The governor of Kansas allowed the Energy Choice Act to become law, one that stops cities and counties from banning the use of natural gas. It means Kansas is the latest step to oppose a push by environmentalists and other clean air advocates to ban continued use of natural gas. Gov. Laura Kelly did …
The annual meeting of the Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance will be held June 4 in Oklahoma City. The event will begin on the evening of Thursday June 3 with a reception while the main meeting will be held the next day at the Embassy Suites hotel. The morning session will feature a discussion on …
Nearly two months after promising to investigate huge energy bills and rolling blackouts during the February winter storm, Oklahoma leaders have finally unveiled their plan to help consumers pay off an estimated $4.5 billion bill. The plan was laid out to the public this week after utilities went to the Corporation Commission asking …
The Texas winter storm in February hit Oklahoma-based Continental Resources resulting in a drop of first-quarter production by nearly 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. The company made the announcement Tuesday and said it expects to average nearly 152,000 barrels of oil a day along with natural gas production averaging nearly 935 million …
A report suggests that by the end of the year nearly half of all oil pipelines from the Permian basin will be empty because of the coronavirus pandemic and the effect it had on the oil and gas industry. By the fourth quarter, total utilization of the largest oil pipelines from the Permian is …
Monday was an up day for crude oil prices in the U.S. and in Europe.West Texas Intermediate crude for May deliver went up 38 cents to settle at $59.70 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Global benchmark Brent crude for June delivery rose 33 cents to $63.28 a barrel on ICE …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and other Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced who will take part in their Keystone XL pipeline forum planned for Tuesday. Entitled “President Biden’s Cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline and American Jobs,” the forum will feature Scott Moe, premier of Saskatchewan; Austin Knudsen, attorney general of …
Environmentalists complain how a 2017 law Oklahoma enacted to protect energy facilities from protesters has spread to other states. The movement is growing as oil and gas companies seek protection from criminal damage caused by protesters who often trespass in an attempt to block pipelines and other projects. Inside Climate News carried a report …
The most electricity generated in Texas in the month of March came from wind turbines according to a report by Reuters. The news agency quoted federal energy data and explained that analysts at S&P Global Platts stated it was the first time that wind power generated more electricity than gas-fired power plants. Wind generated …
Halliburton Company announced it signed an eight-year contract with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to deploy and operate Diskos, the Norwegian national repository of seismic, well, and production data for the oil and gas industry. Halliburton Landmark will deliver Diskos 2.0 using DecisionSpace® 365 cloud services in iEnergy® – the industry’s first E&P hybrid cloud. …
