Every county in Oklahoma will get a piece of the $3 million allocated by a state commission for drought relief. It figures out to $33,000 for each of the 77 counties and in some cases, individual farmers and ranchers will be eligible to get up to $7,500 reported The Oklahoman. Click here for The Oklahoman
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** White House officials have asked the US Energy Department to analyze the possible impacts of a ban on exports of gasoline, diesel and other refined petroleum products, an indication that the controversial idea is gaining traction in some parts of the Biden administration. ** Monica Medina, the wife of White House chief of staff Ron Klain, …
ONEOK plans a release of 3Q report in early November
ONEOK, Inc. will release third quarter 2022 earnings after the market closes on Nov. 1, 2022. ONEOK’s executive management will participate in a conference call the following day. The Nov. 2 conference call will be held at 10 a.m. Central Time The focus will be whether the utility was successful in building on …
Oil company executives report sales of shares
Executives at two Oklahoma energy companies, Laredo Petroleum and Devon Energy filed government reports this week reflecting large sales of shares in their firms. Laredo Petroleum President and CEO Jason Pigott recently sold off more than $250,000 of his shares in the company. Pigott filed a report this week with the Securities and Exchange …
Surging gasoline prices in some states but not in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices rose on average 7 cents a gallon in the past week across the nation, reaching a new average price of $3.80 according to the American Automobile Association. In Oklahoma, the average price dropped 3 cents to $3.45 per gallon, still 8 cents more than one month earlier. Prices in Oklahoma City fell …
OGE crews work on power restoration close to eye of Florida’s hurricane devastation
More than a week after a team of 95 OG&E linemen and support personnel deployed to Florida, crews have been working around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible to areas affected by Hurricane Ian. Since arriving, OG&E crews have been assisting Florida Power & Light – the largest power …
Crude oil prices and OK energy stocks recorded more gains in Tuesday’s trading
For a second consecutive day on Tuesday, crude oil prices recorded significant gains as did most Oklahoma energy stocks. The gain in crude came a day before an anticipated large cut in crude oil output from the OPEC+ producer group. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery went up $2.89 or nearly 3.5% …
Farm groups rally to support Rep. Lucas and his bill targeting the SEC
Support piled up quickly for Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas and his “Protect Farmers from the SEC Act” which he filed last week—a measure designed to prevent the Biden Administration from putting unnecessary strain on family farmers by imposing burdensome environmental mandates. Lucas’s office announced this week the measure had the support of the American Farm Bureau …
Entergy to create largest solar project in Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas, the utility that gets some of its electricity from Oklahoma wind power is moving ahead with the biggest solar energy project in Arkansas. It’s planning a new 250-megawatt project covering nearly 2,100 acres near Osceola in Mississippi County, a project that will provide power to more than 40,000 homes according to Arkansas …
Bond boom from 2021 winter storm in Oklahoma and other states
By Scott Carpenter of the Insurance Journal and Mike Ray of the Southwest Ledger Bonds sold to help U.S. utilities recoup losses from natural disasters are seeing an unprecedented boom, with the latest burst of issuance generated by the deadly February 2021 storm that paralyzed Texas and Oklahoma as it struck a large swath …