May 13, 2024 archive

Corporation Commissioners to consider support of State Auditor for competitive bidding

    The Oklahoma Corporation Commission isn’t finished with its questions how a recent critical report by the State Auditor might affect the agency’s contracts with certain vendors, contracts given without competitive bidding. When commissioners meet Tuesday, they intend to delve deeper into the matter of the allegations made by State Auditor Cindy Byrd against …

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Energy briefs

** The Biden administration is expected to announce new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles this week, extending Trump-era policies aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing. ** Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is joining Sen. Joe Manchin to back a resolution to repeal rules allowing some Chinese-made battery parts to qualify for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits. ** A federal judge denies …

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Gas prices slip in Oklahoma but only four counties have averages less than $3 a gallon

    Gasoline prices quietly fell 7 cents a gallon in Oklahoma over the past week, reaching a statewide average of $3.11 per gallon according to AAA Oklahoma. That’s more than $2 less than what drivers are paying on average in California. Oklahoma’s average is 13 cents less than the $3.24 average a month ago …

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ONEOK spends $280 million to buy NGL pipeline in Texas

  ONEOK, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire a system of natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines from Easton Energy, a Houston-based midstream company, for approximately $280 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction includes approximately 450 miles of NGL pipelines located in the strategic Gulf Coast market centers for NGLs, refined …

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