While Democrats in Congress plan a vote next week on President Biden’s $1.75 trillion ‘Build Back Better” plan, they’re being heavily criticized by Congressman Tom Cole during his return to Oklahoma. The Republican Representative labeled the plan “Biden’s Build Back Socialist” plan and urged Oklahomans not to be fooled into thinking a lower price …
Regulators to consider PSO plans for the future
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners plan a special meeting next week to begin reviewing future energy needs and plans for Public Service Company of Oklahoma. In the 10:30 a.m. meeting on Monday, November 15, the commissioners will review PSO’s 2021 Integrated Resource Plan. But a vote is not anticipated. In its 466 page report, PSO indicated it …
Senators tweet critical response to Kerry’s coal vow
“Next time the Biden administration says it cares about coal communities, please remember this. “By 2030 in the United States, we won’t have coal…We will not have coal plants.” GOP Senators U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry’s promise that the U.S. won’t have coal by 2030 got a quick response from Oklahoma U.S. Sen. …
Fallen Air Guard airman honored Wednesday
An Oklahoma Air National Guard airman killed by a rocket attack in Iraq last year was honored Wednesday as state officials named part of a highway near Claremore in his honor. Staff Sergeant Marshall D. Roberts served with the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, 138th Fighter Wing and was killed in action during a rocket …
DEQ seminar for clean diesel grants
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality plans to hold a webinar in its diesel grant program to replace aging school buses in the state. The event will be held Tuesday, November 16 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and available at: Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5875125353129594893 The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, Indian Nations Council of Governments and …
ODOT picks future I-35 interchange at Purcell
Following input from the public and stakeholders received earlier this year, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and City of Purcell are announcing their preferred alternative for a new I-35 interchange to be constructed at SH-74/Grant St. on the north side of Purcell in McClain County. The estimated $28 million construction project to build the …
Crude oil demand returns faster than supply
This year, demand for petroleum, both in the United States and globally, has largely returned to the pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Demand has grown faster than supply, reducing inventories and contributing to higher prices for crude oil and petroleum products according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The price for …
NGL earnings report reveals drop in earnings
A drop in earnings for the second quarter of Fiscal 2022 was reported by Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP. The company said it suffered a $1.2 million loss from continuing operations compared to $6 million income for the second quarter of Fiscal 2021. NGL’s quarterly report indicated that excluding losses on the disposal and …
High gas prices and COVID-19 aren’t slowing Thanksgiving travel
Airports and roads may seem jam-packed this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people nationwide to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from 2020. And high gasoline prices aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the road. That means highways and interstates in Oklahoma will have more traffic than usual for the holiday weekend. Airports in …
Thursday energy news headlines
** At the U.N. Climate Change Conference on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said that “America is back” as a leader on climate change and predicted that the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan and its wide-ranging climate provisions would soon be passed into law. ** The U.S. government projected that the global oil market will become oversupplied and …
