Southern Arkansas is about to get a major plant to convert natural gas into high-grade diesel, naphtha and jet fuel. GTL Americas in Little Rock recently announced that South Korean conglomberate hyundai ENG America and Houston’s S&B Engineers and Constructors will be design and planning partners for the plant near Pine Bluff. Once completed, …
Oklahoma ranked 2nd nationally for oil and gas industry deaths
Oklahoma is a national leader in a category it isn’t boasting about…..oil field deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oklahoma ranks number two nationally for the number of employees killed in the oil and gas industry. The Texas Tribune reported the first-of-its-kind, the study relies on federal workplace data from …
ONEOK’s acquisition of Magellan Midstream is a done deal
ONEOK made it official on Monday, announcing the completion of its acquisition of Tulsa’s Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. As reported last week by OK Energy Today, shareholders of both companies approved the plan. ONEOK said as a result, the creation was a “more diversified North American midstream infrastructure company focused on delivering essential energy …
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** Two top Republican lawmakers are probing Sher Edling, a California-based law firm, over its dark money-fueled climate litigation against oil companies, Fox News Digital has learned. In a letter sent to Sher Edling partners Vic Sher and Matt Edling on Monday morning, Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James …
Texas AG says counties cannot ban solar farm development
The interim attorney general in Texas ruled that county governments cannot ban the development of solar farms. The ruling came from Angela Colmenero, the interim attorney general while Ken Paxton awaits his impeachment trial. It came in a decison regarding Franklin County and Colmenero said state law does not give a county the authority …
Hearings Set on Capitol Hill This Week
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee announced several subcommittee meetings are set for a busy week of hearings. While the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday morning regarding Revitalizing American Communities: Ensuring the Reauthorization of EPA’s Brownfields Program, the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee will hear Proposals to Enhance Product Safety …
Devon Energy Will Release 3Q 2023 Results on Nov. 7
Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp. announced it will report its third quarter 2023 results on Tuesday, Nov. 7, after the close of U.S. financial markets. The earnings release and presentation for the 3Q 2023 results will be available on the company’s website at www.devonenergy.com. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the company will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT …
Congressman Brecheen Is Critical of Biden’s Ag Policy
In case you missed it, Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen fought back against the Biden Administration’s war on America’s farmers and ranchers during a recent House Budget Committee markup on the budget for Fiscal Year 2024. “It is absolutely certain that rural communities have been greatly impacted by this Administration. Since this Administration took office, the …
Court changes mind—allows wind transmission line to move forward
The Grain Belt Express Transmission Line is moving forward again after an Illinois Appeals Court lifted a court order that had stalled its progress in the state. The line carries wind-powered electricity from Southwest Kansas and across Missouri and into Illinois and Indiana. The ruling allowing its movement forward came after the 5th District …
Oil and gas rig activity drops again in Oklahoma and across the U.S.
The declining numbers of oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma took another slide in the past week, as did the national rig count, reported Baker Hughes Co. on Friday. Oklahoma’s count fell by two to 37, far from the 65 rigs reported one year earlier. As a result, more rigs are no doubt being put …