A Colorado-based battery start-up has launched pilot production of an innovative solid-state battery cell that will be supplied to BMW and Ford Motor company. The batteries to be built by Solid Power will offer electric-vehicle owners more range and shorter recharging times reported CNBC News. Click here for CNBC News
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** The White House on Monday said oil production is “not the focus” of conversations Biden administration officials will have with Saudi Arabia. ** Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) slammed President Biden on Monday, accusing him of “abusing” the Defense Production Act (DPA) after the White House authorized it for the third time this year to ramp …
First the Anadarko Basin and now the Permian for Orion Diversified Holding
A Nevada-based holding company that recently acquired oil and gas operations in Oklahoma added to its list of holdings with an acquisition in the Permian Basin, an area that is projected to lead the U.S. in production in 2023. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported the latest acquisition was made by Orion Diversified Holding, a company that …
Crude oil prices weakened in Monday’s trading
Crude oil prices slipped in Monday’s trading even after getting a boost by a raise in July crude prices by Saudi Arabia. It left some Oklahoma energy stocks with healthy gains while others recorded losses. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery dropped 37 cents to settle at $118.50 a barrel on the New …
Solarize OKC to host educational virtual town hall Tuesday
Solarize OKC, a new coalition led by the City’s Office of Sustainability and other local organizations, invites Oklahoma City residents and business owners to attend one of two upcoming educational events. A virtual town hall will be at 6:30 p.m. June 7 via this Zoom link. An open house will be held June 14 at 1825 N. …
Energy Transfer inks 25 year LNG contract with China
Texas-based Energy Transfer LP, the firm that acquired Oklahoma City’s Enable Midstream late last year, reached an agreement to provide LNG to a China company for the next 25 years. The agreement was with China Gas Hongda Energy Trading Co., LTD, a subsidiary of China Gas Holdings Limited. As a result, Energy Transfer LNG …
$5 gasoline hits Oklahoma!
You don’t have to drive to California to find $5 gasoline. Drivers can find it right in Oklahoma. The latest gasoline price report from AAA showed the average price for gasoline in Harmon County in the southwest part of the state is $4.99 per gallon. Actually, the price is $4.999 a gallon, about a …
Debate Tuesday by GOP Corporation Commission candidates
The four Republican candidates for the open seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will take part Tuesday in a debate in Oklahoma City. The website, NonDoc and News 9 will sponsor the event at the OSU Hamm Institute for American Energy, 300 N.E. 9 street. It will be held from 5:30 to …
Protests filed over government lease sale in Wyoming
Protests are raised in Wyoming on an upcoming federal lease sale and they represent different sides of the oil and gas industry. The Petroleum Association of Wyoming is upset because too little land is being offered while environmental groups are protesting that too much is being offered by the Bureau of Land Management reported …
Other energy headlines
** President Joe Biden on Monday declared a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. ** President Biden on Mondayissued presidential determinations providing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with the authority to utilize …