A new general manager has been chosen for the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives. Nicki Fuller was picked by the OAEC’s Board of Trustees to head the statewide association of 30 electric cooperatives in the state. “Nicki is well equipped to lead our statewide organization,” said Bob Usry, president of the OAEC Board of …
As we’ve noted, the opposition to the Cimarron Link transmission line isn’t going quietly into the night. Landowners are speaking out about the efforts of Invenergy to construct the line from the Oklahoma Panhandle to near Tulsa. The opposition was recently highlighted by KOSU public radio in Stillwater. Click here for KOSU
Oklahoma is like nearly every other state that received huge sums of federal government funding from the Biden administration to expand charging networks supporting the U.S. electric vehicle industry. To challenge or not to challenge. They are in limbo whether the money will actually be available or remain suspended by the Donald Trump administration. …
One measure in the Oklahoma legislature that some in the oil and gas industry will pay close attention to is a bill introduced by Sen. Darrell Weaver of Moore. It is SB 857, which would allow Automatic License Plate Readers or cameras to be used to police criminal activity beyond not having vehicle insurance …
** Energy Fuels Inc. reached an agreement with the Navajo Nation to resume transport of uranium ore on the nation’s territory after a six-month standoff that halted production at the company’s Arizona mine. ** Chevron Corp., investor Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova Inc. formed a partnership to develop natural gas-fired power plants next to …
Halliburton, the company created in Oklahoma, just scooped up a major contract to provide drilling exploration in several offshore fields in Brazil. The now-Houston-based company won the contract award from Petrobras and includes drilling services for development and exploration wells over a three-year period. In this contract, Halliburton will provide iCruise® intelligent rotary steerable system …
Baker Hughes announced the winning of a major contract to help with the anticipated growth of LNG projects under the Trump administration, off-setting the LNG freeze implemented by former President Biden. The energy technology company announced Thursday that it has been awarded a major contract to provide a modularized liquefied natural gas (LNG) system …
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to be the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was confirmed on a 56-42 vote as three Democrats, Mark Kelly of Arizona, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Ruben Gallego of Arizona supporting his nomination. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) abstained …
Crude oil prices fell to their lowest level so far this year on Wednesday after U.S. stockpiles rose more than expected. As OK Energy Today reported earlier, U.S. crude stockpiles gained 3.46 million barrels in the past week. One of the causes was a drop for the third consecutive week in refiner intake. West …
Gains in the amount of crude oil in storage were recorded by both the U.S. and the Cushing Hub in the most recent reporting period. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Cushing saw an increase of 300,000 barrels of crude oil, from 20.7 million reported the week of Jan.17 to 21 million barrels during …
