More Oklahoma electric crews have been sent to the southeastern U.S. to help as millions remain without power and the death toll from Hurricane Helene is more than 100. The latest assistance is from Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative which dispatched a team to Georgia early Monday morning. The crew members will help Jefferson …
** The death toll is up to 102 people in six states since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. It tore through the Southeast and left millions without power and communications. ** Exxon Mobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control …
The increasing demand for electricity in Texas sparked approval recently of a plan to expand the state’s portion of the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin Reliability plant won approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. It came after energy companies and the financial information company S&P Global warned the Texas Commission of …
More money was paid last year by U.S. oil and gas companies to foreign governments than they paid in the U.S.—eight times more, according to filings now required with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The total was more than $42 billion paid by Exxon Mobil, Chevron Corp, and ConocoPhillips to foreign governments. The …
A forestry bill opposed by the Biden-Harris administration won approval last week in the U.S. House and had the support of all five Oklahomans in the House. Arkansas GOP Congressman Bruce Westerman introduced the bill that won support on a vote of 268-151. It also had the support of 55 Democrats in the House. Reps. …
Of the nation’s various oil and gas plays, the Permian Basin remained strongest in the past week, based on the number of active rigs as reported by Baker Hughes Co. The Permian Basin count declined one rig to 306 rigs active in west Texas and southeast New Mexico. The Eagle Ford of south Texas …
Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett is trying to get the support of Congress to block new oil and gas drillilng on 74,000 acres in the western part of his home state. The Democrat filed the Gunnison Outdoor Resource Protection (GORP) Act, a new legislative proposal that would safeguard more than 700,000 acres of public …
The growing issue of old and abandoned wind-turbine blades just jumped into court in the state of Iowa. Iowa filed suit against an out-of-state firm for dumping the old blades in violation of the state’s solid-waste laws. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the suit was filed against Global Fiberglass Solutions based in Washington. …
A report by The Guardian contends Oklahoma was the first state to target anti-fossil fuel protesters and it led to a nationwide movement by lobbyists and legislators to create a crackdown on peaceful protests against oil and gas expansion. The Guardian’s reported investigation claimed the lobbyists worked for major North American oil and gas …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett responded Friday to the claims of three state legislators who want him prohibited from further votes on fuel cases involving ONG, OG&E and PSO. On the deadline for him to respond to the claims of Reps. Tom Gann, Kevin West and Rick West, Hiett’s attorneys said the request …
