Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to lead 46 senators and 44 House members on an amicus curiae brief filed in the US Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. “Presidents cannot invent a law or change the …
Devon raises more than $37,000 for western Oklahoma nonprofits
As part of its annual Give for Good fundraising campaign, Devon Energy and its employees raised over $37,000 to support Oklahomans in need. Employees participated in a virtual punch wall, auctions and made pledges to benefit the Weatherford Food & Resource Center and United Way of Canadian County. “Once again, Devon employees brought out all the stops to help their …
Enel Green wind farm becomes operational in southern Oklahoma
Two new clean power plants run by Enel Green Power North America are operational and one of them is in southern Oklahoma. The Daily Ardmoreite reported one of the plants is the 140 megawatt Rockhaven wind farm in Carter and Murray counties, the company’s 11th wind farm in Oklahoma. Click here for Daily Ardmoreite.
Rep. Cole—Biden’s Destructive First Year
Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole says President Biden’s first year in office was a destructive one, leading to higher energy prices and failed energy policies as well as empty store shelves. He made the claim in a weekly column released this week: At the beginning of 2021, President Joe Biden entered office as the 46th …
Continental Resources strongest industry leader in Oklahoma
There’s a good reason Harold Hamm recently bought millions of dollars in shares of his company, Continental Resources. It’s the leader of Oklahoma industries in earnings over 2021. The Oklahoman reported Continental had a 625% increase in earnings per share. Click here for The Oklahoman.
Crude oil prices finished up before Christmas
Energy investors are wondering if crude oil prices will continue their rebound after settling above $73 last week for the first time in four weeks. It came as analysts and scientists indicated the omicron COVID-19 variant might be less severe than previous strains. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery finished up $1.03 or …
Energy Dept awards 2nd amount of strategic reserve oil to Marathon
Marathon Petroleum Corp. has been awarded a second batch of crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve by the U.S. Energy Department as part of President Biden’s plan to lower energy costs. Bloomberg reports Marathon will receive 250,000 barrels of crude oil as part of an exchange from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Department …
Florida might deny drilling permit to Texas energy company
Environmentalists and protesters are already gearing up to fight efforts by a Texas energy firm to carry out oil exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. The Fort Myers News-Press reports the state of Florida is also encouraging Burnett Oil to withdraw its plans until more information is provided on how seismic testing and oil …
First responders receive Devon Energy’s Christmas cheer
Devon Energy employees got in the holiday spirit by delivering treats and toys to western Oklahoma first responders. They surprised hard-working heroes with goodies at 14 fire and sheriff departments. Devon employees also worked with Youth and Family Services to provide toys from kids’ wish lists.
Devon Energy responds to minor oil leak near Calumet
Devon Energy says it’s working to remediate a minor spill of less than one barrel of oil from some of its tanks in Canadian County. As KFOR News reported recently, the leak was discovered last Sunday morning. In response to the report, Lisa Adams, Head of Communications at Devon Energy told OK Energy Today …
