“Today is a historic occasion,” said Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas as he and others on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology celebrated this week’s launch of Artemis 1. Artemis 1 is the first integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew vehicles and was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The …
Frac sand mining returns in Wisconsin
The frac sand business is reported to be on the upswing again, reflecting increased drilling across the U.S. Frac mining companies in Wisconsin, the source of “northern white” sand that drilling companies eagerly sought before starting their own mining companies in Oklahoma and Texas, report increased demand reported Wisconsin Public Radio. Click here for …
North Dakota had record oil production in September
Oil production in North Dakota, a state where some Oklahoma exploration companies are considered some of the most active, had one of its strongest Septembers. North Dakota reported a 4% gain for the month according to Lynn Helms, the state’s mineral resources director. “For the first time since March, we are back over the …
Rep. Bice laments the “devastating diesel shortage”
A week after she won re-election to the U.S. House, Oklahoma Rep. Stephanie Bice decried what the Biden administration has done to the nation’s diesel fuel inventory. In a column she penned this week, the Republican congresswoman labeled it the “Devastating Diesel Shortage.” She wasn’t shy about putting the blame on the White House. …
Wyoming to plug 1,500 abandoned wells with help of $25 million in federal funding
The state of Wyoming plans to use $25 million in federal money to begin plugging its estimated 1,500 abandoned wells. The estimate of the orphaned wells that were drilled, abandoned and never plugged came from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission reported the Cowboy State Daily. Click here for Cowboy State Daily
Crude oil total falls again at Cushing hub
The amount of crude oil in storage at Oklahoma’s Cushing hub continued its downward slide in the most recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As of Nov. 11, Cushing held an estimated 25.6 million barrels of oil, down from the 27.2 million reported on Nov. 4, 2022. That’s a decline of 1.6 …
Crude prices fell Wednesday along with OK energy stocks
Wednesday’s trading brought a dollar a barrel drop in crude oil prices after Russian oil shipments through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary restarted. Plus, there was the issue of increased COVID-19 cases in China. The slide in crude prices also brought down Oklahoma energy stocks. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery dropped $1.33 a …
Williams signs deal to boost production of natural gas in Haynesville basin
Tulsa’s Williams Cos. signed an agreement this week with another firm to help increase the company’s efforts to transport more natural gas out of the Haynesville basin to meet growing LNG export demand along the Gulf Coast and around the world. The company reached an agreement with Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra. Under …
OGE invests in Interactive Education initiatives
Oklahoma Gas and Electric is high lighting its continued efforts to fund projects directly supporting local educators and students in the company’s service area. In a release this week, the utility emphasized the assistance it is giving to teachers: As a first-year teacher at Arthur Elementary School last year, Sarahi Garcia-Acosta knew it …
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** Years in the works, a massive petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania fed by the vast natural gas reservoir underneath Appalachia became fully operational Tuesday, oil and gas giant Shell plc said. ** A flotilla of ships is carrying distillate fuel to New York Harbor to shore up stocks ahead of the winter, according to traders and …