Following the unanimous vote on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (STRA) by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe praised its passage and announced how this key legislation will benefit Oklahoma. “This bill included a number of provisions that benefit Oklahomans, including my provisions to designate U.S. Route …
OU Energy Faculty Couple Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving DOE Grants
A Norman couple charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud has pleaded guilty to making false statements regarding grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a KFOR report on Wednesday. Shaorong Liu and Juan Lu were charged on February 18, 2021 after a federal grand jury returned a 16-count indictment. Liu is identified …
Who’ll replace Hunter to defend Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry?
Known as an attorney general who stood up for Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, Mike Hunter is leaving office in a move that stunned the state capitol on Wednesday. Less than two weeks after he joined 18 other state attorneys general in urging President Biden to support additional energy infrastructure including the Keystone XL …
Initial repairs made to cracked bridge over Mississippi River
The first phase of repairs have been made by crews trying to repair the cracked bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee.The Arkansas Transportation Department announced this week that the second round of repairs will be underway on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.A report by The State indicated crews put two 30-foot steel …
Energy news in brief
** A Louisiana natural gas well explodes, injuring four, following an oil well blowout. ** President Biden plans to rely on ally countries to supply the bulk of the metals needed to build electric vehicles while focusing on processing the materials into battery parts domestically. ** Michigan lawmakers consider a preemptive ban on local ordinances that limit the use of natural …
ONE Gas and ONEOK announce leadership changes
A switch of leadership was revealed this week as ONE Gas President and CEO Pierce H. Norton II announced his retirement from the company and intentions to become the leader of ONEOK Inc. where President and CEO Terry K. Spencer announced his retirement after 20 years with the company. Spencer will remain in his …
Regulators undecided about Fort Sill and PSO energy center
While the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office, staff at the Public Utilities Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, an Administrative Law Judge and an industrial consumers group took a stand Tuesday against a proposed PSO energy center at Fort Sill, the specter of BRAC was raised. Would the federal government retaliate if the center was …
Crude oil prices showed lack of energy in Tuesday’s trading
Crude oil prices were far from energetic in Tuesday’s trading as U.S. benchmark crude rose only a few cents while overseas prices managed a slight increase. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery rose 2 cents to reach $66.07 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for …
Earthquake shakes northwest Oklahoma
The rumbling across northwest Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon wasn’t a thunderstorm but a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the event at 1:20 p.m. and showed the epicenter was about 2 miles northwest of the town of Shattuck which is located about 30 miles southwest of Woodward or just east of the Texas state …
Brace for high gasoline prices this Memorial Day weekend
If you’re hitting the road this weekend, you’ll likely face the highest Memorial day weekend gas prices since 2014. Oklahoma’s average is at $2.75 a gallon compared to the nationwide average of $3.03 a gallon according to Jeanette McGee, a spokeswoman with AAA. “AAA expects 37 million Americans to travel, mostly by car and …