Monday’s crude oil prices rose just a few cents in trading in the US and in Europe, but at least you can say they increased. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery rose 2 cents to $64.92 a barrel on the NYMEX. Global benchmark Brent crude for July delivery increased 4 cents to $68.32 …
** Limetree Bay said Sunday air quality testing near its U.S. Virgin Islands refinery found zero concentrations of sulfur dioxide, hours after the National Guard said it found elevated levels of the chemical during its own testing. ** California’s energy policy and planning agency wants to transition new homes away from gas-powered appliances. The California Energy Commission …
The federal government reported this week that the February 2021 winter storm that hit Oklahoma and Texas hard resulted in the largest monthly decline of natural gas production on record. The Energy Information Administration reported that at the same time, residential sector consumption reached a record high. The historic results came as a record-breaking …
President Biden’s number two pick for the Interior Department goes this week before Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and others on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Tommy Beaudreau was nominated for deputy Interior secretary and did not undergo the kind of critical questioning that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland did during her confirmation …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing Wednesday on Biden nominees for Interior and the EPA. One of the nominations is that of Shannon Estenoz to be Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of Interior. Another …
Devon Energy CEO Richard Muncrief is one of three energy company leaders asked by anti-oil Democrat Katie Porter of California to testify next week before the U.S. House Natural Resources Oversight subcommittee. Whether he, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods and EOG Resources CEO William Thomas will attend is another matter. POLITICO reported this week …
At least two bills came out of the current Oklahoma legislative session focused on Electric Vehicles. They were signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt. As KOSU radio reported the measures were House Bill 1712 and House Bill 2234. Click here for KOSU story.
For years, Sweetwater, Texas proclaimed itself to be the Wind Energy Capital of North America. Now the city that took pride in the industry is facing a new challenge—what to do with all the old and out dated huge wind turbine blades. Sweetwater is working on a solution of how to dispose of the …
It wasn’t just any cyberattack that forced the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline which carries gasoline and other fuel from Texas to the Northeast. Turns out, according to law enforcement officials the attack was carried out by the DarkSide criminal gang, one known as something of a Robin Hood group that reportedly takes from …
Investors hope for another slight rebound in crude oil prices on Monday after the increase recorded on Friday both in the US and in Europe. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for June delivery finished up 19 cents to settle at $64.90 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent …