The latest rig report from Baker Hughes Co., prior to Thanksgiving, showed another gain for the U.S. and for Oklahoma. The state’s rig count saw a gain of one to 38 active oil and gas rigs, still well below the 70 rigs reported one year earlier. The Baker Hughes report indicated Oklahoma started the …
While Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony supported a move by state regulators to put a 2.5% cap as part of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma rate case, he couldn’t get support for a detailed audit of what was approved for the utility. He was still critical of the one-page audit provided by PSO …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners didn’t give Attorney General Gentner Drummond everything he wanted in asking them to reconsider a Public Service Company of Oklahoma rate hike that would raise residential rates by another $5.35 a month, but they agreed in part during a meeting on Tuesday. The commission voted 3-0 in support of Drummond’s request …
After rallying for two sessions, crude oil prices on Tuesday were mixed with U.S. crude slipping and overseas oil prices increasing. The day also produced losses for some Oklahoma energy stocks with one firm experiencing a more than 9% drop for the day. It was a sign that investors are cautious as they await the …
Okay, the drought isn’t ended in Oklahoma and the prospects for rain this Thanksgiving Holiday don’t look exactly strong. But here’s the Thanksgiving Day forecast from Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet. “Thanksgiving Day should be nice and mild with clear skies and lots of sunshine. A big front through that night will …
Another oil and gas acquisition has been made in the Permian Basin. Northern Oil and Gas,Inc. announced its purchase of 3,000 net acres located in Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico next to where it already has existing interests. The Minneapolis, Minnesota based company did not identify the frim that sold the acreage which …
Hard to believe it’s been seven years when some Oklahoma protesters joined thousands of others at the Dakota Access Pipeline projecct in North Dakota. They spent weeks fighting the pipeline opposed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The protests lasted for months but the Trump administration eventually approved the project in June of 2017. …
Canadian-based Standard Lithium Ltd. announced this week the initial performance results from its operations in southern Arkansas where it is in a race to develop lithium from the Smackover Formation’s brine to supply batteries for electric vehicles. Standard has a Direct Lithium Extraction process at its Demonstration Plant near El Dorado, Arkansas.The plant, in operation …
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality plans to launch a series of meetings focused on how to use Oklahoma’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant of $3 million funded by the Biden administration’s green efforts. Meetings will be held Tuesday, Nov. 28 in Oklahoma City and Thursday, Nov. 30 in Lawton. Other meetings will follow in …
With nicknames like “Blackout Wednesday” and “Drinksgiving,” the night before Thanksgiving has developed a reputation for heavy alcohol consumption and binge drinking. Unfortunately, that trend isn’t isolated to the evening before the holiday. Unusually heavy traffic and the effects of holiday revelry and bar crawls are recognized as the …
