Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice says a bill she introduced in the U.S. House would roll back what she calls the “anti-energy policies” of the Biden Administration. In a column this week, the Republican Representative explained H.R. 1 would not only repeal the $6 billion natural gas tax but also harmful royalties and fees imposed …
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** One of the Citgo oil executives who was held for nearly five years in Venezuela has sued his company for $100 million, alleging it conspired in his detention and then abandoned him and his family as he wasted away in horrific prison conditions for a crime he didn’t commit. Tomeu Vadell was one of six executives who …
House GOP members unveil their energy bill to fight Biden administration’s green efforts
“From the gas station to the grocery store, President Biden’s war on energy is making life unaffordable for the hardworking people of this country and forcing us to be dangerously reliant on supply chains controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.” It’s what Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers declared as she and other Republican leaders in …
Senators file bill to allow year-round sale of E15 ethanol fuel
A bill to require year-round production and availability of higher-ethanol fuel blends, a move seen as benefitting corn-producing states, was introduced by U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. Under their bill, the sale of so-called E15, which is 15% rather than 10% ethanol would no longer be restricted during …
Shocker—Gas powered cars are cheaper to drive than EVs reports 2022 study
Grab a hold of your steering wheel. A recent study found that in 2022, it was cheaper to drive a gasoline-powered car than an electric vehicle. The study was conducted by the Anderson Economic Group in the final quarter of 2022. Its results? It found that drivers of the typical mid-priced internal combustion car …
Gas station association leader supports legislation to fix “broken EV charging marketplace”
The head of the state gas association says a bill proposed in the Oklahoma legislature should be passed to ensure utilities don’t pass EV charger costs along to customers. Writing in The Oklahoman this week, Candace McGinnis, executive director of the Oklahoma Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association said the legislation by Sen. Chuck …
Gasoline prices climb higher in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma and across the U.S. rose slightly this week, reaching a new national average of $3.41 a gallon and an average of $3.07 in the state. AAA reported the national average rose 6 cents a gallon from a week ago and is only 4 cents lower than the $3.45 average recorded …
Suncor’s Colorado refinery about to reopen
The oil refinery shutdown in Colorado that caused the state’s average gasoline prices to jump 16% since late December 2022 might be about to end. Suncor announced that after reopening Plant 2 at the refinery in Commerce City, it is now making preparations to do the same with Plants 1 and 3 according to …
Colorado drivers feeling more impact from shutdown of state’s only refinery
Only a few weeks ago, OK Energy Today reported how the December shutdown of the Suncor refinery in Colorado, the state’s only refinery, resulted in increased pump prices for drivers in the state. Now the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports the increase has been $1.39 a gallon since the day after Christmas 2022. The …
Gasoline and diesel tax rates rose in 13 states in 2023
Motorists in more than a dozen states, most in the eastern half of the country, were hit with fuel tax hikes in the past half-year according to a government study. Oklahoma was not one of them. In January 2023, state taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel fuel averaged $0.3163 per gallon of gasoline and …