The wind industry, the Kiamichi River hydroelectric project and other related issues will be focused on Tuesday by members of the Oklahoma House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. They will spend the entire day discussing the issues prior to the start of the 2025 session of the Oklahoma legislature. Energy Generation will be the …
Category: Oil & Gas
Four new petroleum liquids pipelines, including one in Oklahoma, have been completed in the United States since 2023
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Liquids Pipeline Projects Database Since 2023, pipeline companies have completed four new petroleum liquids pipeline projects in the United States—three crude oil pipeline projects and one hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) project—according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s recently updated Liquids Pipeline Projects Database. And one of them is in Oklahoma. No new …
Arkansas Attorney General changes stand on 23% rate hike for Summit Utilities
A reversal by the Arkansas Attorney General on the settlement of a more than 23% rate hike for customers of Summit Utilities has created a political storm in the state. AG Tim Griffin first agreed to the settlement of the 23.4% rate hike for the 410,000 homes and businesses served by Summit Utilities. But …
Energy briefs
** Boeing is exploring asset sales in a bid to boost its fragile finances by shedding its non-core or underperforming units, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The planemaker last week reached an agreement to offload a small defense unit that makes surveillance equipment for the U.S. military, the paper reported, citing people familiar with the …
Little change cited in oil and gas drilling in nation’s shale plays
The latest rig count released by Baker Hughes Co. indicated that most of the oil and gas plays across the U.S. saw little change in their drilling activity. The Permian Basin rig count was unchanged at 304, according to the report. The Williston in North Dakota and South Dakota remained at 34, the …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen
Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit over price gouging from the 2021 winter storm went before an Osage County District Court judge in the past week. It was a topic of conversation on Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. (we’re having some difficulty with our link this week. Please copy and insert in your browser …
Crude oil prices fell again Friday and tumbled 7% for the week
Crude oil prices took another decline on Friday falling about 2% but for the week, they dropped 7%. West Texas Intermediate crude, considered the benchmark in the U.S., fell below $70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It dropped $1.45 or 2.05% per barrel and settled at $69.22. Brent crude, the global …
Nov. 6 release for Williams 3Q financial results
Tulsa’s Williams Cos. plans to announce its third-quarter 2024 financial results in less than 3 weeks. The company said it would release the financial report after the market closes on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Management plan to hold a conference call the next day, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8:30 a.m. central Time. Despite low …
Little change in latest Baker Hughes rig counts
The latest oil and gas rig count released by Baker Hughes Co. showed a gain in Oklahoma and a decline nationally. Oklahoma’s count increased by one to 42 rigs. It compared to 37 rigs reported one year ago. Nationally, the count fell one rig to 585. The total count saw a gain of one …
Energy briefs
** An ethanol plant in central Illinois has stopped injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ground after a potential leak was discovered on the property for the second time this year. The problems at the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plant raise questions about the safety of about 150 other carbon capture wells proposed across the …




