A new government report indicates almost all oil and gas regions in the U.S. will see increased production in the month. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported it anticipates “new well” oil production in the Anadarko Basin to increase from 716 barrels of oil a day to 717 barrels in May. New well natural …
Oklahoma City reports recent tests show the city’s water surpasses recent new minimum EPA requirements for contamination by “forever chemicals.” In other words, the city’s water level of six PFAS compounds is better than what is required in the first-ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulation released last week. The new EPA regulation establishes limits on PFAS …
Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a 25-state coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of …
The cost is something the company doesn’t want to discuss, but Amazon has quietly and quickly become the largest private EV charging operator in the country. The firm completed installation of 17,000 electric vehicle chargers at 120 of its warehouses across the nation. It took Amazon two years to complete the installation. It’s part …
The first quarter earnings report for Tulsa’s Vital Energy, Inc. will be released in a few weeks and investors will learn whether the company’s success in the Permian Basin continued for another quarter. The company announced the release will be made after the market closes on Wednesday, May 8. It will be followed by a …
** The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter. ** Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, an internal memo …
A report by Bloomberg shows an Oklahoma bank is among a handful of US regional banks that have taken major steps to increase lending to oil, gas and coal clients. The list of the regionals included BOK Financial Corp in Oklahoma where there is a 2-year old law in which financial institutions are reviewed …
Samsung Electronics is getting $6.4 billion in government funding as the Biden administration announced Monday plans to support the company’s efforts to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas. The taxpayer’s money is from the CHIPS and Science Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in 2022 with the goal of reviving …
Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, a Republican and former Attorney General Drew Edmondson, a Democrat, have joined forces to protect the state’s scenic rivers against renewed poultry waste pollution. Writing an opinion piece in The Oklahoman, the two former state leaders came out against House Bill 4118 which would repeal language in existing law …
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahomans about a new scam where imposters are calling citizens to tell them they have won money. The caller claims to be an agent with the Attorney General’s office and tells recipients they need to pay a fee to collect their winnings. Drummond said the Attorney General’s office does …