The Defense Department says there should be no harmful environmental impact as the National Guard proposes to replace the existing mission of planes at the Will Rogers Air National Guard base in Oklahoma City and replace the planes with new close air support aircraft. The Guard will replace its current fleet of 13 MC-12 …
Category: General
Rep. Cole says Biden’s State of the Union Address was misleading and unworthy
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole says the state of the union is not strong, at least in the way President Biden described it in last week’s State of the Union address to congress. Under Biden’s state of the union, America’s energy industry has been harmed. The Republican Representative called Biden’s remarks “misleading, partisan and unworthy …
Legislator fights to make permanent Daylight Saving Time
Feeling sleep-deprived after Sunday’s bi-annual time change pushed clocks forward an hour? Don’t blame Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore. West authored House Bill 2217, which would send to a vote of the people a question on whether to adopt permanent standard time in Oklahoma. The measure was filed last year and assigned to the House Rules …
OSHA fines southwest Kansas truck wash nearly $172,000 following death of worker
OSHA fined a southwest Kansas truck washing company nearly $172,000 over the death of one worker and injuries to two others. Operators of the Red Barn Truck Wash in Liberal were found guilty of safety violations following an incident last fall where two workers were hospitalized and another died from hydrogen sulfide …
Regulators plan roundtable discussion with oil and gas industry
The people in charge of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division want to meet and greet with those in the state’s oil and gas industry. An Industry Roundtable is panned for Monday, April 1 aat 1:30 p.m. In an announcement, the Division said the the purpose of the meeting is to …
Nebraska woman took advantage of rewards card to tune of $27,000
Taking advantage of a software update for her rewards card, a Nebraska woman managed to steal more than 7,000 gallons of gas worth more than $27,000. Reports say the woman used her rewards card from Pump and Pantry in Lincoln, Nebraska more than 500 times in a six-month period. Police say the woman used …
Gasoline prices up more than 40 cents in past month in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices rose again in the past week reaching a new average of $3.08 a gallon in Oklahoma and $3.39 across the U.S. But compared to a month ago, prices are up more than 40 cents per gallon in some areas of the state. Prices in Oklahoma now average more than a year ago …
Energy quick reads
** A Texas appeals court recently declared an 1872 jobs agreement between Palestine, Texas, and Union Pacific to be unenforceable. The ruling moves Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) a step closer to its goal of closing a rail car shop in the east Texas town of 18,000. ** Enbridge Inc. concluded its acquisition of The East Ohio Gas Company …
Crude oil prices held steady while natural gas dropped again on Monday
Not much change in crude oil prices occurred in Monday’s trading investors weren’t as nervous over the fighting in the Middle East and how it might affect supply. Chinese data suggested a weak demand and U.S. refining saw an increase in production. Natural gas took another tumble. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, fell …
US crude oil production topped rest of the world for 6th straight year
Make it six consecutive years that the U.S. has produced more crude oil than any other nation in the world. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported U.S. crude oil production, including condensate, averaged 12.9 million barrels a day in 2023. The production mark broke the previous U.S. and global record of 12.3 million barrels …




