition of a Scotland-based firm with a heavy presence of oil exploration in the Middle East, the Tulsa company reported quarterly net income of $89 million or 88 cents a share….an improvement over the first quarter of 2024. It came as …
Helmerich and Payne announces $2 billion acquisition of Scottish drilling company
Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne just expanded its worldwide oil and gas exploration business with a $1.9725 billion cash acquisition of KCA Deutag International Limited, a global drilling company based in Abeerdeen, Scotland. The acquisition will give H&P more ability to reach the Middle East where KCA Deutag has a “significant land drilling presence,” stated …
Report shows increased use of natural gas for power plants
A new report shows increased use of natural gas to power electric generators across the U.S. which typically would mean good news for natural gas producers in Oklahoma and elsewhere. However, natural gas prices remain low. Below is the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. power plant operators generated 6.9 million …
Sugar beets at heart of $28 million biogas project in Wyoming
A $28 million plan is being launched in Wyoming to create biogas from sugar beets. The company behind the effort is Cowboy Clean Fuels LLC based in Denver. It has the clean energy operation under construction in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin after receiving $13 million in venture capital money from a former Texas oilman …
Energy briefs
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed designating one of the toxic substances spilled by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the next step to a full ban. Vinyl chloride, a hazardous substance used in the production of plastics, is one of …
