** Liberty Energy Inc., the company previously run by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to release its financial results for the first quarter after the market closes on Wednesday, April 16. ** The battle over whether California should build a $20-billion water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is escalating, with Gov. Gavin …
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Other states also see activism against renewable energy projects
The movement against renewable energy projects across Oklahoma is also seen in other states in the region. As Canary Media reports, similar efforts are underway in Texas. Click here for Canary Media
GOP leaders question Governor’s Forestry Office actions
Republican lawmakers at the state capitol have some serious questions to ask Gov. Kevin Stitt about his plan to eliminate the state Forestry Office following his firing of Forestry Director Mark Goeller. Here’s how NonDoc Media reported the growing developments: “Speaking of clockwork, during Gov. Kevin Stitt’s time in office, he has routinely found …
Interior Secretary visits Halliburton Marcellus site
The American Exploration and Production Council, in partnership with EQT Corporation, Halliburton Company, and Range Resources, recently hosted Department of the Interior Secretary and Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council Doug Burgum for a Marcellus shale field visit in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Secretary Burgum visited a hydraulic fracturing site highlighting modern energy development …
Light earthquakes felt near Edmond
The latest earthquakes to rumble across Oklahoma occurred Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Service recorded two separate quakes around 4 a.m. Both had epicenters near North Midwest Boulevard and east Covell Road. The first measured 2.9 magnitude and was recorded at 4:04 in the morning and the second happened 6 minutes later. The …
Space board makes it official—DAWN Aerospace makes Oklahoma its US base
“Whoooo!,” exclaimed Brenda Rolls, chair of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority after the board approved a contract to make Oklahoma the U.S. home of a European-based spaceplane. DAWN Aerospace, based in the Netherlands, reached out to locate its only U-S operation at the Burns Flat Space port. “By many metrics, the Mk-II will …
US sees gain in oil rigs but loss in gas rigs
While the number of active oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma held steady over the past week, the latest Baker Hughes Co. rig count showed a decline nationwide. Oklahoma’s count was unchanged at 53 rigs, 9 more than a year ago at this time. The nation’s count fell by two to 590 rigs. But the …
Legislator calls on Gov. Stitt to return State Forester to his job
Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, the vice chair of the House Public Safety Committee hascalled on Gov. Kevin Stitt to return Mark Goeller, the former state forester and director of Oklahoma Forestry Services, to his job. The governor fired Goeller after wildfires devastated much of the state beginning March 14. The fires left four dead, 200 …
Texas Eastern to provide gas for largest gas-fired power plant in US
Natural gas from the Texas Eastern gas pipeline system will be used to fuel what is being billed as the largest gas-fired power plant in the U.S. News of the $10 billion 4.5 GW gas-fired generation plant to be located in Pennsylvania where it will serve a planned data center campus was announced by …
Attorney General and Corporation Commission come to defense of Todd Hiett
It now appears two state agencies have come to the defense of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, the state-wide elected official accused of sexual abuse and repeated public drunkenness over the past year. As OK Energy Today reported earlier in the week, the Attorney General appeared to defend Hiett in asking the Supreme Court …
