Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin were among 43 Senate Republicans and 77 House members who urged the Biden administration this week to dump its proposed fuel economy regulations, something referred to as a de facto electric vehicle mandate. In a letter to the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), …
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin launched another attack this week on the Biden administration—this time, over the White House’s broad interpretation of who can qualify for EV charging tax credits. Said Manchin, ” it spits in the face of rural America.” The Democrat Senator issued a statement accusing the White House of going against …
President Biden, under pressure from environmentalists, intervened this week in the permitting process for 17 large natural gas projects around the country and delayed a decision on a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project that would have been the largest in the US. He told the Department of Energy to conduct more climate impact …
A major US aluminum smelter located in southeast Missouri is shutting down operations and blaming cold weather. Magnitude 7 runs the second-large smelter in the country and notified state officials it planned to curtail operations by the end of the month. “Due to abnormally cold weather, our operations have been severely impaired to the …
** U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed legislation aimed at reversing his administration’s waiver of “Buy America” requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a senior U.S. official. ** More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to enforce …
The board of directors of ONE Gas, Inc. increased the dividend for the first quarter 2024 by 1 cent per share to 66 cents per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $2.64 per share. The dividend is payable March 8, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 23, 2024. …
Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who in the past has differed with Gov. Kevin Stitt on Indian tribal issues and the state, came out this week with praise for the governor over his signing three new state-tribal compact agreements. The Governor signed tobacco tax compacts with the Chickasaw and Apache nations and approved a car tag …
A surprise drawdown in U.S. crude oil storage, including at the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma, sparked a 1% gain in crude oil prices. There was also a slump in the nation’s crude output and combined with a weaker dollar, prices made the increase. US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate rose 72 cents or an even 1% …
Crude stocks dropped again across the U.S. and at the Cushing Hub in the past week. According to a report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. total in crude oil stocks dropped dramatically from 429.9 million barrels as of January 12 of this year to 420.7 million barrels on the 19th …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking additional generation resources. The RFP seeks up to 1,500 megawatts of additional power generating capacity to be in service no later than December 15, 2028. The RFP includes all sources, such as natural gas, wind, solar and energy storage proposals. …