Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling on U.S. Congressional leadership to pass the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. The bill prevents California from burdening farmers and ranchers across the country with radical anti-agriculture regulations. “It is outrageous that California should have the authority to impose its regulations on Oklahoma farmers and ranchers,” Drummond …
Oklahoma doesn’t have as much public land leased to the oil and gas industry as New Mexico and western states, but the public land will be up for lease auctions in November. The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public protest period for the proposed sale, a move to allow those opposed to …
It’s been two years since Oklahoma adopted a highway-use fee for electric vehicle users in the state, a fee to offset the loss of gasoline taxes which go toward highway maintenance. Within a few weeks, electric vehicle drivers in Texas will get the same news. They will be forced to pay $200 a year …
Oklahoma’s decision this week to continue keeping BlackRock on the list of firms banned from handling state pension funds and investments because of its ESG policy is part of a growing movement across the country. It would now appear that some of those investment and lending institutions that targeted the oil and gas industry …
HF Sinclair expanded its holdings this week with the $1.44 billion acquisition of Holly Energy Partners. Holly Energy shareholders will receive 0.315 shares of HF Sinclair and $4 for every share held, which values the deal at $1.44 billion as per a Reuters calculation. The offer represents a premium of 2% to Holly’s last …
What’s holding back the electric vehicle growth in the US? Sure, battery development is one bump in the road, but a new study finds the major issue is the charging infrastructure. Oklahoma’s still in the early stages of trying to develop a charging system across its major interstates and highways. Kansas is doing the …
Two years after Dallas-based Energy Transfer widened its scope by merging with Oklahoma City’s Enable Midstream, the Texas firm has done it again. This time, it is a $7.1 billion all-equity transaction to acquire Crestwood Equity Partners LP, including the assumption of $3.3 billion of debt. It will strengthen Energy Transfer’s hold on distribution …
A recent report by Axios reporter Joann Muller caught our attention, one about the growth and potential of hydrogen-powered 18 wheelers. With the government’s promotion of hydrogen hubs, including Oklahoma’s partnership with Arkansas and Louisiana to create such a hub, the idea of using hydrogen as a big-truck fuel is gaining some momentum. Here’s how …
Almost 12 years after a swarm of earthquakes near Prague, including a 5.7 magnitude quake, sparked a class action lawsuit blaming some energy companies, a $5.9 million settlement has been reached with another of the firms. New Dominion LLC agreed to the settlement which was approved in Lincoln County District court. The Tulsa oil …
Gasoline prices across the U.S. are approaching the prices of a year ago, but in Oklahoma, they already exceed the price at the pump from last year. The state’s average means Oklahoma is no longer among the handful of southern states with the lowest prices in the country. Oklahoma’s average, according to AAA, is …
