Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners are being asked to make a proposed fifth order extending COVID-19 protections in their agency. The issue is on the Thursday agenda when the commissioners meet at 1:30 p.m. Tim Rhodes, Director of Administration at the Commission made the request to extend the restrictions for another 60 days. The restrictions include …
A new analysis of oil and gas activity by Enverus indicates only a modest recovery in the U.S. rig count since it bottomed out in July but at the same time, frac crew activity has picked up strongly in some parts of the country. The data analytics company headquartered in Austin, Texas made the …
The Federal Aviation Administration this week approved the return to the skies of Boeing’s troubled 737 Max airliner and it could mean the rehiring of workers at a handful of Oklahoma operations. “Five companies with major operations in Oklahoma got good news today with the FAA approval of 737 Max going back in service,” …
Houston’s NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. announced it has agreed to work with National Oilwell Varco, Inc. in field testing NOV’s electric fracturing system. Known as the Ideal eFrac fleet, the system, according to the announcement provides “environmentally conscious hydraulic fracturing capabilities that dramatically reduce emissions, equipment, and complexity at the well site.” The two companies plan …
A 100-day plan in a Biden administration proposed by the Solar Energy Industries Association has the support of the Oklahoma Solar Association but a spokeswoman says the state group won’t become actively involved in campaigning for it. Lindsey Pever, vice president of the Oklahoma Solar group responded to questions posed by OK Energy Today, …
** Louisiana’s oil industry criticizes the governor’s veto of a tax break for drilling new wells and bringing old ones back into production reported the Daily Comet. ** The Associated Press reported a new agreement among tribes, PacifiCorp, and the states of Oregon and California will advance plans to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, which, if approved …
The appointment of Louisiana Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond to be a member of the White House staff for apparent President-elect Joe Biden is drawing criticism from environmentalists because he took campaign money from the oil and gas industry. POLITICO reported Richmond has taken thousands of dollars from utility, oil and gas companies while representing energy-rich Louisiana …
Just as the STACK and SCOOP plays in Oklahoma are suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic, so is the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico and now New Mexico legislators are warned the Permian’s recovery will be a long time coming. New Mexico’s oil and gas business provided a record $3.1 billion …
New Mexico is seeking $1 million to expand its fleet of electric vehicles for the state government motor pool. General Services Secretary Ken Ortiz wants to add 28 electric vehicles and made the request in presenting his department’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 to the Legislative Finance Committee. “Climate change is here, and the …
NextEra Energy has unveiled Oklahoma’s first battery energy storage system located near Marlow in the southwestern part of the state. The Rush Springs Energy Storage system is made of nine storage containers filled with thousands of the sort of battery modules found in a laptop computer, but the site, according to NextEra could …
