According to AAA, more than 1.1 million Oklahomans will take a trip of 50 miles or more for the coming Christmas and New Year’s holiday period and most of the holiday travelers will be going by road. The agency called it “record-setting travel volume” from Dec. 21 through Jan. 1, 2025. Here’s a quick look …
December 2024 archive
Energy briefs
** An Enbridge pipeline leaked 70,000 gallons of oil last month in southeastern Wisconsin, the worst oil spill in the state’s history. ** Sources say the U.S. EPA plans to allow California to implement stronger-than-federal auto emissions rules and to enforce its ban on new gasoline car sales by 2035, but the U.S. Supreme Court voted to consider an …
After Friday’s strong trading, crude oil dropped on Monday
Monday produced another decline in crude oil prices, largely because of weakness in consumer spending in China, the largest oil importer in the world. Investors also paused buying as they await the interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The U.S. standard, West Texas Intermediate, fell 58 cents or 0.8% to settle …
Some in Congress are angry about Monarch Butterflies being considered threatened species
Those monarch butterflies that wing their way through Oklahoma every spring and fall are poised to be considered as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. But the act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service angered some members of the Congressional Western Caucus. Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse of Washington, Senate Western Caucus …
Energy Department makes formal announcement to cancel Oklahoma transmission line project
The U.S. Energy Department formally announced Monday its intentions not to move forward with the regional transmission line across northern Oklahoma that drew strong opposition not just from landowners who feared the use of eminent domain but by state leaders. However, one regional project was approved that will still reach across part of far …
Kansas transmission corridor also cancelled by Energy Department
The controversial transmission corridor across Oklahoma wasn’t the only such regional project cancelled by the U.S. Department of Energy. A similar one in Kansas, the Midwest-Plains and Plains-Southwest National Interest Electrc Transmission Corridors (NIETCK) in Kansas was also shelved, according to an announcement made Monday by Kansas U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann and U.S. Senators …
Former GOP chairwoman named to board of directors at Alliance Resources
A new member has been named to the Board of Directors of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. in Tulsa and she’s a former national Republican party leader, one who was considered a big supporter of Donald Trump in his Presidential campaign. The company said Ronna R. McDaniel’s appointment was effective Dec. 11. She chaired the …
Sustainability report released by Helmerich and Payne
Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne has released its 2024 Sustainability Report. The report outlines H&P’s sustainability efforts and performance for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024. “I am pleased to share H&P’s 2024 Sustainability Report, which highlights the progress we’ve made over the past year in advancing our sustainability efforts and delivering responsible energy …
NGL hands out distributions
A quarterly distribution was announced by NGL Energy Partners LP in Tulsa. The Board of Directors of its general partner declared the distribution for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2024 to be paid to the holders of the Partnership’s 12.068% Class B Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units and the 11.977% Class C …
Energy briefs
** The House Judiciary Committee said it’s found “substantial evidence of collusion and anticompetitive behavior” by the financial industry to “impose radical ESG-goals” on US companies. An interim report published by the Republican-led committee said “a cartel” of financial firms and climate activists sought to replace Exxon Mobil Corp. board members in 2021 after the …