Oilfield workers in northern Colorado are pushing back on the stereotype the public might have about them when it comes to the environment. The Greeley Tribune reported many of the workers are far from the image portrayed by critics of the oil and gas industry. Click here for the Greeley Tribune.
Recycling event planned for June 12 in Wellston
A state-sponsored recycling event is planned to be held June 12 in Wellston. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA), the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office, the Town of Wellston, Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, and RTR Environmental will host a recycling event at the Oklahoma Turnpike’s Wellston maintenance yard, located at …
Energy news in brief
** Iran started its first transfer of crude oil via its strategic Goreh-Jask pipeline, allowing the country to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. ** The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, court …
State law will interfere with direct sales of Tesla cars
A funny thing happened on the way to Tesla building its massive car plant in Austin, Texas—a plant that should be finished by the end of 2021. Thanks to a state law, Texas residents won’t be able to buy the cars directly from the plant. Instead, the cars will have to be shipped out …
Another shortage hits the US
Add wooden shipping pallets to the growing list of shortages in the U.S. and it’s affecting supplies of other products that cannot be shipped to consumers. The Star Tribune reported the shortage of pallets is caused by a shortage of workers at sawmills. Click here for Star Tribune story.
President Donald J. Trump Highway is an Oklahoma Reality
Former President Donald Trump is being honored in Oklahoma through renaming part of a state highway. On Friday, Governor Stitt signed Oklahoma Senate Bill 624 which designates a section of State Highway 287 as President Donald J. Trump Highway. The stretch extends from Boise City to the Texas border in Cimarron County. The new law …
Delivery of Tesla’s Model S Plaid Delayed for One Week
The debut of Tesla’s Model S Plaid is being pushed back one week as the company makes final adjustments to the electric vehicle, according to a message from CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter account. The new delivery date is June 10. “This car feels like a spaceship. Words cannot describe the limbic resonance,” said Musk. Tesla …
Rig counts grow in Oklahoma and US
The slow recovery of the nation’s oil and gas industry resulted in recent growth in Oklahoma’s oil and gas exploration as well as the nation. Baker Hughes Co. reported Oklahoma’s count increased by two to reach 28 rigs active in the state’s oil plays. A year ago, there were only 12 active rigs. Nationally, …
Texas stops Chinese billionaire from building wind farm
Texas legislators have apparently put a stop to the plans of a Chinese billionaire to build a wind farm in their state. A company owned by the billionaire had proposed the wind farm to be built about 200 miles northwest of San Antonio but legislators passed a bill to stop the project. Click here …
Energy news in brief
** The U.S. Senate Finance Committee advanced legislation on that would boost electric vehicle tax credits to as much as $12,500 for EVs that are assembled by union workers in the United States. **The Biden administration has decided it will not renew a waiver that allowed the politically connected U.S. oil company, Delta Crescent Energy to …