Crude oil prices on Monday recovered much of what they lost on Friday. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May deliver, considered the benchmark U.S. oil, rose 25 cents to $63.38 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent Crude went up 28 cents to finish the day at …
Oklahoma congressmen Kevin Hern and Markwayne Mullin, members of the Congressional Western Caucus and the House Energy Action Team will hold a roundtable Friday in Tulsa where American energy independence will be the topic of discussion. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the Republican Whip in the House will also take part in the session where …
Just a few months after it acquired Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners in a $7.2 billion deal, Dallas-based Energy Transfer launched its 25th anniversary celebration. The company is considered the leading midstream provider in the U.S. with more than 90,000 miles of pipeline in 38 states and Canada, international offices in Canada and Beijing …
An Iowa Democratic congresswoman wants the President’s $2.2 trillion infrastructure measure to include lots of money for the biofuels industry in her state. Rep. Cindy Axne started campaigning Biden administration officials to make sure the renewable fuels industry isn’t left out of the American Jobs Act being drawn up by congressional leaders. Radio Iowa …
Some Native American legislators in Kansas contend a new state law there making it a misdemeanor to trespass near oil and gas pipelines unfairly targets Native American protesters. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat signed the bill into law last week and it takes effect July 1. It’s already a felony in the state …
Kiss Monday’s 70 degree weather goodbye in a hurry. It appears winter wants to take one final punch at the state as a hard freeze is anticipated Tuesday and Wednesday. Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet observed it this way in his Monday morning newsletter. “Yeah, that’s gonna sting. Like I said last …
New Mexico’s State Land Commissioner says the office has more than doubled renewable energy development on state lands over the past two years. The New Mexico Political Report says 466 megawatts were added since Garcia Richard took office and soon the office will get to a goal of tripling renewable energy on state trust land. Click here for …
Oklahoma’s fight with the Interior Department stemming from its takeover of coal-mining regulations enforcement following the U.S. Supreme Court McGirt ruling caught the attention of the national media this week. As OK Energy Today earlier in the month, Interior notified Oklahoma that federal officials would enforce mining laws in the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation. …
** India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft electricity policy document seen by Reuters, despite growing calls from environmentalists to deter use of coal. ** NextEra Energy Partners said on Monday it would acquire a 391-megawatt (MW) portfolio of four operating wind assets from Brookfield Renewable …
Two major players in Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, Halliburton Co. and Cimarex Energy Co. were sued by oilfield firm U.S. Well Services which accused them of infringing on its electric fracking patents. The lawsuit alleges Houston-based Halliburton’s all-electric fracturing fleet violates several U.S. Well Services patents for electric pumps and pumping systems and …