A northwest New Mexico coal mine has been shut down following the closure of the San Juan generating station near Farmington Work to seal all entrances to the San Juan Mine was slated to be finished by the end of November and reclamation work will begin soon reported the Farmington Daily Times. Click here …
Broadband Office launches campaign to verify FCC information
Oklahoma’s newly-created Broadband Office started a campaign to encourage Oklahomans to check their address for high-speed internet service to help determine how much federal funding the state will get for broadband service. As part of the effort, the Broadband Office is using a newly released map from the Federal Communications Commission. The map, available …
Laredo to be rebranded “Vital Energy”
Tulsa’s Laredo Petroleum, Inc, will soon be renamed Vital Energy. The company made the announcement as part of the release of its2022 ESG and Climate Risk Report. The renaming or “rebranding” will be effective January 9, 2023 according to the announcement which also indicated Laredo’s new trading symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will …
EPA announces proposed biofuel blending requirements
Under proposed new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency, refinery operators in Oklahoma and across the rest of the nation will have to blend a certain volume of biofuel into the national pool of retail fuel That or else buy credits from other refiners participating in the program. The EPA’s announced rule also incorporate fuels …
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** President Biden on Friday signed into law legislation to force a rail labor agreement, blocking workers from striking ahead of the busy holiday season. ** The Biden administration is seeking to stop sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve mandated by Congress so it can refill the emergency reserve, a move that could impact the release of …
Inhofe and Lankford vote for government intervention in possible rail strike
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford were among those in the Senate who passed legislation Thursday to avoid a nationwide rail strike, sending the measure to the White House for President Biden’s signature. The vote was 80 to 15 with Kentucky Republican Sen. rand Paul voting present. “There are no good options …
US crude prices rose again while some Oklahoma energy stocks suffered badly
Thursday’s trading saw crude oil prices in the U.S. rise again while global oil prices slipped largely because of a weak U.S. dollar. But the day’s trading also brought a dramatic loss for ONE Gas Inc. and others. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery went up 67 cents to close at $81.22 a …
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful honors for Galvanic Energy
Oklahoma City-based Galvanic Energy, a company hoping to tap the EV battery industry with development of lithium production, was named the Vanguard Award winner by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful. The award was given to Galvanic Energy for its focus on environmental stewardship as it works to develop domestic resources in support of American battery manufacturing required …
New airport terminal dedicated at Weatherford
The Weatherford Stafford Airport had a recent unveiling of a new terminal building. The $1.6 million project took 11 months to build and replaces the former terminal that was part of the Stafford Air and Space Museum and is nearly three times larger than the previous terminal. U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe was the keynote …
Coterra Energy enters plea in Pennsylvania water contamination case
Coterra Energy Inc., a Houston, Texas company with extensive drilling operations in Oklahoma, pleaded no contest this week to criminal charges of contaminating drinking water in a rural Pennsylvania town. The firm agreed to pay millions for a new water supply. The alleged contamination happened more than a decade ago and the plea made …
