Williams announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Carri Lockhart as an independent director on the Board, effective Feb. 10, 2023. Lockhart brings nearly 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry both in the United States and overseas, most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Technology, …
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Rail merger will mean more Canadian tar sands oil to be shipped across Oklahoma
The proposed merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern rail lines would mean the shipment of more Canadian oil sands across Oklahoma, if approved by regulators. The two rail lines have already signed a 10-year deal with ConocoPhillips Canada and USD Group to transport the oil across the U.S. and south to …
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** Texas residents grilled U.S. energy regulators on Saturday over their supervision of liquefied natural gas processing plants at a meeting to discuss conditions at the fire-idled Freeport LNG plant. The second-largest U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility was knocked offline by a fiery blast last June and operations halted while regulators review operations and staffing. …
Growing dangers of lithium battery fires as EV use spreads
As the nation is adopting more and more electric vehicles from cars and trucks to scooters and bikes, it is also experiencing a growth in dangerous and deadly lithium battery fires. Firefighters have been seriously hurt in dealing with the fires and now a University of Texas fire scientists and professor of mechanical engineering …
Toll road opponents raise ethical questions about legislator’s sale of home to Turnpike Authority
The actions of Newcastle Rep. Sherrie Conley to become one of the first to take advantage of the State Turnpike Authority’s new toll road plans shortly after they were released are under scrutiny. Conley sits on the House Transportation Committee and jumped at the chance to sell her home for $103,460 above the appraised …
Court rules against New Mexico in its fight against nuclear waste storage site
New Mexico’s legal challenge to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to grant a license to store nuclear waste in the state was thrown out by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. A three-judge panel ruled New Mexico had no legal standing or jurisdiction to bring its lawsuit under the Hobbs Act and …
Senators target Biden EPA and its new anti-trucking emissions rule
“Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddyMercy sake’s alive, looks like we got us a convoy” The lyrics from C.W. McCall’s 1967 hit song “Convoy” might best describe the fight Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford and Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska are taking to the White House over EPA regulations on heavy-duty vehicle …
Friday was a big day for Oklahoma energy stocks and crude oil prices
Oklahoma energy stocks soared as a 2% gain was recorded by crude oil prices on Friday and for the week, they increased more than 8%, after Russia said it planned to reduce oil production in the coming month because the West put price caps on Russian crude and fuel. West Texas Intermediate crude rose …
Rig counts slip in Oklahoma and Texas but make gains elsewhere
While Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig slipped by one in the past week, the nation’s numbers increased by 2 to 761 according to the latest count announced by Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s count as of this week stood at 63, down one from a week earlier but still more than the 53 rigs reported …
Pioneer Telephone discontinues cellular service
A long time rural telephone service, Pioneer announced it is discontinuing its cellular operations. The firm said its Broadband, telephone and iVideo customers would not be affected by the decision. “While this decision to discontinue our cellular operations only impacts our wireless business, it will allow us to focus on our core business going …