Keystone XL is a step closer to reality in the northern part of the U.S. TransCanada Corp., developer of the controversial oil pipeline has notified one Native American tribal chairman the firm will start moving materials and getting ready for the start of construction at sites in Montana and South Dakota. The letter was sent …
Survival. It’s what the natural gas industry is intent on doing as wind and solar energy expand not just in Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. but across the world. The green energy growth has forced the natural gas industry to take cost-cutting steps. Energy consultants Wood Mackenzie say gas and oil producers have …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others who sit on two energy committees will be holding hearings this week in Washington, D.C. Inhofe sits on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and will be part of a Tuesday hearing on the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018. The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy …
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has approved a number of energy-related bills. Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and others on the committee gave voice-vote approval to a bill increasing fines for illegal pirate radio operations. Under the Preventing Illegal radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act, fines will be increased from $10,000 to $100,000 a …
The latest round of permits to drill issued by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission shows no letup in drilling activity in the state’s STACK and SCOOP plays. As published by OK Energy Today, the reports included 32 more permits to drill in the state. The largest number was the seven permits issued for drilling in Kingfisher …
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is supporting the man nominated by President Trump to be the space agency’s deputy administrator. James Morhard was nominated by the White House and like Bridenstine, was an outside choice for the position. “This administration is committed to American leadership in space, and I look forward to working with Mr. Morhard upon his …
Volunteers spent the weekend removing graffiti from the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton. Vandals recently spray-painted anti-religion signs on the massive boulders including “6-6-6” and upside down crosses. High-press hoses were used to remove the paint from the rocks. Several workers devoted their time to remove what the vandals painted.
Rig activity in Oklahoma remains constant in the past while the count of rigs nationally grew by 2 to reach 1,054. Figures from Baker Hughes Co. and the Redtop Rig Report at the Independent Oil and Gas Service Inc. reflected the activity in the past week. Oklahoma’s count was unchanged at 141 while the count …
When it comes to energy costs, Oklahomans have some of the highest bills in the country. That’s according to WalletHub, the personal finance website. It ranks Oklahoma 9th nationally for having the highest energy bills with an average monthly natural-gas cost of $30 and $132 for electricity. The state’s average total energy cost is $330 …
Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners now faces a lawsuit filed by the state of North Dakota over its Dakota Access Oil pipeline. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem filed suit this month claiming the Dallas company owns agricultural land in violation of a state law that bans large corporations from owning farmland. The suit is against …
