** Thomas Matthew Crooks was one of several students who appeared in the background of the 2022 ad and was unpaid, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, said in a statement.tthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the …
Category: Oil & Gas
Attorney accuses AG of “manufacturing” statements in ESG lawsuit
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s takeover of defending the state Treasurer in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s anti-ESG law has led to some pointed claims by the Democratic lawyer who filed the suit in the first place. In a filing last week, attorney Colin Walke responded to the attorney general’s …
Kansas City Federal Bank oil and gas survey finds continued decline in energy and concern of more government regulation
A continued decline in energy was found in a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City survey in Oklahoma and other states that make up the Tenth District. At the same time, Chad Wilkerson, senior vice president at the bank said the same survey indicated a rebound in energy activity is expected in the …
Texas Governor wants investigation of Houston’s power loss
While OG&E crews are helping CenterPoint Energy struggle with restoring electrical power to hurricane-stricken Houston, the governor of Texas wants an investigation into the loss of power to more than 2 million people. Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know why the residents have to wait so long, according to a report by the …
No growth reflected in latest U.S. oil and gas rig numbers
While a recent report showed a gain in oilfield employment in June across the nation, the rig activity in the U.S. isn’t reflecting the same kind of growth. The latest rig numbers released on Friday by Baker Hughes showed Oklahoma was unchanged from a week ago while the U.S. count declined by one …
Lankford presses administration over critical minerals needs
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford wonders why the Biden administration isn’t doing more to open up the nation’s critical minerals exploration and processing. He pressed an administration official at a recent Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. The hearing, “Oversight of the Permitting Council: Improving Transparency and Coordination,” was held to sound the alarm …
EIA expects rising electricity demand and natural gas prices to affect electricity fuel mix for the rest of 2024
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that the United States will generate more electricity from renewables and coal in the second half of this year, as electricity demand and natural gas prices increase. In its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that natural gas prices will be about 36% higher in the second half …
ONE Gas SEC filing reveals payment details of 2 new directors
ONE Gas revealed ina filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that two new members to the Board of Directors will be paid an annual retainer of $95,000. It was earlier in July when ONE Gas announced the expansion of its board to nine members with the naming of Sanjay D. Meshri and Yves …
Ovintiv to release 2Q earnings report at end of the month
The financial and operating results for the second quarter of operations by Ovintiv Inc. will be released on the next to the last day of the month. The Denver-based oil and gas company with drilling and exploration efforts in Oklahoma plans a release after the close of markets on Tuesday, July 30. Company …
Energy briefs
** U.S. officials announced a $241 million settlement with Marathon Oil over alleged air pollution violations at dozens of the company’s oil and gas facilities on a North Dakota Indian reservation, saying it was part of an ongoing crackdown. ** More than a dozen Democratic senators called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to relax guidelines around federal …