Oklahoma energy stocks and crude oil prices rebounded Wednesday with gains for the day including a $2 jump for crude oil. The nearly 3% gain in crude oil came about due to increased optimism over oil demand and U.S. debt ceiling negotiations. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.97 a barrel or 2.8% to $72.83 on …
Oklahoma unveils proposed Air Monitoring Network plan
Oklahoma’s Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment about the state’s proposed 2023 Air Monitoring Network Plan which includes coverage of the state’s most populated cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa and less populated cities an rural communities. The plan will be available for public review and comment through June 19 and according to the DEQ …
Warm winter resulted in lowest propane use in US since 2010
A new report from the government revealed U.S. propane consumption in the most recent winter was the lowest total since 2010, largely because of warmer weather across much of the nation. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported consumption averaged 0.986 million barrels a day during the 2022-23 winter heating season, which is October …
Study ranks banks for their ESG lending policies
Not long after Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ notified 13 financial institutions they were no longer eligible for state contracts because of their ESG policies and anti-oil and gas industry financing, a study was released ranking 40 institutions for their lending practices. It was released by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity which studied the proxy …
Truckers to face more drug testing beginning in June
Just as the nation’s transportation industry experiences a shortage of big rig trucker drivers, the federal Transportation Department is expanding drug tests for those behind the wheels of the big rigs. The DOT announced earlier this month it approved a change to drug testing that will allow employers to include oral fluid testing. It …
Increase in crude oil in storage at Cushing Hub
Crude oil supplies at the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma recorded a gain of 1.5 million barrels in the past week according to the latest report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA reported Cushing held 35.5 million barrels as of May 12 of this year compared to 34 million on May 5. Cushing’s …
Biden vetoes GOP effort to restore solar panel tariffs
President Biden delivered a blow to Oklahoma’s congressional delegation and others that sent him a resolution to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia. Oklahoma’s members of the U.S. House and Senate voted in support of the resolution that represented a long-running fight with the White House about punishing China over trade …
Brief energy news
** President Biden vetoed a bipartisan resolution Tuesday that would have reversed his executive action last year ordering the Department of Commerce not to enforce tariffs on Chinese solar panel manufacturers for two years. Biden explained that the legislation — which recently passed the House and Senate with Democratic support — “bets against American innovation.” …
Shell expands renewable energy acquisitions with New Mexico wind power purchase
Oil and gas giant Shell plans to buy renewable power from a New Mexico windfarm. The SunZia windfarm built by Pattern Energy is located in Lincoln, Torrance and San Miguel counties. The purchase by the British multinational oil major is a continuation of its expansion of the acquisition of solar and wind power reported the …
Mitchell Talks Energy
What’s on Scott Mitchell’s mind as he talks energy with Jerry Bohnen of OK Energy Today? One of the subjects is ONEOK’s nearly $19 billion acquisition this week of Magellan Midstream. Join Mitchell and Bohnen as they delve into other energy subjects and who knows what!