ONEGas, Inc. announced that Angela E. Kouplen will join ONE Gas as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Sept. 29, 2023. In her role at ONE Gas, Kouplen will oversee all functions of human resources and be a part of the company’s leadership team reporting to Robert S. McAnnally, president …
A Tranmission war in the Oklahoma Panhandle. That’s how one blogger of energy issues, transmission policies and regulations described Oklahoma’s recent transmission line issues in the state’s Panhandle. West Virginia consumer advocate Keryn Newman took up blogging in a fight against AEP & Allegheny Energy’s PATH joint transmission line which was proposed across the …
The state of New Mexico plans a series of meetings to lay out new rules and regulations targeting cars and trucks to make them cleaner for the environment. The dates for the meetings on the proposed Advanced Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Truck rules were announced by the New Mexico Environment Department and the …
Interesting how Colorado, a state with ambitious goals to reduce climate warming greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time wean itself from oil and gas by 2050, doesn’t want some of the projects in its backyard. You know what they call those—NIMBYs—Not in My Backyard. The latest example is how two men who …
** Western Midstream Partners LP subsidiary will acquire Meritage Midstream Services II LLC for $885 million cash as the infrastructure company expands its Powder River footprint. Under the terms of Western Midstream’s agreement, the company will acquire Denver’s privately held Meritage’s large-scale natural gas gathering and processing business in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. …
The announcement that Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary supply cuts to the end of the year sent crude oil prices up a dollar a barrel in Tuesday’s trading—the highest since November 2022. It also created worries among investors who believe it could create shortages during the peak winter demand. US benchmark, West Texas …
Port Muskogee announced a New Mexico based company has chosen Muskogee for expansion. With the recent acquisition of the former Muskogee Metal Fabricators building and business, the group brings over 70 years of expertise in manufacturing commercial tanks. Their decision to invest in Muskogee was driven by strategic factors, including the region’s centralized location …
The decision by the U.S. Air Force for $6 billion to create a fleet of 2,000 AI powered drones could mean Oklahoma City’s Kratos manufacturing plant busy for a long time. Kratos manufactures the Valkyrie drone and recent successful tests prompted the Air Force to ask for a $6 billion cash injection for an …
Oklahoma firefighters say western Oklahoma has the highest percentage of chances of more wildfires, even as one in Cotton County burned 1,000 acres and at last word was only 20% under control. The latest fire update from the Oklahoma Forestry Services showed the Walters Fire in Cotton County had burned 1,052 acres. A Facebook …
The two leaders of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. andONEOK, Inc. released a joint video message over the weekend, promoting the proposed merger of their two giant companies based in Tulsa. Shareholders of each will vote on Thursday, September 21 whether to ratify the proposed nearly $19 billion merger. The video message featured Aaron Milford, …
