In one of Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s efforts to push back against the Biden Administration’s ceaseless attacks on the oil and gas industry, a federal judge on Monday blocked a highway emissions rule that sought to drive gas-powered cars off the road. “Oklahomans cannot afford the high cost of the Biden Administration’s war …
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New COO named at SandRidge Energy
SandRidge Energy just named a new Chief Operating Officer. The Oklahoma City company’s board of directors named Dean Parrish, Senior Vice President of Operations to become the fir’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. SandRidge President Grayson Pranin said Parrish’s compensation will be determined at a later time. Pranin had held the …
Energy quick reads
** Exxon’s upstream division will take a hit of as much as $1 billion from lower oil and gas prices, the Spring, Texas-based company said in a filing Wednesday. Additionally, earnings will fall by as much as $1.3 billion due to “timing effects,” which include unsettled derivatives from trading. ** Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection …
Five-month high reported in crude oil prices
The turmoil in the Middle East and the fighting between Ukrainian forces with Russia led to increased crude oil prices on Wednesday as they settled at their highest since late October. Reuters reported that while investors were concerned about supply disruptions, an increase in US crude stocks eased some of the worries. West Texas Intermediate …
Surprise increase in US crude stocks while Cushing Hub reported drop
Another unexpected buildup in the nation’s crude stocks was reported this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. At the same time, the amount of crude oil stored at Oklahoma’s massive Cushing Hub declined. The EIA reported a 3.2 million barrels increase across the U.S. as stocks rose from 448.2 million barrels on March …
Texas lawsuits allowed to move to trial over 2021 Winter Storm Uri
Yes, the impact of the 2021 Winter Storm Uri is still with Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. So are the legal matters. In Oklahoma, Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s investigation into alleged market manipulation of natural gas prices remains underway with no public offering of the latest developments. In Kansas, Attorney General Kris Kobach’s lawsuit against …
Oil and gas operators don’t like direction where the industry’s headed
Oil and gas operators in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana made it clear in a recent Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey, they are fed up with the Biden administration’s war on oil and gas. Typical of the responses is one of those cited by the survey. “Until the next administration is decided, we’re …
Oklahoma still doesn’t have a Buc-ee’s while Arkansas is about to get its first
Weeks after Colorado opened its first Buc-ee’s travel stop, Arkansas could get its first of the popular and fast-growing stores, adding to the chain of 44 stores across the country. The Arkansas Business Morning Roundup on Wednesday reported officials in Benton have approved a site and utilities plan for a mega travel center Buc-ee’s. …
March storms followed by tornadoes to start month of April
Those tornadoes that destroyed some homes and caused other damage in Osage County this week weren’t the only twisters Oklahoma had this spring. The Oklahoma Mesonet reminded readers that on March 14, two tornadoes were confirmed in McIntosh and McCurtain counties. The same severe weather also produced hail the size of softballs in Ada and …
House Speaker changes his mind about targeting renewable energy with a production tax
You never know what politics will bring. Take for example Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall’s HB2950 which he introduced in February and included a proposed renewable energy tax…a tax he threw in after renewable energy firms fought the Right of First Refusal bill supported by utilities. The Right of First Refusal bill, HB4097 pitted …