A third quarter report from the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank found moderate growth in the oil and gas industry in Texas. It was the conclusion of the Dallas Fed Energy Survey which measures conditions faced by energy firms in the Eleventh District. The report said the increased energy activity was driven by the exploration and …
EPA Administrator Michael Regan got a quick reminder Wednesday from Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas that he’s concerned the agency is making decisions based not so much on science but on politics. Rep. Lucas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee spoke at a hearing that focused on Science and Technology at the …
Cortado Ventures announced that it has begun the final close of its oversubscribed $80 million seed Fund II. The Oklahoma City-based venture capital firm launched its second fund last year with the intent of bringing innovation and ingenuity to energy and logistics, life sciences, and the future of work sectors. This funding close will bring …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma was recently recognized by the Oklahoma Veterans Alliance as its 2023 employer of the year. The utility was previously recognized as a Veteran Employer Champion for four consecutive years, 2019-22. PSO has nearly 200 veteran employees and a dedicated veteran recruiter. PSO’s Military Veteran Employee Resource Group promotes the …
Denver-based Ovintiv Inc. announced it has received regulatory approvals to renew its share buy-back program. Approval came from the Toronto Stock Exchange which accepted the company’s notice of intention to renew the bid to buy up to 26,734,819 common shares beginning Oct. 3 of this year. The buyback effort will end in October of …
Oklahoma City’s public transportation service, EMBARK, announced it is offering a half-price sale on its transit passes from October 1 through 7. The sale includes daily, monthly and annual transit passes for fixed-route bus, OKC Streetcar and Spokies bike share. Transit passes purchased during the half-price sale can be used for EMBARK’ Bus Rapid …
An interesting observation by Austin, Texas energy writer Robert Bryce who pointed out that U.S. solar subsidies are 302 times more than subsidies for nuclear power. Actually, his Wednesday column was a correction from what he had written days earlier. Here’s how he described his newfound mistake: Solar subsidies are even bigger than what …
The parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company declared a fourth quarter dividend. The dividend, as approved by the Board of Directors, totaled $0.4182 per common share of stock. It will be paid on October 27, 2023 to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2023.
Oklahoma State Sen. Casey Murdock is a big fan of Oklahoma’s all-of-the-above approach to energy development. He writes about it in a column highlighting the National Clean Energy Week. Click here for McCarville Report
Critics of President Biden’s dream of ending oil and gas production in favor of a nation filled with electric vehicles say the nation’s electric grid isn’t ready. Now a new national report says the same thing. It comes from SAFE’s Grid Security Project which issued a report pointing to extreme weather events such as …
