An Oklahoma City trucking firm shut down operations in the past week because of a lost contract with Amazon. Southern Star Express LLC announced its operations at 4401C E Hefner Road in Oklahoma City were closed effective August 24. In the notification made to the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, Southern Star said all …
So much for a price gouging investigation stemming from February 2021 winter storm
Shortly after Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 hit Oklahoma, State Attorney General John O’Connor said he would investigate alleged price gouging. The Frontier investigated and found that in the nearly 18 months after the storm, no criminal or civil cases were filed and as of today, there is no active state investigation. But, Oklahomans …
$1.3 billion in winter securitization bonds sold for Oklahoma Natural Gas
Another round of ratepayer-backed bonds was approved in the past several days in connection with long-term increased customer payments designed to help utilities in Oklahoma recover 2021 Winter Storm costs. Oklahoma Natural Gas Company announced Friday its securitization bonds were sold by the Oklahoma Development Finance authority. The sale totaled $1,354,200,000 as allowed under …
Other headlines of energy stories
** The Department of Transportation declared a regional emergency Saturday affecting four Midwest states after a fire earlier this week caused an “unanticipated shutdown” of a BP oil refinery in Indiana. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin collectively receive up to 25% of their fuel from the Whiting refinery. ** Nearly 200 criminal cases against pipeline protesters are still open from a long series of Line …
Crude oil prices managed gains on Friday while OK energy stocks dropped
Crude oil prices managed a gain on Friday, despite the warning from the head of the Federal Reserve to expect increased interest rates as the country battles inflation. Signals from Saudi Arabia that OPEC might cut its output sent the prices upward as West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery managed a 54-cent gain …
Oklahoma gets Interior Department funding to clean-up abandoned oil and gas wells
Oklahoma is among 24 states getting a share of $560 million from the U.S. Interior Department to start cleanup of what the agency called “high-priority derelict oil and gas wells” abandoned on state and private land. Oklahoma will receive an initial grant of $25 million to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas …
Crude oil production on the increase in the Eagle Ford of South Texas
While the latest rig count showed a slight decline in the number of rigs drilling for oil in the Eagle Ford of South Texas, the federal government reports production has been climbing in the shale play since February, a play where several Oklahoma energy firms have active operations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration issued …
University of Arkansas makes deal for off-campus solar power
Entergy and the University of Arkansas are joining efforts to allow the university to buy electrical power from an off-campus solar farm to be built by the utility. The University expects to save $200,000 in its first year and eventually millions of dollars over the next 25 years according a report by the University …
Surprise! Panasonic might pick Oklahoma for a 2nd $4 billion battery plant
Oklahoma might not be out of the running for a $4 billion Panasonic battery plant. After Panasonic Holdings Corp. chose a site in Kansas for the first such plant, now the firm is indicating it wants to build a second plant to supply electric-car maker Tesla. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Panasonic …
Slight growth in rig numbers nationally while Oklahoma is unchanged
The latest figures from Baker Hughes showed an increase of 3 rigs to bring the national rig numbers to 765 while in Oklahoma, the count was unchanged from a week ago. Oklahoma’s count stayed at 65, more than double the 31 rigs reported in the state a year ago. Nationally, the new figures showed …
