Energy Transfer is fighting the federal government over its enforcement of the U.S. pipeline safety law and a multi-million dollar fine from a fatal accident on its Panhandle Eastern gas pipeline. The 2020 accident happened in Kansas not far from where the pipeline starts in Amarillo, Texas. The Dallas-based company, with offices also in …
Devon to release 1Q earnings in May with hopes of improving on 2024 success
Devon Energy plans an early May release of its first-quarter 2025 financial reports and investors hope to make additional gains on its huge success in 2024. The Oklahoma City energy firm said the reports will be released on Tuesday, May 6 after the close of U.S. financial markets. The earnings release and presentation for …
Lincoln County wind farm opponents say no one who lives in the county supports the project
Lincoln County landowners who formed the anti-wind farm group “Wind Warriors in Lincoln County” say very few landowners support the controversial Apex Energy wind farm proposed in their county. They also say of the handful of landowners who signed leases, none actually live in Lincoln County. The group released a press release on Wednesday …
Investigators release report on probe of fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at PEMEX
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a second update on its ongoing investigation into the fatal hydrogen sulfide release that occurred on October 10, 2024, at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Two contract workers died during the incident, and over 27,000 pounds of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas …
Oklahoma House supports Storm Chasing bill
A storm chasing bill proposed by Okmulgee Rep. Scott Fetgatter won approval this week in the Oklahoma House, but not before questions were raised whether the measure really required a storm chasers license in the state. Passed on a 53-45 vote, Fetgatter’s HB2426, formally called the Emergency Response and Tracking Regulatory, won approval Tuesday …
Arkansas legislators take aim at undocumented big truck drivers
Cracking down on undocumented truck drivers. It’s what both the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate are debating as they consider two bills to get tougher on truckers who are in the U.S. illegally. FreightWaves reported one bill is known as the “Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act of 2025,” and would …
Supreme Court hears challenge to Universal Service Fund
A telecommunications fund directly regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is at risk as a legal challenge to the nationwide system known as the Universal Service Fund is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Oklahoma is like many other states whose public utility commissions and other regulators control the fund aimed at increasing phone …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Oregon youth’s climate lawsuit accusing the federal government’s fossil fuel-friendly policies of violating their constitutional rights, ending the decade-long case. ** Pilot Company (Pilot), General Motors and EVgo Inc. announced their collaborative network has reached more than 130 electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging locations in over 25 states. …
Crude oil prices fell on Ukraine’s latest agreement over Russia
A move by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to a truce with Russia about the Black Sea and energy infrastructure sent crude oil prices falling on Tuesday. The decline came despite oil price support following the announced sanctions by President Trump against countries that buy Venezuelan oil. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 23 …
No letup in energy consumption by US manufacturers
A new government study shows that energy consumption by the U.S. manufacturing sector not only continues to increase but its largest fuel use is natural gas. The study by the U.S. Energy Information administration, the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Surveys shows the third consecutive increase in energy consumed in the manufacturing sector since a low point …