Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit over price gouging from the 2021 winter storm went before an Osage County District Court judge in the past week. It was a topic of conversation on Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. (we’re having some difficulty with our link this week. Please copy and insert in your browser …
Crude oil prices took another decline on Friday falling about 2% but for the week, they dropped 7%. West Texas Intermediate crude, considered the benchmark in the U.S., fell below $70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It dropped $1.45 or 2.05% per barrel and settled at $69.22. Brent crude, the global …
Tulsa’s Williams Cos. plans to announce its third-quarter 2024 financial results in less than 3 weeks. The company said it would release the financial report after the market closes on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Management plan to hold a conference call the next day, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8:30 a.m. central Time. Despite low …
After a week helping restore power in Florida following the hit by Hurricane Milton, Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s team of more than 100 line crews and support staff left for home over the weekend. Crews were deployed to help with the rebuilding and recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage and power outages in …
A move by the city of Hays in western Kansas to buy a ranch in a nearby county so it could pipe water to its residents has gone to court. Hays and another city, Russell, filed suit last week against Edwards County officials for creating zoning regulations that would prevent the flow of water …
The latest oil and gas rig count released by Baker Hughes Co. showed a gain in Oklahoma and a decline nationally. Oklahoma’s count increased by one to 42 rigs. It compared to 37 rigs reported one year ago. Nationally, the count fell one rig to 585. The total count saw a gain of one …
** An ethanol plant in central Illinois has stopped injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ground after a potential leak was discovered on the property for the second time this year. The problems at the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plant raise questions about the safety of about 150 other carbon capture wells proposed across the …
They held a big ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday in central Texas for what is being called one of the largest solar projects in the U.S. And for Google, it was the firm’s largest solar electricity deal it’s ever made. The site is Buckholts, Texas and the event drew U.S. Energy Secretary Jenier Granholm who …
Phillips 66 just took a nearly $605 million hit in the pocketbook in a jury verdict involving a trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit filed by Propel Fuels, a retailer of low-carbon fuels at stations throughout California. After a five-week trial in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, a jury awarded a $604.9 million …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice announced a more than $9 million settlement with Hilcorp Energy Co. on Oct. 17 that resolved Clean Air Act and New Mexico Air Quality Control Act violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations in New Mexico. The case is the first of …