Arkansas is quickly becoming an electric vehicle industry hot spot. Canoo, the California-based EV maker that is building a factor near Pryor, Oklahoma also plans to construct a plant near Bentonville, Arkansas. Writer Marty Cook penned about it in Arkansas Business. Click here for Arkansas Business
New Senior VP named at ONE Gas
ONE Gas announced the promotion of Kent Shortridge to serve as the firm’s senior vice president of operations and customer service. He had been the company’s managing vice president of operations since March 2018. His new appointment was effective March 1 of this year. Shortridge previously was vice president of operations at Oklahoma …
Solar program expanded at Kansas military post
Fort Riley, Kansas is getting added solar energy power to its residential buildings on post. Corvias, a long-term solutions and management partner to the U.S. military, achieved a significant milestone in its energy conservation efforts following the installation and activation of approximately 350 additional solar systems as part of its second phase of its …
OGE to hold “virtual” shareholders meeting
OGE Energy Corp. plans to hold its annual meeting of shareholders in mid-May and despite an improvement in COVID-19 cases nationally, it will be a virtual gathering and not an in-person meeting. In a preliminary proxy statement filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the meeting will be held at 10 …
Rep. Lucas raises concerns about White House is skirting records laws
Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas is again raising concerns about ongoing toxic workplace allegations at the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. He and Kentucky Rep. James Comer, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform question whether leadership at the Office are using technology to skirt federal records laws and …
Oil at $116 in US while prices could climb more this week
The expansion of Russia’s war against Ukraine prompted crude oil prices on Friday to soar to nearly $116 a barrel while the global benchmark in London hit $118. Some Oklahoma energy stocks also made sky-high gains. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery went up $8.01 on Friday and settled at $115.68 a barrel …
Attorney General accused of being a “spectator” in OGE bond case
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor is being accused of neglect of duty for not standing up for ratepayers in the growing Supreme Court legal case involving OG&E’s nearly $800 million storm recovery effort involving ratepayer backed bonds. Former legislator Porter Davis, who previously had filed a protest with the Supreme Court after the Oklahoma …
Lankford accuses Biden administration of stalling energy production
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) went to bat for American energy producers against federal regulators on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission who Lankford says are part of the Biden Administration’s effort to further stall—and stop—American energy production and American energy independence at the same moment Russia is using its energy production as a weapon. Lankford questioned witnesses …
Other energy headlines
** The Biden administration is considering following Canada in barring Russian ships from U.S. ports, a government official said this week. A White House spokeswoman said no decision has been made. ** Biden administration officials pressured some Democratic senators not to support bipartisan legislation by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that would ban oil and …
SandRidge to release 4Q earnings report
The fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings of SandRidge Energy will be released this week. The Oklahoma City energy company announced it will make the release on Wednesday, March 9 after the close of trading. SandRidge also plans to provide an updated investor presentation and make it available on the company website. SandRidge …
