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Texas Panhandle cities form opposition against Xcel Energy
Nearly a year after more than a million acres were burned in a massive Texas Panhandle fire that swept into western Oklahoma, eleven cities in the Panhandle have formed a coalition against Xcel Energy, the company accused of causing the February 2024 fire. Called the “Lonestar Eleven,” the coalition was formed because of what …
New wind farm coming to SE Oklahoma
Southeast Oklahoma is about to get another wind farm, one revealed in a recent filing made by the Southwest Power Pool. Overland Station Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Inc. is the developer of the project. According to the SPP, the project would be located near McAlester and involve 35 wind turbines, identified as …
Stardust Power lands $15 million investor
Stardust Power Inc., an American developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, announced it has executed a Securities Purchase Agreement with a single institutional investor providing for up to $15.0 million in senior secured convertible debt financing to support early-stage construction activities at its lithium refinery project in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The facility includes an initial $4.0 million …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—Tom Gann, poultry fights and the impact of AI
https://www.facebook.com/reel/729017723154360 The latest from Rep. Tom Gann in his fight against billions of dollars reviewed with a one-page audit by Oklahoma regulators. We also can’t forget the chicken fight between the governor and the attorney general who wants to be governor. That and much more on this Christmas Eve edition of Mitchell talks energy …
Energy briefs
** President Donald Trump said Monday that he has spoken to U.S. oil companies about what happens after regime change in Venezuela. At a Mar-a-Lago press conference Monday to announce a new “Trump Class” of battleships, a reporter asked, if Trump had spoken to American oil companies “that have had their assets seized about what a post-Maduro regime …
DOT accused Colorado of slow-walking move to eliminate illegal truckers
Weeks after Oklahoma pulled over illegal immigrant truck drivers and arrested hundreds of them, the federal transportation department is doing the same, and also criticizing Colorado for not following suit. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blasted Colorado this week for slow walking the purge of illegally issued truck licenses. He’s threatening that if Colorado does not …
Governor Stitt criticizes Judge’s poultry ruling
The federal judge’s recent ruling which ordered poultry operations to pay millions of dollars in pollution cleanup of the Illinois River prompted Gov. Kevin Stitt to defend the poultry operations attacked by Attorney General Genter Drummond. After the Friday decision, the governor commented on Monday. “These family farmers did everything the right way. …
Drummond attacks Governor for “misrepresenting” a court’s poultry ruling
Attorney General Gentner Drummond accused Governor Kevin Stitt of “completely misrepresenting” a federal court judgment against out-of-state poultry corporations, saying Stitt’s latest comments distort both the facts of the case and Oklahoma’s interests. “Governor Stitt is completely misrepresenting this case, the court’s judgment, and Oklahoma’s interests,” Drummond said. “The State of Oklahoma has never sued …
US sees increased oil and gas rig numbers
While oil prices fluctuate over the latest effort to stop Venezuela from shipping oil elsewhere and the war in Ukraine creates an unsteady view of whether there will be a global oil glut or not, the number of oil and gas rigs active in the U.S. grew by 3 in the past week. The …
Crude up on Tuesday but natural gas scored a big jump
Crude oil prices were up slight in Tuesday’s trading but major gains were recorded in the price of natural gas and Oklahoma energy stocks. Oil prices finished higher as investors questioned whether there would be disruptions to oil supply from Venezuela and Russia. Then, there was the factor of stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth. Reuters …