Congressman Tom Cole describes President Biden’s proposed national budget as “busted” and in his attack, accused the President of wanting to push the country further away from energy independence. It’s what he charged in his weekly column to constituents, saying Biden is proposing more anti-American energy policies. The Republican Representative said gasoline prices are …
Western Oklahoma on high fire danger alert for remainder of the week
Despite the Sunday evening and Monday morning rain showers in parts of Oklahoma, western Oklahoma is expected to be under some very strong wildfire activity for the remainder of the week. It’s the warning from Gary McManus, State Climatologist at the Oklahoma Mesonet. “For the western third of the store or so, however, things …
Lack of new interstate gas pipelines will lead to higher natural gas costs
A federal government study says if no interstate natural gas pipelines are built between 2024 and 2050, the U.S. can expect to see less natural gas production and consumption and 11% higher natural gas costs. The projection is made by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its annual Energy Outlook 2022 entitled Issues in Focus: …
Fort Worth suburb about to be a solar ‘first’ in Texas
The city of Farmers Branch, suburb to Fort Worth and Dallas, announced it is about to become the first city in the state of Texas to operate entirely on solar energy within its city limits. Click here for NBCDFW
More Entergy solar operations coming to Arkansas
Louisiana-based Entergy is expanding on its solar power developments in Arkansas. A report by Arkansas Business indicated Entergy already has three major solar plans in operation in Arkansas and two more are on the way. Click here for Arkansas Business
Lankford reminds Democrats who is really responsible for high gasoline prices
While Democrats plan a House committee hearing this week continuing their accusations that the oil and gas industry is reaping huge profits and gouging Americans at the gas pumps, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford accuses Democrats of avoiding their own responsibility for high prices. It’s what he wrote about in a recent column entitled: Democrats …
Hilliary named to State Regents for Higher Ed
Governor Kevin Stitt announced the appointment of telecommunications industry executive Dustin Hilliary to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Since 2005, Hilliary has served as managing partner for Lawton-based Hilliary Communications, which provides telephone and broadband service to more than 15,000 customers in Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa …
Oil leaders to face the heat Wednesday before Congress
This is the week that Devon Energy’s Richard Muncrief is to join other oil and gas industry leaders in facing the heat from Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Democrats plan a Wednesday morning hearing entitled “Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s Pain at the Pump,” a hearing …
Additional energy headlines
** Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said its first-quarter production results could top a seven-year quarterly record, with operating profits from pumping oil and gas of up to $9.3 billion according to Reuters. ** JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the bank could lose about $1 billion on its Russia exposure, the first time it …
Lawsuit blames Excel Energy for deadly Colorado wildfire
Yet another claim has surfaced about what caused the December 2021 wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 homes in suburban Denver, Colorado. A class-action lawsuit filed in recent days now puts the blame on Excel Energy, alleging sparks from a power line lit the deadly and destructive blaze reported the Associated Press. Click here …
