A new lithium battery production operation is underway in southcentral Arkansas. Standard Lithium began operations this week at its Arkansas LiSTR Direct Lithium Extraction facility in El Dorado. A virtual ribbon-cutting and video walk-through tour of the plant was held reported Talk Business and Politics. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, …
A new report suggests fracking services demand in the U.S. won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2025. Reuters reported the claim came from consultancy Rystad Energy which delivered an online presentation. A recovery in demand for hydraulic fracturing services will be “slow and painful,” said Thomas Jacob, vice president of shale research at Rystad. …
Oklahomans in the House split their votes on Tuesday in passing the short-term continuing resolution to continue funding of the federal government through December 11. The vote was 359 in support of H.R. 8337 and 57 against. Those voting no included Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK 1) while Rep. Markwayne Mulling (R-OK2) did not take …
Completion reports filed on September 22, 2020. completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill issued on September 22, 2020. permits: none were processed today
Oil futures were up Tuesday in the U.S. but it didn’t cause a great rebound in oil company stocks. Here is how some Oklahoma energy firms and related operations ended the day in trading. Alliance Resource Partners finished down one cent to $2.94. Blueknight Energy Partners dropped two cents for a 1.38% decline to …
Oil settled higher on Tuesday, finding support from expectations for a second weekly decline in U.S. crude supplies. Prices scored a partial rebound from the sharp decline in oil seen a day earlier, when the rise of COVID-19 cases and potential for renewed activity restrictions in Europe fed a global equity selloff reported …
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners to extend their early-March order to close the Jim Thorpe headquarters to the public. In a Tuesday meeting, commissioners voted 3-0 to extend the order to November 15. It was their fourth extension of the original order. Tim Rhodes, Director of Administration informed commissioners that work …
The high-speed train that promises to transport passengers between Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes has been approved by the Federal Railroad Administration, according to Texas Central Railroad, the company in charge of the project. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration issued the two key rulings, which provide the regulatory framework and the …
Evergy’s continued collection of a demand charge on solar customers, a charge ruled illegal by the Kansas Supreme Court, has drawn more criticism. The company maintains it will continue collection of the charge until February. Click here to read more from Solar Builder.
