Magellan Midstream Partners announced it has started an open season to determine customer interest in possible expansion of its New Mexico refined petroleum products pipeline. The nearly 250-mile pipeline segment currently transports various grades of gasoline and diesel fuel from Magellan’s terminal in El Paso, Texas to terminals in Albuquerque, New Mexico owned by …
Oklahoma regulators to reconsider gas production rate following storm
After taking emergency action last week to increase production at 100% on unallocated natural gas wells in Oklahoma, Corporation Commissioners will meet Thursday to reconsider the rate. The emergency move was taken February 16 and the increased natural gas production helped supply gas to power plants in order to provide electricity during the rolling …
Net income up for Enable in 4Q but gas deliveries were down
Enable Midstream Partners, LP reported a fourth quarter 2020 net income of $96 million, an increase of $78 million over the fourth quarter of the previous year. But it also reported that revenues were $704 million for fourth quarter 2020, a decrease of $27 million compared to $731 million for fourth quarter 2019. Enable reported …
Interior nominee won’t have Sen. Lankford’s support
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says he won’t support Democratic U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico in her nomination by President Biden to be his Secretary of Interior. His decision was announced after Haaland underwent a second round of questioning by members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee of which Lankford …
Governors to Biden—-pause the pause
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is one of 17 Republican governors asking President Biden to withdraw his order banning new oil and gas development on federal land and offshore waters. “Pause the pause,” they wrote the White House. In their Feb. 22 letter, they argued the order has a negative economic effect upon western states …
Study says Oklahoma needs improved technology for renewable power
A study by a coalition of renewable energy groups claims grid-enhancing technologies in Oklahoma and Kansas could help the two states integrate more than 5,200 megawatts of new renewable generation by 2025. The study entitled “Unlocking the Queue” and done by the Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies Coalition focused on Oklahoma and Kansas and …
Energy news in brief
** President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston on Friday. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said during a press briefing Tuesday that Biden will meet with local leaders to discuss the storm and relief efforts. ** Harris County officials in Texas are looking into leaving Texas’ power grid after ice storms knocked …
ONE Gas sets new 4Q earnings report date
After the winter storm last week forced a delay of ONE Gas Inc.’s release of its earnings report, the company rescheduled the release for Thursday, February 25. The release of the fourth quarter and full-year 2020 financial results will be after the close of markets. A conference call will be held Friday, February …
Winter storm mess prompts 5 ERCOT board members to resign
The winter storm that turned into a debacle in Texas resulted in yet another cold-weather related event this week—the resignation of five members of the board that controls the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. All five live out of state but apparently quit after coming under fire for ERCOT’s failure in the historic cold …
Gov. Stitt asks for more federal winter storm help
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt made another request to the White House this week, asking for still more help to recover from the historic winter storm. He wants the President to expand his federal disaster declaration issued last week reported the McCarville Report. Click here for the McCarville Report story.








