September 6, 2022 archive

Cole–Oklahomans are still worried about the recession and high gasoline prices

  Congressman Tom Cole says the nation’s recession and still-high gasoline prices remain on the minds of many Oklahomans. It’s what he stated in a Tuesday report to his constituents, taking note of why gasoline prices are still high. “—it is the Biden Administration’s anti-American energy policies enacted on Inauguration Day that caused this crisis,” …

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Other energy headlines

**  U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday urged China to resume bilateral talks to avert a global warming crisis, and called on world leaders to speed up their energy transition away from fossil fuels. ** The US is on track to hit ambitious emissions-reduction goals following recent climate legislation that encourages investment in green technology, Treasury …

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New director joins Ovintiv’s board

  Ovintiv Inc. announced that Ralph Izzo has been named as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective September 6, 2022, and that Bruce Waterman will retire from the Board of Directors effective December 31, 2022. While Ovintiv is a Denver-based company, it has extensive drilling operations throughout Oklahoma.   Izzo, 64, currently serves as the Executive Chair of …

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Permits to drill for September 5, 2022

permits: none were processed today

Completion reports for September 5, 2022

completions: none were processed today

Amazon shut down solar rooftops following fires

  Amazon confirmed it temporarily shut down rooftop solar panels on its nationwide fulfillment centers like the one in Oklahoma City with more than 11,000 solar panels. The shutdown came after fires occurred at some of the centers in other parts of the U.S. The Oklahoma City center, with 2 million square feet of operating …

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Hydrogen plant proposed by ConocoPhillips and Japanese firm

  ConocoPhillips is joining forces with Japan’s largest utility, JERA to create a U.S. hydrogen gas project somewhere along the Gulf Coast. ConocoPhillips, one of the largest U.S. independent oil producers will provide the natural gas  and manage the proposed carbon capture and storage site according to a report by Reuters. Click here for Reuters …

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