A bill by Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin to promote the permitting of cross-border pipelines and electricity transmission was part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans’ agenda unveiled last week for securing cleaner American energy. Mullin’s bill, H.R. 575, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act was included in the package. “We cannot stand …
Complaints of angry landowners over Cheniere Energy’s failure to complete land restoration following construction of its 200-mile Midship pipeline in Oklahoma led a federal agency to order a prompt completion and have it done within at least 60 days. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday took the action after angry farmers and other …
Investors wait to see if Monday’s trading will restore crude oil prices after a slight bounce back on Friday following a big plunge on Thursday. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery rose $1.42 to reach $61.24 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for May delivery …
State Rep. Mark McBride says the legislature must do more to protect Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry. Writing an opinion piece in the Saturday edition of The Oklahoman, McBride pointed to a bill he authored to prohibit the state from contracting with companies that engage in a boycott of the industry. Click here for …
Crude oil prices took a major plunge on Thursday dropping nearly 7% and $5 a barrel in trading in the US. It was the fifth straight session for a decline as prices finished at their lowest in more than two weeks. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery dropped $4.60 to $60 a …
The annual meeting of Williams Cos. has been set for April 27 and due to the COVID-19 restrictions, will be a virtual meeting for shareholders. The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time. In a proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company asked shareholders to …
If a report by VOX is confirmed, a former Democratic Senator from Florida will succeed former Oklahoma congressman Jim Bridenstine as administrator of NASA. Bridenstine, a Republican picked by President Donald Trump during his administration, resigned Jan. 20, 2021 after serving as NASA’s 13th administrator. He was sworn in on April 23, 2018. VOX …
“We’re gonna learn from this.” It’s what Southwest Power Pool executive vice president Lanny Nickell told Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners during a Thursday power-point presentation and review of the SPP’s handling of rolling blackouts in the state during the February winter storm. One thing he learned—fingers of blame are not being pointed at any of …
A week after the nation’s oil and gas rig count indicated a loss in the numbers, a new Enverus Rig Analytics report shows an increase of four in the past week to 476. Enverus said the new figures were as of March 17 and indicated an increase of 5.5% in the past month, but …
Oklahoma-based Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. announced that it has posted to its website additional information related to its work in Puerto Rico, work that was carried out following the September 2017 hurricane Maria that devastated the island territory. It was the company’s latest effort defending the performance of the work its crews did in restoring …
