Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is moving ahead with plans to construct a solar array that could offset more than 80% of the electricity demand at its corporate headquarters in the city of Lowell. The 4.99-megawatt array was approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission two years ago but the company is just …
Lithium extraction in the Smackover Formation of southern Arkansas has some people worried about what it might mean for small communities and the environment. While ExxonMobil announced last year to move forward with using the heavy amounts of brine in the formation to begin extraction of lithium by 2027, it created an excitement in …
It’s January and gasoline prices should be lower than the heavy summer time travel season. Going into the weekend, Oklahoma AAA reported the national average was $3.08, just a penny higher than the previous week. Oklahoma’s average was $2.60, lowest in the nation, but also two cents more than a week earlier. The national …
The nation’s rig count held steady in the past week with Baker Hughes reporting on Friday a growth of one rig to reach a total of 620. Oklahoma’s count slipped by one rig. The U.S. total included a loss of two oil drillling rigs to 497 while the number of gas rigs increased by …
Sixty years. It’s how long Oklahoma-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores have been in business. Starting from a single store in Watonga, the company founded by the late Tom Love and his wife Judy, has grown to 637 stores in 42 states. The 60th anniversary of the founding of the large firm is …
President Biden’s war on oil and gas and his overwhelming support to spend billions of dollars promoting the electric vehicle industry just added more opposition—a coalition of 17 retired military officials, including several one, two and three-star officers. In a letter to Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency, the generals raised alarm over the …
Devon Energy has opened applications for its 2024 grants, dedicated to bolstering organizations that drive progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across its operational areas. “Devon seeks to help strengthen the communities where we live and work,” said Christina Rehkop, director of community relations for Devon. “The goal of our Diversity, Equity and …
Friday’s crude oil trading resulted in a slight fall in prices but they were still ahead for the week. It appears Middle East tensions and disruptions to oil output countered growing worries about what China’s economy might do to oil demand. As for Oklahoma energy stocks, most recorded slight gains for the day. West Texas …
In a cold weather update, OG&E indicated its customers experienced very few power outages in the most recent frigid weather that gripped Oklahoma. The utility said its system performed 99.96% of the time and onlly 2% of customers experienced an outage for a brief length of time before OG&E crews were able to restore …
The more than 100-year fight over water between Nebraska and Colorado is moving into another stage as Nebraska is not letting dust gather on its plan to spend $628 million on construction of a major canal to move water from Colorado’s northeastern plains to reservoirs in western Nebraska. The water will come from the …