Drivers on Oklahoma’s turnpikes started paying more on New Year’s Day and in some cases, it’s a 20% hike for users. According to the Turnpike Authority, the typical turnpike user and PIKEPASS customer is paying about 1-cent more per mile, amounting to a statewide average of 7 cents per mile to use the system. …
January 2025 archive
Appeals Court sides with Noble Energy in Colorado royalties fight
The Tenth U.S. District Court of Appeals recently ruled Chevron Corp. subsidiary Noble Energy Inc. didn’t have to pay millions of dollars in additional royalties in a fight with Phelps Oil and Gas LLC of Colorado. Phelps had filed a class action lawsuit against Noble, alleging underpayment of royalties. Noble produces natural gas from …
Last minute oil and gas drilling ban announced by Biden administration
Joe Biden might not be the man really in control of his administration, but one thing is clear, someone behind the scenes plans to fight Donald Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ energy policies. Just a few weeks before Trump is to be sworn into office for his second term as President, Biden’s administration came out …
Energy briefs
** Drivers are set for a boost at the pump in the new year as economists predict Donald Trump’s plans to ramp up US oil production will lower prices. Oil is forecast to fall to as low as $60 per barrel in 2025, which in turn could knock as much as 10p from the price of a …
Williams puts Transco expansion into full operation
Williams announced that it has placed into full service the Southside Reliability Enhancement, an important expansion and modernization of Transco in North Carolina and Virginia that provides additional natural gas capacity to meet growing demand for affordable, reliable and clean energy in the region. The Tulsa company’s project adds a total of 423,400 dekatherms …
OKC gas prices down to $2.19 a gallon
Oklahoma started off 2025 with gasoline prices averaging $2.57 a gallon, a dime cheaper than one year ago. The American Automobile Association cited the average, saying it was the same price on the last day of 2024, a dime more than a month ago and ten cents cheaper than one year ago. However, …
Colorado gets $17 million in race to add more EV chargers
While Oklahoma recently handed out $1 million in contracts to construct an EV charging network along Interstate 44, the state of Colorado just got another $17 million boost to its charging network. Colorado’s efforts to become a green-oriented state are far more than those in Oklahoma, Kansas and adjacent states. Colorado received $17.3 million …
Trump’s anti-Green New Deal to be launched in a few weeks
Within a few weeks, the U.S. can expect the launching of an anti-Green New Deal—President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to disassemble the Biden administration’s program of attacking the fossil fuel industry. The impact it will have on Oklahoma’s energy industry could be noticeable. Biden’s freeze on LNG shipments to foreign allies affected the natural gas …