During a hearing this week of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe voiced concerns about the Biden administration’s plan to repeal the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule which replaced the illegal Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule. It was a rule that Inhofe felt was detrimental and harmful …
Feds not surprised at I-40 bridge crack
The large crack that led to the May 11 shutdown of the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River wasn’t exactly a shock to the Federal Highway Administration. Reports show the agency was aware that the steel beam in question was made of a grade of steel the Administration found was susceptible to …
Two Texas counties to move toward all-electric county vehicle fleets
Two counties in Texas are working in a collaborative process to switch their county fleet vehicles to electric ones. Travis and Bexar counties are partnering with the South Central Texas Electric Transportation Compact. County leaders approved two resolutions, one for each county on Tuesday reported KVUE News. Travis County is home to Austin, Texas …
One Gas aims to boost renewable natural gas uptake
Tulsa-based One Gas is adjusting its revenue goal by taking aim at industrial and large business customers through the firm’s production of renewable natural gas. Company leaders believe those kinds of customers could be crucial for their demand base of the RNG and maybe even result in lowering the cost of fossil fuel alternative …
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. announces Core Permian Basin bolt-on acquisitions
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., a firm based in Minnesota announced this week a more than $100 million move to acquire more holdings in the Permian Basin. The firm said it entered into three definitive agreements to acquire non-operated interests of nearly 2,900 net acres in the heart of Reeves County, Texas and in …
New Cargill plant in Iowa backs corn to replace fossil fuels
Ground is to be broken soon on Cargill’s new $300n million project in Iowa to replace fossil fuels in the process of manufacturing waterproof paper cuts and putting the stretch in athleisure clothes. The company’s project in Eddyville, Iowa will involve corn replacing fossil fuels as the underlying element of the polymer used in …
Williams announces deepwater export agreement at Shenandoah
Tulsa-based Williams announced Wednesday that it recently reached an export agreement to provide offshore natural gas gathering and transportation services to the Shenandoah development in the central Gulf of Mexico. The agreement is with Beacon Offshore Energy Development LLC and its co-owner ShenHai, LLC, a subsidiary of Navitas Petroleum. It includes offshore and onshore …
US crude prices remain above $72 a barrel
Crude oil prices continued their rise in Wednesday’s trading as they settled again above $72 a barrel in the US and more than $74 a barrel in Europe. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery managed a 3 cent increase to settle at $72.15 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent crude for August delivery rose …
Cannon Air Force Base partners for energy savings
The Air Force says it will create savings of more than $1 million a year at its Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico as a result of its contract with Ameresco, Inc., a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The company reached a $19 million Energy Savings Performance Contract with …
Ozone alerts continue for parts of Oklahoma
Northeast Oklahoma is under another ozone alert on Thursday because of what the State Department of Environmental Quality considers to be unhealthy air. Ozone alerts were issued for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
