https://www.facebook.com/reel/19238351452161 A wintery blast hitting Oklahoma isn’t the only storm in the state as Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discuss soaring natural gas prices, data centers, electric price hikes and more on their latest podcast of Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen.
United States ** The Texas oil industry is bracing for potential margin pressure as President Trump pledges to push crude prices toward $50 per barrel and increase U.S. access to Venezuelan oil, a move analysts say could make breakeven economics even more challenging for producers. ** In her first official action as governor, New Jersey …
Court Denies Stay in Illinois River Watershed Case Eastern Oklahoma Rep. David Hardin expressed disappointment this week after a federal court denied a stay request tied to the long-running Illinois River Watershed poultry lawsuit, a decision that could significantly impact Oklahoma poultry farmers and regional agricultural operations. Hardin, R-Stilwell, reacted after a federal judge refused …
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has been illegally powering its massive Tennessee data centers through the use of a fleet of methane gas turbines. The turbines were operating without required air quality permits, but the company has been fighting the charges for a year and a half, claiming that …
Corporation Commissioners in Oklahoma will meet Wednesday to handle their normal signing agendas but some rulemaking changes as well. In the 1:30 p.m. meeting, the three commissioners will take votes on their daily signing agenda and their 24-hour signing agenda cases. The rulemaking changes will deal with Gas & Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety, Motor Carriers, …
Stardust Power Secures Key Air Permit for Muskogee Lithium Refinery More than a year after breaking ground in Muskogee, Stardust Power Inc. has cleared a major regulatory hurdle for its planned lithium refinery with approval from state environmental regulators. The Connecticut-based developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate announced it has received an air quality construction permit …
Four months after a salt water leak led to the deaths of more than two dozen head of cattle on a Caddo County farm, the leak is still discharging the poisoned water and the Corporation Commission is spending funds to resolve the issue. The company that managed the poorly plugged century-old well located a mile …
** U.S. refining companies like Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum are set to benefit even more from a potential Venezuelan oil resurgence than drillers, as they have the equipment to process the country’s viscous crude. ** Valero Refining Company will begin laying off hundreds of workers at its Benicia refinery this spring in California. In a regulatory …
The version Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office portrayed of his recent meeting with poultry growers in Oklahoma over Illinois water pollution was far different from what one newspaper described. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette headline declared, “Oklahoma AG gets cool reception in meeting with poultry growers.” The article reported Drummond expressed confidence that poultry …
Amid a recent federal ruling on Oklahoma’s 20-plus-year lawsuit over poultry litter pollution of the Illinois River Watershed, Attorney General Gentner Drummond met Thursday with a large group of poultry producers for a candid conversation about the case. The gathering coordinated by state Rep. David Hardin was held in Westville’s Baron Community Center. “I very …
