December 5, 2024 archive

OKC military drone-maker Kratos hit with Red China sanction

Oklahoma City-based drone manufacturer Kratos was among U.S. military drone producers sanctioned this week by Red China in protest over the US arms sales to Taiwan. It represented mainland China’s sixth round of sanctions against American defense contractors. Beijing, upset about the sales to Taiwon, hit Kratos and 12 other US defense companies along with …

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Crude oil prices fell Thursday while OPEC+ delays increased production

  The decision by OPEC+ to delay restarting its oil production growth by three months initially sent crude oil prices climbing on Thursday—then they settled lower about supply concerns. Reuters reported the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, better known as OPEC+, decided to wait three months before restarting increased oil production. It was …

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Supreme Court Justice recuses from oil railway case

  The controversial Unita Basin Railway, the one that would transport oil from Utah, across Colorado and eventually to the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma, prompted U.S. Supreme COurt Justice Neil Gorsuch to recuse himself this week from the case. Arguments are scheduled for Dec. 10 but Gorsuch once was an attorney for Denver  billionaire Philip …

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Judge rules against legislator’s complaint about Corporation Commissioner Hiett

    After a contentious hearing in which Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony attempted to question Oklahoma Natural Gas attorneys about their knowledge of any details of the sexual claims made against commissioner Todd Hiett, an Administrative Law Judge on Thursday ruled against a state legislator’s complaint against Hiett to have him removed from the …

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Energy briefs

** President-elect Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman, entrepreneur, pilot, and all-around space enthusiast, as the next NASA administrator, marking a major shift in the space agency’s leadership. ** A Chinese hacking campaign that has spied on the texts and calls of U.S. citizens by hacking telecommunications companies is significantly larger than previously known to the …

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Senator wants lower gross production tax in Oklahoma

    One Oklahoma legislator thinks it’s time the state lowered the gross production tax on oil and gas. Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, issued the following statement regarding Oklahoma energy policy reaffirming his commitment to an Oklahoma First agenda of low energy costs and government efficiency. “Oklahomans have been very clear on their desire for …

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Williams’ CEO explains lawsuit against Energy Transfer

    Tulsa’s Williams Cos. CEO Alan Armstrong talked this week about the “very large lawsuit” the company brought against Energy Transfer in a fight over pipeline crossings in a Louisiana project. Armstrong, in an interview with Argus, explained how the suit was necessary because of a legal spat between the companies delayed construction of …

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ONEOK finishes new fractionator to replace one lost in Medford 2022 explosion

      ONEOK, Inc. announced the completion of MB-6, a 125,000-barrel per day (bpd) natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and the full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline system….projects designed to replace a fractionator lost in a 2022 explosion and fire in northern Oklahoma. The completion of MB-6 increases …

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Senate leader makes appointments including energy-related committee chairs

  Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, announced the appointments of chairs and vice chairs of Senate committees for the upcoming Legislative Session including those committee dealing with Oklahoma’s energy industry. “We have put together a strong group of Senators who will collectively help move our state forward,” Pro Tem-Elect Paxton said. “Each individual …

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New Transportation Department engineers named this week

  Two new leaders were named this week at Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation. T.J. Dill was named the Department’s chief engineer and Steven Gauthe as state maintenance engineer. Dill will serve alongside Brian Taylor, the current ODOT chief engineer in a co-capacity until Taylor’s retirement this coming summer. In this senior position, he will oversee all statewide …

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