From the Oklahoma Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University, here is a list of upcoming events focused of course, on water. January 18: Water You Talking About? Monthly Water Seminar January 19: Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Oklahoma Well Owners Network Event January 30: Oklahoma Master Irrigator Program February 5-7: NIWR 2024 Annual Conference February 6, 13, 20: Oklahoma …
December 2023 archive
Figures show how much less oil is in storage in US
Petroleum figures released this week by the government reflect the impact of the Biden administration’s anti-oil effort since he took office, both across the nation and in the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma. Total petroleum storage, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, is down nearly 22% compared to two years ago. As of …
How to find the Attorney General’s winter storm Uri tipline
As we reported earlier in the week, the public now has an opportunity to offer any tips about alleged market manipulation that occurred during the Winter Storm Uri in 2021. Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the creation of a “Winter Storm Uri Tipline.” The tipline doesn’t jump out on the Attorney General’s website (oag.ok.gov), …
Hybrid cars selling at a fast pace across the US
The sale of electric vehicles in the U.S. haven’t gone over as well as the Biden administration wanted but as a result, the sale of hybrids jumped dramatically in the past year. It shows Americans want a combination of fossil fuel and electric power in their vehicles. A report from Edmunds.com showed that so …
Another Solyndra-type failure in California?
Are we about to see the failure of another green energy company after it received millions of dollars from the Biden administration? It appears so and is happening in northern California where SunPower, a firm dedicated to energy storage and solar power is about to go broke. But only after it received more than …
Quick energy reads
** Thousands of autoworkers from foreign-owned non-union factories across the Southeast are seeking to organize their workplaces amid the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing boom. Over the past two weeks, workers at an Indiana Honda plant, an Alabama Hyundai plant and a Tennessee Volkswagen plant complained to federal regulators that management had made illegal moves to prevent them from organizing. ** Oil …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen in their latest podcast
Scott and Jerry discuss more Winter Storm 2021 intrigue and Jerry takes us back to the old days of cheap gas in the 1960’s with a historical presentation on how we got to these current prices.
Red Sea attacks spark more crude oil price gains
Wednesday’s trading saw another gain in crude oil prices, largely because of the growing tension in the Red Sea where ships are being attacked by Iran-aligned Houthi forces. As a result, more ships are being rerouted to a longer trip around South Africa. There was also a surprise increase in U.S. crude inventory and larger …
Crude oil stocks increased at Cushing and across the nation
Crude oil stocks rose in the past week both at the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma and also across the U.S. and the latest figures could have an impact on crude oil prices. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Cushing saw a gain of 1.7 million barrels of oil from Dec. 8 to Dec. …
Another government rule irks Sen. Lankford and others
A new federal government financial reporting requirement takes effect nationally in a few weeks and it’s prompted Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and others to ask Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to delay the implementation. Small business groups complained about the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network rules that will force them to collect and store confidential personal …
