Helmerich & Payne CEO John Lindsay says the demand for new oil and gas drilling rigs is growing so much that his Tulsa-based company will have to reactivate some of its long-idled rigs to satisfy demand. It’s what he and other company leaders recently said according to a report by Natural Gas Intelligence. As …
House members want faster response to truck drivers shortage
Congressman Frank Lucas has urged Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to do more about the nationwide truck driver shortage and its effects on the country’s supply chain challenges. He led more than 60 House members in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary Walsh asking him to prioritize Labor Department Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants to those …
Devon helps fund southeast New Mexico fire departments
Oklahoma’s Devon Energy is making sure local fire departments in southeast New Mexico have equipment and funds they need to respond to emergencies. The company recently donated to six fire departments in Lea County as part of the company’s commitment to supporting emergency responders in its operating areas. “Emergency responders are the backbones of our communities and regularly put their …
Texas Railroad Commission identifies freshwater deep aquifer
Oil and gas exploration in Texas is being credited with the discovery of a deep aquifer that could be a source of large volumes of freshwater in the southwest region of the state. The Texas Railroad Commission announced geologists identified and mapped the aquifer in and around Eagle Pass, a semiarid region of the …
Western grouse rules could impact Oklahoma drilling ventures
In a move that could affect Oklahoma energy companies and their oil and gas exploration in Wyoming, the Biden administration plans to consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species with the highest population in the state. Wyoming leaders say such moves will possibly limit or create more restrictions for drilling …
Energy news headlines for Tuesday
** Biden’s $1.7 trillion Build Back Better bill probably won’t get handled by the U.S. Senate until the second week in December because the Senate has yet to finish its defense policy bill and a bill to fund the government past Dec. 3. ** The Coast Guard named another ship as a party of interest as …
Midwest opposition grows to biggest ever carbon capture project
It’s billed as the world’s largest carbon capture and sequestration project—the $4.5 billion, 2,000 mile pipeline network throughout the upper Midwest. But opposition is reported to be growing too. Bloomberg reports the Midwest Carbon Express would be capable of storing up to 10 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, slashing the emissions of …
Oklahoma gasoline prices still lowest in 7-state region
Gasoline prices dropped only slightly in the past few days in Oklahoma as the state joins the nation in observing the Thanksgiving holiday this week, an observance that means millions of Americans will hit the road for travel. Oklahoma’s average dropped 3 cents from $2.99 to a Monday morning average of $2.96 reported the …
More natural gas-fired capacity coming online
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Electric Generator Inventory The government predicts that more than 27 gigawatts of new natural gas-fired capacity will come online in the U.S. in the next few years and some will come in Oklahoma and Texas. The additional 27.3 gigawatts will be added between 2022 and 2025 reports the U.S. Energy …
Lucas praises retiring Democratic congresswoman
Before Texas Democratic Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced her retirement Saturday from the U.S. House where she had served for nearly 30 years, she had the praise and friendship of Oklahoma Republican Congressman Frank Lucas. She chairs the House Committee on Science and Technology. He is the Ranking Republican and the two worked together …
