CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. in Kansas City announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Settlement of the MoGas rate case filed in May of 2018. MoGas Pipeline LLC is a subsidiary of CorEnergy. The FERC order confirms that the new rates equate to an annual revenue of approximately $14.8 million as disclosed …
The impact of slumping oil prices continues to drag down the exploration efforts of energy firms both in Oklahoma and the rest of the nation. Latest figures show Oklahoma’s count dropped by 3 more rigs to reach 82. A year ago, there were 140 active oil and gas rigs in the state. Nationally, the count …
Gross production tax revenue on oil and gas in the early part of the new fiscal year in Oklahoma was below that of a year ago according to figures released by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Suppressed energy prices are being blamed by state leaders. July general revenue collections were higher than …
Marathon Oil reports hitting it big in Blaine County with two wells on a single pad site bringing total production of 4,912 barrels of oil a day. The Houston company reported the Lloyd 1710 wells are located at 25 17N 10W or about 8 miles southeast of the town of Hitchcock near the Lomega High …
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission gets a new Administrative Law Judge who will handle cases filed by injured energy workers and others in the state. Attorney John Blodgett has been named to the position of ALJ effective Sept. 3, 2019. He will be filling a newly created ALJ position in Oklahoma City. He will report …
A new reported called Renewables on the Rise 2019 shows Oklahoma remains a strong and solid number two in the U.S. when it comes to wind-generated energy. And its wind-energy growth gets high rankings. The report stated, “Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois experienced the greatest total increases in wind energy generation from 2009 to …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is blunt in his response to the corn industry’s criticism of Renewable Fuel Standard waivers granted by the EPA to 31 refineries in the U.S. Here’s how POLITICOS’s Morning Energy Report noted what the Senator had to state. The Trump administration is considering reallocating the volumes of ethanol that were …
The issue of waivers granted 31 refiners from Renewable Fuel Standards is a hot one in Iowa where corn growers are upset over the Trump administration’s recent decision. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report explained how the EPA’s internal watchdog is being asked to determine how the agency decided to grant the vast majority of exemptions …
Pembina Pipeline Corp. increased its bet on the future of Canada’s turbulent oil-sands industry, agreeing to buy Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Canadian unit and the U.S. portion of a key pipeline for about $3.3 billion. Bloomberg News reports the deal makes Pembina a major player in the oil-storage business, giving it 10 million barrels of capacity …
After four weeks in Boise, the NASA and NOAA Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality, or FIREX-AQ, research project will spend the next two and a half weeks in Salina exploring trace gasses and aerosol in smoke. The overall objective of the project is to improve the understanding of how wildfires …