The National Stripper Well Association came out this week with a statement saying it strongly supports the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) historic decision to rescind the Endangerment Finding, a long-standing regulatory trigger for carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas restrictions that the organization claims has disproportionately harmed small, independent energy producers for over a decade. …
Improved safety of Oklahoma bridges leads to higher rankings
A bridge to improvement. That’s what we could call it as Oklahoma has gone from 49th worst state in the nation for unsafe bridges with 1,200 structurally deficient bridges to fourth nationwide with only 35 bad bridges. It’s what Transportation Department director Tim Gatz reported this week during a meeting of the Oklahoma …
Gross production tax revenues reflect oil and gas activity in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ says the latest monthly state revenues show an improved picture compared to the prior month, including a more than 50% growth of gross production tax revenues on oil and gas from June of of last year to July this year. It is a sign of oil and gas production growth …
Global Entry project to premiere this month at Will Rogers International Airport
OKC travelers can enroll in Global Entry, a trusted traveler program administered by Homeland Security, onsite at OKC Will Rogers International Airport during a three-day event on August 19, 20, and 21. Global Entry is an authorized program that streamlines travel for passengers who fly internationally more than four times a year. “We are grateful …
Major revenue improvements reported by Gulfport Energy
A big turnaround for Gufport Energy Corporation was reported in the second quarter as the Oklahoma City-based energy firm went from a $500,000 net loss of revenue in the first quarter to a reported $184.5 million of net income in the second quarter. With a focus on gas and crude oil operations in …
Nation’s electricity peak demand set records twice in July
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-930, Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report The summer demands for electricity across the U.S. set records on two days in the last week of July when temperatures rose and homeowners and business operators dialed in their thermostats to keep cool. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that hot …
Space plane firm makes successful payload flight
Dawn Aerospace, the company that agreed last spring to locate its only U.S. base at Oklahoma’s Burns Flat Space port, announced recently a joint completion of its first demonstration flight carrying a space domain awareness payload. Together with Scout Space, the successful test was considered a significant first step towad Space Domain Awareness …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners to study impact of possible loss of motor carrier enforcement powers
In a special meeting this week, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will begin a deep exploration of their Motor Carrier Enforcement Practices and Efficiencies Under the Commission’s Jurisdiction, an issue that arose from a recent legislative attempt to transfer such enforcement to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. Commissioners, apparently worried about losing millions in …
EPA stands by Oklahoma Corporation Commission in environmental enforcement powers on Indian land
In a letter from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Oklahoma leaders are being told they do have environmental regulatory power over all Indian territory in the state with the exception of Osage County. Zeldin informed Gov. Kevin Stitt in mid-May after the Cheyenne-Arapaho tribe created its own environmental division and notified oil and gas …
Energy briefs
** President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Indian imports to 50% as part of an ongoing row with New Delhi over its purchase of Russian oil, Forbes reported. The move came the same day that special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ** Fallout from the One Big Beautiful Bill will curb rooftop solar …
