September 2023 archive

Canoo partners with Pawnee Nation for EV training

Canoo Technologies has established an agreement with the Pawnee Nation, based in Pawnee, Oklahoma, to identify and nurture emerging business and job opportunities in Oklahoma’s growing clean energy industry. “Our decision to locate our manufacturing in Oklahoma wasdriven in part by opportuities to work with tribal nations and others to further diversify local economies and to help create good …

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Alaska Senator repeats his claim of energy favoritism by Interior Secretary

  Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan repeated his claim that while Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has put a hold on expanded oil and gas drilling in his home state, she has a policy of “drill baby drill” in her home state of New Mexico. In an interview Tuesday on Fox Business News, the Republican Senator …

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Rep. Cole—American energy for American people

  Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole again declared that as a result of President Biden’s misguided and destructive energy policies, the nation is relaying on foreign nations for our energy needs. Writing in his weekly column, the Republican congressman said as a result of moratoriums on new oil, gas and coal leasing and permitting on federal …

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Canadian firm acquires Arkansas land for more lithium plant expansion

  Canada’s Standard Lithium just brought 118 acres in southern Arkansas where it has plans for a $1.3 billion lithium extraction and refinement plant to help supply batteries for electric vehicles. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Standard is one of a handful of companies focusing on development of lithium from the brine that makes up …

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New Mexico solar credit program runs out of money

  It seems thousands of New Mexico homeowners who sought a 10% state tax credit to offset the cost of their solar systems aren’t eligible. The state program offering the credit ran out of money. Empty pockets. And there’s not much they can do about it because once they’re locked out of the credit funding, …

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Headlines of other energy stories

** Donald Trump’s on the warpath against his mortal enemy again, and it made a big splash on social media. The former president raged during a campaign speech in South Carolina that “windmills” are driving whales “crazy.” “Windmills are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before. Nobody does anything about that,” he declared. ** Ford Motor Co. …

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US crude oil slipped below $90 a barrel in Monday’s trading

Crude oil prices in the U.S. dropped below $90 a barrel in Monday’s trading after Russia relaxed its fuel ban and investors eyed elevated interest rates that might affect demand. At the same time, Oklahoma energy stocks scored moderate gains on the day. West Texas Intermediate crude, considered the U.S. benchmark, fell 35 cents and …

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Crude oil pipeline sent geyser of oil following construction mishap in OKC

  A construction crew hit a buried 16-inch oil pipeline Monday morning in northwest Oklahoma City sending a geyser of oil spewing into the air. No injuries were reported when the oil spill was created near NW 178th street and Portland Avenue, reported News 9 TV. Click here for News 9

Gasoline prices hit $4.26 per gallon in Southeast Oklahoma

  While gasoline prices took a slight drop in the past week, motorists in some Oklahoma counties have seen just the opposite. Coal County in the southeast has the highest average price at $4.26 a gallon of regular gasoline, reported AAA. Crude oil prices in the U.S. are holding at more than $90 a barrel …

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Oklahoma tribes get $25 million to plug abandoned wells

  An estimated $25 million has been awarded Oklahoma Indian tribes by the U.S. Department of Interior for cleanup and plugging of abandoned oil and gas wells. The Interior Department indicated the funding for the Osage Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation was part of nearly …

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