Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe has introduced a measure to ensure drones can continue to be used by energy pipeline operators as well as others responding to natural disasters. He introduced the UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act and immediatel…
March 2016 archive
Inhofe Files Bill to Allow Drones to be used for Pipeline Surveillance
Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe has introduced a measure to ensure drones can continue to be used by energy pipeline operators as well as others responding to natural disasters. He introduced the UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act and immediately drew…
House Speaker—–Perfect Storm in Oklahoma
What’s happened to the oil and gas sector in Oklahoma weighs heavily on the mind of Oklahoma State House Speaker Jeff Hickman as he leads the House in struggling with two budget failures and another month of declining budget revenue.
“A lot of w…
House Speaker—–Perfect Storm in Oklahoma
What’s happened to the oil and gas sector in Oklahoma weighs heavily on the mind of Oklahoma State House Speaker Jeff Hickman as he leads the House in struggling with two budget failures and another month of declining budget revenue.
“A lot of work co…
Legislator Defends Bill to Strip Detailed Auditing of Universal Service Fund
Pontotoc County Rep. Todd Thomsen is defending his house bill 2616 to strip the auditing powers of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of the Universal Service Fund money that goes to finance Internet and broadband communications to hospitals, schools …
Bridenstine Promotes Private Firms to Help Nation’s Severe Weather Forecasting
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R) is pressuring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make more use of private weather firms when it comes to forecasting severe weather in the U.S.
He chaired the Environment Subcommittee hearin…
Major Pipeline Improvements at DTE Energy
Williams Cos. in Tulsa isn’t the only major pipeline firm making major investments. DTE Gas plans to spend $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the coming five years.
The company plans to modernize its cast iron a…
Major Pipeline Improvements at DTE Energy
Williams Cos. in Tulsa isn’t the only major pipeline firm making major investments. DTE Gas plans to spend $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the coming five years.
The company plans to modernize its cast iron and ste…
Government says Natural Gas will Surpass Coal in Electric Generation This Year
The federal government is out with a forecast that at some point this year, natural gas-fired generation will surpass coal generation in the U.S. on an annual basis.
Coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the nation but…
Oil Ends Higher on Demand, Fed Reserve Statement
Oil futures ended sharply higher Wednesday, boosted by a smaller-than-expected weekly climb in U.S. crude stockpiles.
Plans for a meeting of major oil producers next month to discuss limiting output and a complaisant Federal Reserve statement added to…
