** President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are moving to prevent a looming shutdown of the nation’s freight railroads with the House preparing to take up legislation this week to impose a settlement over the objections of some unions. ** More than 400 groups on Monday called on Congress to intervene in an ongoing railroad …
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Western Oklahoma airplane crash leaves two dead
The identities of two persons killed Monday morning in the crash of their single-engine airplane at the Gage Airport were released this week. The Cessna 170 crashed around 8:30 a.m. according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Gage is located in the northwest part of the state and is about 160 miles from Oklahoma City. …
Lawsuit blaming Xcel Energy for deadly Colorado fire to move forward
A lawsuit blaming Xcel Energy for the December 2021 fire that destroyed a thousand homes near Denver will be allowed to move forward ruled a judge. District Judge Christopher Zenisek rejected Xcel Energy’s motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit reported Colorado Hometown Weekly. The fire burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed more …
Lucas wants more data on near-Earth objects
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas asked NASA for more detailed information about near-Earth objects—even as the Biden administration wants to cut funding for such research. As the Ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Lucas and other members sent a letter to NASA requesting an update on their work to identify and characterize near-Earth …
Gas prices took another plunge in Oklahoma and the US
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma dropped 16 cents in the past week, leading the way as the national decline was 12 cents. The American Automobile Association reported Oklahoma’s price decline was among the 10 largest weekly decreases across the U.S. Alaska led all states with a 30-cent plunge. Oklahoma was also among the 10 least …
Lankford and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider energy bills
U.S. Sen. James Lankford and others on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will spend Thursday reviewing a long list of energy bills including one to stop sending oil to foreign countries from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The hearing will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10:00 am in Room SD-366 of …
Cole—higher holiday prices ahead thanks to Democrats
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole says Christmas will be just like Thanksgiving…a more expensive holiday for the second year in a row—thanks to inflation at a 40-year high. In other words, an economic lump of coal is what we can expect. Writing in a letter to his constituents, the Republican Representative from the state’s 4th …
US crude prices rose Monday while OK energy stocks suffered losses
Sparked by a rumor that OPEC+ might cut production, crude oil prices retreated from the lowest levels in about a year on Monday and rose nearly a dollar a barrel in the U.S. Oklahoma energy stocks performed poorly with 4 and 5% losses. Strict COVID-19 curbs in China, a country beset by massive protests …
Enel plans billions in liquidation but not in Oklahoma
Enel, the European-based parent company of Enel Green Power, a firm that is the third largest wind farm operator in Oklahoma confirmed it plans to sell more than $21 billion in assets to reduce its growing debt. However, the intended liquidation did not involve any of its Oklahoma holdings. The company, based in Italy, …
Dallas firm to expand natural gas operations near Chickasha
Dallas-based Iron Horse Midstream announced it plans to construct a new 200 million cubic feet per day natural gas cryogenic processing plant near Chickasha, Oklahoma. The company already has an existing 120-acre complex in Grady County and the new plant will be operational in late 2023. It will increase Iron Horse’s total natural gas …