April 2021 archive

Oklahoma regulators continue handling historic February storm gas bills

  The historic winter gas bills and their impact on utilities in Oklahoma remain an issue being handled by Corporation Commissioners. At least two such requests for assistance in delaying any pass through of the costs of natural gas to consumers are on the agenda for the Wednesday meeting of the commission. Public Service Company …

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Renewable power jobs at low end of energy salaries

  While President Biden proclaimed he could replace Keystone XL pipeline workers with renewable energy jobs, a new study shows those renewable industry jobs do not pay as well as those in the nuclear, electric power transmission, natural gas, coal and oil industries. The report might also throw even more water on White House Climate …

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Energy news in brief

** President Joe Biden’s ambitious electric vehicle plan has run into a huge hurdle with U.S. trade law, forcing him to choose between swing-state jobs and American intellectual property rules that have come under intense scrutiny during the Covid-19 pandemic. **  A U.S. auto industry group on Monday urged the government to help as it warned the …

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Enviros start fight over deepwater Gulf oil export terminals

  Environmental groups are fighting plans for new deepwater oil export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Groups such as the Sierra Club have started a letter-writing campaign to convince Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Maritime Administration’s Lucinda Lessley to deny the permits. There are four deepwater oil …

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First solar lab in Arkansas to be built at Hope

    The University of Arkansas Hope – Texarkana will soon be launching the first solar education lab in the state of Arkansas. KTBS TV reports it’s part of a program to train accredited solar technicians. Click here for KTBS report.

Rising oil and gas production boosts revenue for Oklahoma Treasury

For only the second time in the past year, Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury in March climbed above collections from the same month of the prior year. Receipts were propelled upward by rising oil and gas revenue, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced Tuesday. Collections from all sources in March total $1.1 billion, up by …

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Newspaper praises oil and gas industry in New Mexico

  The support from New Mexico’s oil producers for new methane rules drawn up by the state got the attention of editorial writers in the Albuquerque Journal. The paper recently pointed out how the new methane rules are an example of how “government is supposed to work.” Click here for Albuquerque Journal editorial.  

Exxon Mobil takes Energy Transfer to court

  A fight over pipeline payments led to Energy Transfer LP being sued this week by Exxon Mobil Corp’s XTO Energy shale unit. The disputed payments involve the Dakota Access Pipeline. Reuters reported Energy Transfer hit XTO with deficiency charges and revoked other credits after the oil producer shifted some oil to other outlets last …

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How Stillwater made it through historic high winter gas bills

  The City of Stillwater managed to recover from the February winter storm and historic high gas bills, thanks to some preplanning on the part of city leaders.  Click here for Stillwater NewsPress

OGE to hold annual shareholders meeting May 20

  OGE’s annual shareholder meeting will be held Thursday, May 20 according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. This year’s meeting will again be a virtual session because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agenda includes the election of 10 directors, suggested compensation for company executives and a shareholder proposal calling for …

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