Officials with Triple-A are projecting nearly 71 million Americans will travel 50 miles, or more, from their home for the Independence Day holiday. That’s an anticipated increase of 5% from last year and 8% more than 2019 – the year before the COVID pandemic. If those projections are realized then this will be the busiest …
Texas Man Faces Federal Charges For Allegedly Flying Drone Over Baseball Stadium
Federal charges have been filed against a man accused of illegally flying a drone aircraft over a Major League playoff game last year in Texas. The US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas has charged Carvell Banner with violating National Defense Airspace. The incident in question happened October 19, 2023. Banner is accused of …
Rep. Bice—Biden’s energy policies put Europe back into pockets of Putin
Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice made it clear in a recent story for Dailywire that the Biden administration’s failing energy policies not only hurt American oil and gas producers but also harmed Europe and helped Russia. ““The Biden Administration’s decision to pause approvals for new LNG export terminals has once again forced Europe into the …
Crude oil prices dropped on Friday
Crude oil prices fell on Friday and Oklahoma energy stocks dropped as well. Investors were reportedly worried that global oil demand growth might be a victim of a strong U.S. dollar and negative economic news from around the world. The price decline came despite signs of improving U.S. oil demand and falling fuel inventories. West …
Quarterly distribution announced by NGL Energy Partners
Shareholders of NGL Energy Partners LP will be getting a distribution for the quarter ending June 30, 2024. The distribution of about 78 cents will go to holders of the company’s Class B and Class C preferred units Each of the Class B Preferred Units will receive a quarterly distribution of $0.7820 and …
BlackRock boycotted by Indiana over ESG issues
BlackRock just ran into more boycott problems. After being on Oklahoma’s list of firms blacklisted from handling state pension investments, the huge investment firm was just put on a watchlist by Indiana Treasurer Daniel Elliott. He took the steps as part of Indiana’s 2023 law banning state pension funds from investing with firms that …
Oil and gas rig numbers slide again in Oklahoma and the U.S.
Oil and gas drilling activity continued its decline in the past week, both in Oklahoma and across the U.S. resulting more drilling units placed in storage. Oklahoma’s count fell by two to 35 rigs, according to the Baker Hughes rig count released on Friday. A year ago, the state recorded 42 active rigs. …
Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen—another review of the Corporation Commission primary election
Another look back at the primary election results in the race for Corporation Commission—it’s what Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen features this week on their weekly podcast. Click here for the podcast and their lively discussion.
World wide flaring of natural gas hit highest level in 2019
A new report from the World Bank claims flaring in the world’s oil fields hit the highest level in 2019 and the major culprit wasn’t just the U.S. The report stated that nine countries accounted for 75% of the flaring and nearly half came from Russia, Iran, Iraq, US, Venzuela, Algeria, Libya, Niberia …
Supreme Court throws out water agreement between New Mexico and Texas
The water dispute between New Mexico isn’t settled, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal government wants a final say. It was a 5-4 decision issued Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court that rejected a settlement between the two states over water from the Rio Grande river, one of the longest rivers …
