Thursday is National Lineman Appreciation Day and the 300 lineworkers at Oklahoma Gas and Electric are being honored for their work in servicing power lines across Oklahoma and Arkansas. In announcing its observation of the day, OG&E stated that oftentimes, crews repair power lines damaged by severe weather, leaving their families at home so …
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ reported the state’s revenue from its gross production tax on oil and gas continues to show a lower trend. Figures released in his March 2024 Economic report showed a more than 12% drop in oil and gas gross production tax revenue from February to March. The total revenue was $82.7 …
The director of a group fighting methane emissions from the oil and gas industry maintains carbon credits can be valuable in solving the problem of methane-emitting orphaned wells in the country. It’s the opinion of Maris Densmore, director of American Carbon Registry’s Industrial Program. Writing in a recent opinion piece in The Oklahoman, …
An update on the more than $1 billion in funding for expansion of Oklahoma’s broadband system will be given this week at a meeting of the Oklahoma Broadband Expansion Council. The council will meet Wednesday, April 17 at 10 a.m. in the conference room, suite 105 at the Harvey Parkway Building, 301 NW 63 …
All five Oklahomans in the House voted with the majority Monday in approval of legislation to sanction China’s purchase of oil from Iran, a move seen as more response to Iran’s attack on Israel. The bill, H.R. 5923, Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023, was approved on a 383-11 vote as Oklahoma Reps. …
** Gasoline prices are expected to rise over the next few days — but not necessarily because of turmoil in the Middle East. Over the next day or so, states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are expected to switch to more expensive gasoline blends for the summer, leading to higher prices at the pump. ** The Biden administration on Monday …
Investors. It’s what energy companies continually seek and that’s just what ONE Gas, Inc. executives will seek when they attend the American Gas Association Financial Forum next month in California. The forum will be held May 19-20 in Palm Desert and ONE Gas Peesident and CEO Robert S. McAnnally will be joined by senior …
Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, issued the following statements regarding Gov. Stitt’s public criticism of his vote against a bill that would authorize the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to provide the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) vehicle registration information. Senate Bill 1907 would allow the sharing of information that is available through the Oklahoma Law Enforcement …
Instead of spiking Monday as some thought might occur because Iran’s weekend attack on Israel, crude oil prices fell lower, largely because the attack was a dismal failure and speculators believe there won’t be a major disruption of the flow of oil to markets. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 25 cents or 0.3% …
Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), hosted U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on numerous Oklahoma military installations to better understand current needs and future readiness of the installations and their units. On Friday, Senator Mullin accompanied Chairman Reed …