September 8, 2017 archive

Crude Oil Futures Fall on Friday as Hurricane Irma Nears Atlantic Coast

Domestic crude oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. refineries saw a slow recovery from flooding due to Hurricane Harvey, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. October West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.61, or 3.3%, to settle at $47.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, WTI rose 0.4% to score the first weekly …

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Pruitt on Irma—-Now’s Not the Time to Discuss Climate Change

Before Hurricane Irma became the second major hurricane to hit the U.S. in  two weeks on Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended a fuel waiver for 38 states through the end of the month. The waiver focuses on summer reformulated fuel requirements through Sept. 30 said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in an interview.  “It was …

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US House Work Focused on Energy Issues

  Oklahomans in the U.S. House were busy this past week dealing with numerous energy-related issues. Dozens of amendments connected to the EPA had to be dealt with before the Representatives could start their weekend, according to Politico’s Morning Energy Report. Here’s how the ME Report laid out what happened. “House lawmakers churned through about …

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Clean Energy Job Growth Seen in Midwest

A new analysis by the Clean Energy trust shows the number of people now working in clean energy industries throughout the Midwest is nearly 600,000 or a 5 percent increase since 2015. Oklahoma was not included in the 12 states considered to be the Midwest. But the job growth was seen in renewable energy generation, …

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Earth Rebirth Attempts to Expand in Oklahoma

The Norman-based environmental group, Earth Rebirth is attempting to make an impact far beyond central Oklahoma and the state. The non-profit has a goal of establishing a garden at every school in Norman and have each garden sell food to their own cafeteria supplier as a revenue source for the classroom. Its main focus is …

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Hurricane Harvey Didn’t Damper Rig Counts in U.S. and Oklahoma

Despite the impact of Hurricane Harvey in the south, the nation’s oil and gas rig count increased by one in the past week while Oklahoma remained steady. The national count grew to 944 as the number of oil rigs dropped by 3 in the past week to hit 756. The number of gas rigs grew …

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