The makers of electric vehicles in the U.S. are interjecting their input on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s proposed rules governing commercial EV chargers along the state’s highways and asking for a delay in the implementation of them. Their main argument is a July 1, 2022 deadline for DC metering requirements proposed in the draft …
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** Exxon Mobil Corp. is weighing salary increases as it tries to halt employee attrition across its business divisions after sweeping job and benefit cuts. ** U.S. President Joe Biden’s global energy security adviser said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting close to using natural gas as a political tool if Russia is holding …
Is an improved earnings report coming for Mammoth Energy?
Will Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy Services be able to bounce back from second quarter losses? The answer will be revealed in about a week. Mammoth Energy plans to disclose its 2021 third quarter financial results on Friday, November 5, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors have hopes the company will improve on its losses from the …
Crestwood Equity expands holdings in $1.8 billion deal
In a $1.8 billion deal, Houston’s oil and gas pipeline operator Crestwood Equity Partners LP is taking over Oasis Petroleum Inc.’s midstream unit and expanding its holdings in the U.S. shale basins. It already is active in the Permian Basin, the Williston in North Dakota, the Marcellus and the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. …
Cushing’s falling crude oil storage affects global markets
The slipping amount of crude oil stored at the Cushing hub in north central Oklahoma has left investors nervous and at the same time is being blamed for the latest jump in oil prices. Bloomberg continues to focus on the Cushing site that is not only America’s largest oil storage hub but also one …
Oil hits $86 a barrel and brings energy stocks up too
Crude oil prices continued their climb upward in Monday’s trading as Brent crude hit a 3-year high and a penny short of $86 a barrel. Oklahoma energy stocks went along for the ride too. The global benchmark, set for December delivery rose 46 cents and finished the day at $85.99 a barrel on …
Increased coal sales drives improved earnings for Tulsa firm
“Year-to-date performance from all of ARLP’s business segments has exceeded our initial expectations for 2021.” Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., the major coal-mining company based in Tulsa reported increased financial and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to the previous quarter. Primarily on the strength of increased coal sales volumes and price …
Devon donates to Tulsa Dream Center
Children in North Tulsa now have access to high-tech tools to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at the Tulsa Dream Center (TDC), a faith-based community center. Students will enjoy tinkering with robots, 3D printers, coding tools and more thanks to a gift from Devon Energy in partnership with the Cal Ripken, Sr. …
A tornado or two in Tuesday’s Oklahoma weather?
No one can have more fun with the weather than Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet and the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. Check out his Tuesday warning about the possibility—slight possibility— of a tornado or two along with other kinds of severe weather in the state. In his Monday weather alert, he teased …
Oil leaders in spotlight before House Dems
This is the week that executives of big oil go before a House Oversight Committee to face grilling whether they lied about their firms’ roles in climate change. House Democrats are intent to finding evidence of “disinformation” and seeing to what extent they might exact their pound of flesh from Exxon Mobil CEO and Chairman …