Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Todd Hiett has been elected vice president of the Regional State Committee of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and has accepted an invitation to join the Washington Action Program of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). The SPP is a regional power transmission organization responsible for the …
Weaker U.S. gasoline demand data led Thursday to a drop in crude oil prices. Adding to the pressure was a UN draft resolutlion that called for a ceasefire in Gaza. West Texas Intermediate crude for May fell 20 cents or 0.3% to $81.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude …
Make a note if you are an investor in ConocoPhillips. The oil and gas company plans to release its first quarter 2024 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, May 2. It will followup the release with a conference call on the same day at 11 a.m. central time where leadeers will …
Green energy took at hit this week as oil and gas leaders gathered for the annual CERA Week conference in Houston, Texas. There, the heads of some of the leading oil and gas companies complained that the effort by the Biden administration and other world leaders for a clean energy transition was “visibly failing.” …
Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso used the same hearing as Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford to target the Biden administration’s anti-oil-and-gas policies as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attempted to defend them. He too pressured Yellen about the administration’s $110 billion tax hike targeting American energy. Senator Barrasso called out Secretary Yellen and the Biden …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford had some pointed words and questions of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen why the Biden administration is targeting American oil and gas producers while at the same time the nation is buying more oil from Venezuela and Iran. It came during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s Fiscal …
(Cab chassis electric trucks wait for assembly with customizable back ends at Envirotech’s facility in Osceola in 2023 (Terrance Armstard) Arkansas-based electruck truck manufacturer, Envirotech Vehicles Inc. of Osceola announced it had finalized a deal to provide 200 electric trucks to a Texas company. The order came from PlugD Commercial Electric Leasing and Rentals Inc., …
Vertical well drillers in Oklahoma gather Friday in Oklahoma City for the annual convention of the Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance. Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel on North Phillips Avenue, the convention will begin with a 9 a.m. welcome by David Little, OEPA Chairman. A general session on Energy Rogue will begin at 9:15 …
Oklahoma Human Services is now accepting online applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) at OKDHSLive.org. ECAP crisis criteria is verified directly with the utility provider: Households which have an active cut-off notice for the utility on the day of application Written notice from their utility …
Scam Alert! The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has been notified of emails being sent to Oil and Gas Operators from a “no reply” sender claiming to be from OCC. The email is claiming outstanding fees are due, and that permitting fees will be increasing. If you get such an email, do not click …