More than a month after 23,000 gallons of gasoline spilled from a southern Colorado pipeline, some Durango families are dealing with the impact on their wells and homes. The pipeline owned by Enterprise Products Partners carried car fuel from Texas through New Mexico and into Colorado. It burst Dec. 5. Click here for Durango …
** President Donald Trump on Monday indicated that he wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to the country’s rare earth materials as a condition for continuing U.S. support for its war against Russia. ** Colombian energy company Ecopetrol is renewing its oil joint venture with U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum in the Permian …
A state House Committee will meet Wednesday morning to consider a number of energy bills ranging from the state’s well plugging fund to required meters on water wells. HB1369 by Rep. Brad Boles calls for oil and gas drillers to meet required “financial ability to comply with the requirements for plugging, closure of surface …
As Oklahoma legislators grapple with several eminent domain bills this year, a similar effort is underway in the Kansas legislature where a state Representative filed a bill to reform and limit the use of eminent domain. Rep. Brett Fairchild of St. John, Kansas filed HB2187 and said the measure was in response to concerns from …
A new appointment of one of the leadership executives at the Southwest Power Pool, the agency controlling the grid in Oklahoma and 13 other states, was named this week. Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) incoming President and CEO Lanny Nickell announced Feb. 4 that Kevin Bryant will join the organization as its first Executive Vice …
A day after record high temperatures on Monday in Oklahoma, the state was shivering from a wintry-like blast. Hard to believe on Tuesday that Monday temperatures actually beat the all-time highs for a February 3 in the state. State Climatologist Gary McManus reported 89 degree readings were recorded n Beaver,Butler, Camargo, Elk City …
ONEOK’s signed a deal with another firm to build a new nearly $1.4 billion LPG export terminal in Texas as the company apparently is trying to take advantage of a reversal of the Biden administration’s freeze on LPG exports. The Tulsa-based company said it has entered into agreements with MPLX LP to form joint …
Carrying out the direction of President Donald Trump, his new Interior Secretary, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Monday initiated six orders changing the way energy was viewed by the Biden administration. Burgum’s orders, with a goal of maximizing domestic energy and minerals production, directed agencies to speed up the permitting of energy …
Denver oilman Christopher Wright has been confirmed to be the next Secretary of the Energy, winning U.S. Senate confirmation Monday night on a vote of 59-38. The CEO of Liberty Energy will take over an energy department reversing course when it comes to oil and gas development, or as President Trump has repeated, “drill …
Crude oil prices made slight gains in Monday’s trading as investors still pondered the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Anxiety about a growing trade war grew Monday before the President agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took …
