Arkansas yes. Kansas no, when it comes to banning China’s companies from owning land in the state. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill to ban Chinese or Communist firms from owning real estate in Kansas. She claims the bill was too broad and might even be subject to legal challenge. “While I agree …
The public and members of the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board will get an update this week regarding progress on the state’s expansion of its broadband efforts across the state. The governing board will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the Harvey Parkway building in Oklahoma City. The agenda is as follows: …
It’s one thing to talk about hydrogen fuel development in her state, but New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham put words into action. She’s leading a delegation to an industry summit exhibition in the Netherlands this week seeking the “opportunity to sell New Mexico as a dynamic and thriving place for hydrogen industry …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission isn’t finished with its questions how a recent critical report by the State Auditor might affect the agency’s contracts with certain vendors, contracts given without competitive bidding. When commissioners meet Tuesday, they intend to delve deeper into the matter of the allegations made by State Auditor Cindy Byrd against …
** The Biden administration is expected to announce new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles this week, extending Trump-era policies aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing. ** Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is joining Sen. Joe Manchin to back a resolution to repeal rules allowing some Chinese-made battery parts to qualify for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits. ** A federal judge denies …
Gasoline prices quietly fell 7 cents a gallon in Oklahoma over the past week, reaching a statewide average of $3.11 per gallon according to AAA Oklahoma. That’s more than $2 less than what drivers are paying on average in California. Oklahoma’s average is 13 cents less than the $3.24 average a month ago …
ONEOK, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire a system of natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines from Easton Energy, a Houston-based midstream company, for approximately $280 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction includes approximately 450 miles of NGL pipelines located in the strategic Gulf Coast market centers for NGLs, refined …
The emerging saga of how well-intended legislation for the oil & gas industry has turned out to be an economic difficulty for the entire state and especially rural Oklahoma. It’s a main topic of Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen.
In a recent SEC filing, Tulsa’s Vital Energy indicated it plans to continue operating with four drilling rigs and two completions crews for the remainder of the second quarter. Vital said it also plans between $750 million and $850 million in capital expenditures for the entire year. “However, we will contnue to monitor commodity …
Last month’s resignation of Daniel T. Reineke, Jr. as an executive at Mach Natural Resources LP netted him a tidy sum. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the firm showed Reineke, who was Executive Vice President of Business Development of Mach Natural Resources GP LLC, received a lump sum payment …
