The city council in Edmond voted this week to prepare in the event it might join a class action lawsuit alleging water contamination. Whether Edmond will join in the nearly $11 billion in settlements of lawsuits depends on the level of PFAS or “forever” chemicals in the city’s drinking water. Fox 25 News reported …
Congressional coalition blasts administration for suspending LNG shipments by rail
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Missouri Rep. Sam Graves led a coalition of 25 other federal lawmakers in calling on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to reverse its suspension of rules allowing shipments of LNG by rail. No Oklahoma Senators or Representatives were part of the effort that sent a letter to …
Illinois legislators won’t fight Governor’s veto of a ROFR bill
ROFR or Right of First Refusal is dead for now in Illinois where legislative leaders have decided they won’t attempt to override the governor’s veto of a bill aimed at giving existing utilities the ROFR power for transmission lines. Democratic Rep. Larry Walsh announced this week he won’t make the attempt to over Gov. …
Texas ROFR or transmission law before Supreme Court
Texas faces a legal challenge to its law that bans such companies as NextEra Energy, LS Power and Grid United from building transmission in the state because they are considered to be “non-incumbent” companies. In other word, the state’s ROFR law is at stake. It could be watched closely by Oklahoma legislators who this …
PSO honored for hiring of military veterans
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) was one of 27 companies recognized Wednesday for hiring and supporting U.S. military veterans. The recognition came during a ceremony held at Lemley Campus of Tulsa Tech Center. For the fifth consecutive year, the Oklahoma Veteran Alliance (OVA) recognized PSO as a Veteran Employer Champion. The OVA is …
Slight gains in crude oil stocks across U.S. and at Cushing Hub
Both the U.S. and the Cushing Hub saw slight gains in the amount of crude oil in storage in the past week, an improvement from recent declines that resulted in changes in the market. The U.S. recorded a gain of 1.4 million barrels of oil from the 419.7 million barrels reported as of October …
New House Speaker is friendly with oil and gas industry
If there is one thing that newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson brings with him in his new leadership capacity, it is that he is a longtime ally of the oil and gas industry. Plus, he has the support of Oklahoma’s delegation in the House. Afterall, he comes from Louisiana, home to the Haynesville play …
New Mexico wastes no time in moving forward with hydrogen research
New Mexico took another step forward this week in development of more hydrogen research after the state failed, like Oklahoma, to land one of the regional hydrogen hubs eligible for billions of dollars from the federal government. An Australia-based company, Star Scientific Limited announced it will build a campus in New Mexico to carry …
Energy short stories
** High interest rates are derailing the ambitions of climate regulators and automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, underscored Wednesday by the scrapping of a GM-Honda partnership and a warning from a battery maker. ** Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is facing criticism for his recent comments pledging to reduce his state’s carbon emissions …
List grows of firms interested in acquisition of CrownRock operations in Permian Basin
Devon Energy and Continental Resources might have more competition in their reported consideration of bidding for CrownRock LP, a Texas-based energy producer in the Permian Basin. ConocoPhillips is reported to be considering an expansion of its holdings in the Permian Basin and adding to its operations in Oklahoma and across the U.S. The company …