Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo will go before House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and others to give an update on seminconductor incentives, manufacturing and research. “The Department of Commerce has a crucial task in not only allocating the $50 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, but ensuring …
Environmental improvements made by Williams Cos. in Pennsylvania
Williams Cos. is based in Oklahoma but also takes interest in the areas where its pipelines are laid….such as Pennsylvania. The company newsletter recently reported how one Williams worker carried out improvements to a popular creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. For Williams employee Adam Weightman, restoring Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, was …
Rep. Hern says Biden’s Iran deal is another foreign policy failure
President Biden’s deal to free $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil money in return for the release of five Amrican citizens held by Iran drew a strong rebuke from Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern. “The Biden Administration’s hostage ransom deal with Iran endangers Americans and is yet another foreign policy failure from this White House,” …
McClain County wells yield 1,500 barrels of oil a day
Another significant find of oil has been made in McClain County where Ovintiv USA Inc. reported two wells drilled on a single pad and combined production of nearly 1,500 barrels of oil a day. Located just east of the city of Blanchard at 29 8N 4W, the two Foster wells were completed in March of …
Quick reads
** Police arrested six protesters Tuesday who tried to disrupt the start of land-based testing for New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm. But the work progressed anyway. ** A former leader at three top U.S. automakers has shared his no-nonsense take on America’s attempt to transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Bob Lutz, former executive at General Motors, Ford …
Crude oil hits 10-month high on 2% gain Tuesday
Crude oil prices jumped nearly 2% and reached a 10-month high in Tuesday’s trading and Oklahoma energy stocks had gains of 5% and 6%. The increase in crude oil came over the tigher supply outlook and OPEC’s decision to continue with production cuts. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.55 or 1.8% and settled at …
Higher crude oil prices will lead to higher gasoline costs—EIA
Less crude oil, higher oil prices and and increased prices at the pump. It’s what Americans can expect in the coming months, according to new government reports. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global oil inventories to decline by almost a half million barrels per day in the second half of 2023, causing …
Note from the editor
An explanation is due as to the absence of the Permits to Drill and Completion Reports that have been a long-time standard here at OK Energy Today. We are experiencing problems in the daily supply of the reports and at the same time, working to resolve the situation. The reports have not been available …
Water board prepares for another round of meetings to develop water plan
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is preparing for a second round of public meetings in December as it works on development of a statewide comprehensive water plan. A series of in-person meetings was held in August in Altus, Ada, Claremore, Woodward and Oklahoma City along with two virtual meetings, with local officials and water-minded citizens …
Another sale of oil from the US reserve isn’t out of the question
Oklahoma’s U.S. Senators and Representatives who heavily criticized President Biden for his use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down gasoline prices might be preparing new critical statements after a New York Post story this week. The Post’s Miranda Devine, the same reporter who broke the Hunter Biden laptop story that became a …








