Category: General

US crude stocks grew in past week while Cushing Hub was steady

  The government reported Wednesday a gain of more than 5 million barrels held in the nation’s crude oil stocks. At the same time, the amount of crude in supply at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub held steady from last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported the nation’s crude stocks rose from 421.9 million barrels on …

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Little Rock moves ahead with big city solar power project

  City leaders in Little Rock, Arkansas approved development of a 4.9 megawatt solar array that they claim will eventually supply nearly 70% of the city’s electricity needs. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Little Rock directors okayed a contract with Sun Hog Solar LLC, a construction subsidiary of Scenic Hill Solar, an Arkansas based company. As …

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Devon Energy wins Supreme Court dispute over royalty payments

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in support of Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy in a court fight over royalty payments collected on nine wells in Kingfisher County. With only one justice dissenting, the Court upheld a trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Devon Energy in a dispute with trustees of the Eunice S. Justice Revocable …

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Energy quick reads

** Energy watchdog group Power the Future (PTF) filed a freedom of information lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday, alleging it failed to divulge Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry’s taxpayer-funded staff. ** The Biden administration finalized regulations severely tightening restrictions on fine particulate matter that the manufacturing and energy sectors are legally allowed to emit, an action …

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Chesapeake to release 4Q earnings report Feb. 20

    Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans to release its 2023 fourth quarter earnings report in the coming days. The company will release the quarterly and full year operational and financial results after the close of the market on Tuesday, February 20. A conference call featuring company leaders will be held the next day, …

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Enel Energy considers appeal of court ruling to remove 84 wind towers in the Osage Nation

  Like the 84 wind towers that still stand throughout Osage County, the issue of a federal judge’s ruling late last year to force Enel Green to remove every one of them at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars is up in the air. An appeal of the December 2023 ruling by U.S. …

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Drummond and other AGs tell Biden his freeze on LNG exports helps Iran and Russia

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond was among nearly two dozen other Attorneys General in telling President Biden his freeze on development and export of LNG “will embolden Iran and Russia” and also hamper the U.S. ability to protect itself. Drummond also maintained the Energy Department did not have the authority to prevent LNG exports to …

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Crude made gains on Tuesday along with Oklahoma energy stocks

While crude oil prices gained more than $1 a barrel in Tuesday’s trading, Oklahoma energy made strong gains. The price gains came after two developments—a U.S. Energy Department report indicated crude oil production would grow less than forecast and a possible lengthy cease-fire in the Gaza War. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 53 cents or …

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Market manipulation during frigid weather? AG’s not saying

  A little less than a month after he promised to monitor Oklahoma’s natural gas market to make sure there was no repeat of market manipulation like the state endured in the 2021 winter storm, Attorney General Gentner Drummond isn’t offering much detail about what he might have learned. It was January 12 when he …

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Choosing your own electric provider is the intent of one legislative bill

  While some Oklahoma legislators are in private discussions about how to approach two controversial topics, Right of First Refusal and Performance Based Ratemaking, one similar measure called the Oklahoma Electric Choice and Competition Act is already in the works. Known as SB 1332, the bill by Tulsa Republican Sen. Dana Prieto, appears to be …

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