Tulsa has been picked as the site for a manufacturing plant by heat exchanger maker Hayden Industrial. The California-based company said 225 jobs will be created as it takes over an existing 200,000-square-foot building north of the Tulsa International Airport. Hayden Industrial recently developed a new system for immersion cooling that will be manufactured …
Movement spreads to ban gas-powered lawn mowers
As we reported last week, the city of Dallas is considering a ban on gasoline-powered lawn equipment. It’s already run into opposition—from the Dallas Morning News. In a Sunday morning editorial, the newspaper suggested “few of us want government telling us what tools we can use to cut the lawn.” The editorial headline declared …
Western Hydrogen Hub seeks more than $1 billion in funds from Uncle Sam
The states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico applied for up to $1.25 billion in federal funding to crease at least eight hydrogen projects. The consortium, known as the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub seeks the funding from the Department of Energy’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act signed into law last year …
ONEOK tries to increase investors
ONEOK, Inc. hopes to pick up more investors when it participates this week in the Wells Fargo Midstream and Utilities Symposium in New York. ONEOK management will take part in a fireside chat session at 12:35 p.m. Central Stand Time on Wednesday, Dec. 7. A link to the live webcast, replay and ONEOK’s …
NOG wraps up $155 million acquisition in the Permian Basin
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. is the latest to make a big acquisition of interests in the Northern Delaware Basin of West Texas. The Minnesota-based company announced the closing of its $155.1 million cash acquisition of non-operated interests from Alpha Energy Partners. The deal included a $17.5 million deposit paid at the signing in …
Corporation Commissioners agree to ONG’s energy efficiency programs
Despite a move by Oklahoma Natural Gas to increase its funding to help low income customers, it will mean other consumers will be forced to pay for the program. Corporation Commissioners on Monday gave unanimous approval to ONG’s Demand Portfolio of Conservation and Energy Efficiency Programs which is an effort covering the next three …
Widen I-70 in Missouri? A legislator pushes the idea
A Missouri legislator is proposing the state use its more than $6 billion in surplus funds on widening Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City. Click here for Columbia Daily Tribune
OK energy stocks tumble along with crude oil prices
Another drop in crude oil prices. Oklahoma energy stocks slump too. Crude suffered a 3% fall Monday after U.S. stock markets turned lower and worries grew that the Federal Reserve might implement still more aggressive steps in controlling inflation. West Texas Intermediate crude for delivery in January dropped $3.05 per barrel to close at …
Oklahoma congressman announces committee appointments
Republican Study Committee Chairman-Elect Kevin Hern announced his senior leadership hires for the 118th Congress. Hern’s tenure as Chairman of the largest caucus on Capitol Hill begins on January 3, 2023. Jay Fields will serve as the Executive Director. Fields worked on the policy team of RSC under multiple chairmen, most recently serving as Policy Director …
Oklahoma regulators rush to meet well plugging funding requirements
Oklahoma is in a race to sign contracts before the end of the year with regards to the $25 million the state received in August from the U.S. Department of Interior for the plugging of abandoned oil wells. Corporation Commissioners were updated Monday and told the contracting has been delayed because of necessary steps …
