Expand Energy says one of its members of the Board of Directors won’t stand for re-election at the company’s approaching annual meeting of shareholders. In a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said board member John D. Gass notified the company he intended to retire from the board. “Mr. Gass’s decision …
The number of oil and gas rigs active in Oklahoma’s popular Cana Woodford oil play declined by three in the past week, according to the most recent Baker Hughes Rig Count. An examination of the oil plays in the state showed the Cana Woodford rig total fell to 21 from the previous week. The Granite …
The proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter at Inola in northeast Oklahoma is attracting more opposition from nearby residents and farmers and ranchers. At the heart of much of the opposition is worry and concern about the environmental impacts, not just on people but on farm and ranch livestock. Some of the residents say they are …
Tenth District Energy Activity Was Unchanged The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the first quarter Energy Survey. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Tenth District energy activity was unchanged, but future expectations were substantially higher than last quarter. “Tenth …
The environmental issue of whether the spreading of biosolids or human waste onto Oklahoma farmlands is safe or not was resurrected last week by an Oklahoma Senate Committee. It also revealed distinct differences in how to approach what has become a controversial topic, not just among those fighting the use of the biosolids on farm …
$500M Wyoming Solar Project Delayed Without Buyers Imagine a $500 million solar project being stalled because it cannot locate customers who want the electricity it would generate. No Buyers, No Build for Dutchman Project Fortunately, the developers of the Dutchman Renewable Power Project in Wyoming didn’t follow through with a “build it and they will …
Stardust Power Secures Lithium Supply Deal for Muskogee Refinery Stardust Power Inc., developer of a lithium refining operation in eastern Oklahoma, announced it entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a strategic counterparty for the supply of up to 15,000 metric tons per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent in the form of lithium chloride. …
The day President Trump implemented his naval blockade of oil tankers coming and going from the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices first surged to more than $100 a barrel, then retreated to settle under the mark. The blockade was Trump’s reaction to the collapse of peace talks over the weekend. It countered Iran’s restrictions …
https://www.facebook.com/reel/797109796803265 In this edition we cover how the poultry lawsuit is worsening the outlook for local producers. Additionally, is Lord Palmerston’s phrase that “In politics, there are no ‘permanent friends……only permanent interests’ an apt description of the now fractured relationship between two politicians who once attempted to jointly raise their profile nationally by championing …
The nation’s rig count fell by three in the past week and Oklahoma’s loss of drilling activity accounted for two of the rigs. The latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed the U.S. total fell to 545 and Oklahoma’s number of active oil and gas rigs declined to 42 from the previous week. The U.S. …