May 2021 archive

Israel-based aerospace company announces facility relocation to Tulsa

    In a relocation that will create nearly 300 new jobs, Israeli aerospace company, TAT Technologies Ltd. announced it is relocating some of its activities to Tulsa, Oklahoma. TAT is considered the world’s largest independent manufacturing and repair company of thermal components for the aviation industry and also the parent company of Tulsa-based Limco …

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Muncrief—excellent year ahead for Devon Energy

  Devon Energy’s Rick Muncrief says it’s time other energy firms followed his company’s policy of how it’s returning more cash to shareholders. During Devon’s earnings call this week, Muncrief, named President and Chief Executive Officer in January credited the company’s first-quarter net income of $213 million, compared to a loss in the same period …

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Rig counts remain steady across US

  The US rig count held steady over the last week at 524 rigs as of May 5, according to Enverus Rig Analytics. The count is up 5% on the month and up 39% YOY, while there are exactly twice as many companies drilling wells now as a year ago, at 248. The most active …

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Report shows solar industry growth in Oklahoma

  A new national report shows the U.S. solar industry’s employment dropped 6.7% from 2019 to 2020 while Oklahoma saw growth since 2012. The Solar Energy Industry Association said total U.S. solar industry employment was 231,4747 workers in 2019 but the employment also declined across all labor categories and in most states. The SEIA said …

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Enel Green Power builds 11th Oklahoma wind farm

  Renewable energy producer Enel Green Power has launched construction on another new wind farm in southcentral Oklahoma—its 11th wind project in the state. The company announced the 140 MW Rockhaven wind project is being built in Garvin and Carter Counties and is adjacent to the Origin wind farm which Enel has operated since 2015. …

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Energy news in brief

** Oil prices moved higher after the Energy Information Administration reported a crude oil inventory draw of 8 million barrels for the week to April 30. The oil inventory figure compared with a weekly draw of 7.688 million barrels estimated by the American Petroleum Institute a day earlier. ** A judge sentences two tree-sitters who defied a court order to …

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Farm Bureau leader fights ’eminent domain’ for Grainbelt Express Transmission Line

  The planned Grain Belt Express which is designed to carry electricity from Southwest Kansas wind farms through Missouri and to Illinois is being attacked by the President of the Missouri Farm Bureau. Writing in a Missouri newspaper, Garrett Hawkins said the use of eminent domain for the construction of the transmission line sets a very …

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Oil and Gas drove big jump in Oklahoma tax revenue for April

“Oklahoma’s economy was hitting on all cylinders in April, especially compared to where we were a year ago,” proclaimed Oklahoma Treasurer McDaniel as he announced a 38% jump in gross receipts to the Treasury during the month of April. What drove it? In part, record oil and gas production tax collections along with increases in …

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Some Texas farmers oppose solar farm growth

  East of Temple, Texas and northeast of Austin, farmers have become outspoken against the growth of solar farm development. One such farm near the town of Burlington in Milam County will take up 7,000 acres of land. KWTX reported that not everyone supports the growth. Click here for KWTX report.  

CenterPoint Energy—from a loss to a gain in the 1Q

  After announcing the sale of its Oklahoma and Arkansas gas operations, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. said its first quarter income available to common shareholders was $334 million or 56 cents a diluted share, a big improvement over a year earlier when the company suffered a loss of $1.2 billion. On a non-GAAP basis, first quarter …

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