A northern Colorado rancher tied to the oil and gas industry decided to forego a major solar project and instead, pour $6 million in defeating Gov. Jared Polis in his re-election bid. Check out the story in Colorado Public Radio.
Rail strike could leave some power plants without coal
If there is a nationwide railway strike this week…..if….it will result in a major loss of Wyoming coal to power plants across the nation. You know what that could mean? Lack of fuel to run plants to produce electricity for homes and businesses. POLITICO reported that rail accounts for 28% of U.S. freight, but …
Longtime energy executive named to ConocoPhillips board of directors
ConocoPhillips announced that its board of directors has elected Dennis V. Arriola to serve as a board member. Arriola has spent more than 28 years in the energy sector, most recently serving as chief executive officer of Avangrid, Inc. Prior to joining Avangrid, he served as executive vice president and group president and chief …
Pillow plant shutdown puts 60 out of work in Bartlesville
Nearly 60 workers will lose their jobs with the announced closing of a Keeco pillow plant in Bartlesville. Keeco, a bedding manufacturing firm with plants in China, India and Pakistan informed Oklahoma officials of the intended plant closing by mid-November. At least 58 workers will be affected by the shutdown, according to Bill Hancock, …
Arkansas prepares for water improvement projects
Legislators in Arkansas want to take quick advantage of American Rescue Plan money by using $280 million to carry out water, wastewater and irrigation projects in the state. A legislative panel on Tuesday advanced the request for spending made by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture reported the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Click here for Arkansas …
Other energy headlines
** The Biden administration is considering replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil dips below $80 a barrel, just two years after Democrats blocked former President Donald Trump from filling the reserve at a fraction of that price. ** Investors got a rude awakening with Tuesday’s hotter-than-expected inflation numbers, and the decline in gas prices since June …
Electricity bills prove inflation is real
You think inflation isn’t real? Consider this. August electricity prices jumped the highest since 1981 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The government said this week electricity bills nationally gained 15.8% from a year ago reported Bloomberg. Click here for Bloomberg
Citizen Energy reports completion of Canadian County wells
Two of the latest Canadian County producers were wells on a single pad that had combined oil production of more than 600 barrels of oil a day. Citizen Energy III LLC, of Tulsa drilled the Kolar 1h-35 and the Kolar 2h-35, drilled on a pad at 2 10N 6W , a site about 3 miles west of Mustang. …
Sen. Lankford moves to protect small business from “supersized” IRS under Biden administration
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford wants to make sure small businesses, including those in the energy industries, as well as taxpayers who earn less than $400,000 a year are not targets of the IRS under the Biden administration. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) and all Finance …
ONEOK names new senior vice president
ONEOK named a new addition to the company’s list of executives. The Tulsa-based firm announced Janet L. Hogan has joined ONEOK, Inc. as senior vice president, chief human resources officer, reporting to Pierce H. Norton II, president and chief executive officer of ONEOK. Before joining ONEOK, Hogan was senior vice president, human resources, for Hormel Foods, …
