The House Science committee chaired by Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas has started an investigation into whether the Biden administration fabricated a paper trail in order to shut down a chemical plant in Louisiana. At least, the Republican leaders on the committee have begun the probe. Leaders of two subcommittees, Max Miller of Ohio …
Biden administration’s sale of helium reserve worries medical community
The Biden administration just sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a deal that involves pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and the Texas Panhandle, and it worries some in the medical community. The reserve is located in a large underground facility in Amarillo and supplies up to 30% of the helium used across the country. The helium …
New Mexico legislature moves to rewrite oil and gas rules after nearly 90 years
(AP Photo/Morgan Lee) Small and moderate sized oil producers fought it but a move to update New Mexico’s oversight of the oil and gas industry narrowly passed a legislative committee. The bill would rewrite parts of the state’s Oil and Gas Act which was created in the 1930s, long before New Mexico became the …
Crude oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks gained on Thursday
Crude oil bounced up 3% in Thursday’s trading and Oklahoma energy stocks did the same with some firms recording gains stronger than 4% for the day. It was the highest close for crude oil prices since December, thanks to faster-than-expected growth in the last quarter plus increased tensions in the Red Sea. West Texas Intermediate …
Lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Oklahoma energy discrimination Act still in the system
The lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Oklahoma Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, a suit filed with the support of the Oklahoma Public Employees Association, is apparently a long road away from going to trial—-if it ever does. OK Energy Today reported earlier in the month how State Treasurer Todd Russ asked an Oklahoma …
Williams to release 4Q earnings…will its strong 3Q carry over?
Williams Cos. plans to host what it calls a Clean Energy Expo in Washington, D.C. next month and release its fourth-quarter earnings report a day later. The Tulsa firm stated this week that the Clean Energy Expo in the nation’s capitol will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13 and will focus on how Williams and …
Filings confirm BlackRock Inc. does invest in oil and gas in Oklahoma
For a company that is banned by the state of Oklahoma from doing investments with state pension plans over its ESG discrimination of the oil and gas industry, BlackRock Inc. sure makes it appear it is doing just the opposite. As we’ve reported this week, filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission revealed …
Sen. Mullin attacks EPA’s chuminess with anti-plastics activists
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin used a Senate committee hearing this week to be critical of the Biden administration’s friendliness with anti-plastic activists in deciding the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act. It came as he questioned Dr. Feedhoff, who is the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention …
Canoo to sell EVs to US Postal Service
Another coup for EV manufacturer Canoo. The Oklahoma City EV maker announced the U.S. Postal Service will purchase six of the battery-electric Canoo vehicles and will take delivery of the right-hand drive versions of the LDV 190 sometime in the first quarter of this year. “Our mission is to make working vehicles for working …
Congressman on the mend after run-in with bull
It appears Congressman Frank Lucas has recovered with a run-in about six months ago with a bull that left him with a broken pelvis. The Republican Representative is known for his farming and ranching operation in western Oklahoma and is believed to be the only active such farmer in Congress. The Oklahoman reported this …