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** Oil company executives are reaching out to the White House, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance to protest allowing Iran to charge tolls through the strategic Strait of Hormuz as a condition of peace talks, said one industry consultant granted anonymity to discuss relations with the administration. ** Saudi Arabia’s …
After oil prices fell earlier in the week with news of a two-week ceasefire in the war against Iran, they rose at the end of Thursday’s trading gaining nearly 5% at one point in the U.S. West Texas Intermediate eventually finished up 3.66% or $3.46 at $97.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …
After the Oklahoma Corporation Commission recently presented a nearly year-long study of adopting nuclear power in the state, a bill advancing the cause will be considered Thursday by the State Senate Energy Committee. HB3175 would create the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office that would be under the administration of the Governor’s office and also assigned …
After nearly a year and a half on the job as Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment, Jeff Starling wants to move on and become the state’s next Attorney General. Appointed in December of 2024, Starling officially filed his candidacy papers with the Oklahoma State Election Board, formally entering the Republican primary for Attorney General. …
A whistle-blower lawsuit filed in Santa Fe accuses ExxonMobil, Empire Petroleum of Tulsa and their subsidiaries of nearly $200 million in fraud over the 2021 sale or several hundred old wells. The sale involved nearly 700 oil, gas and injector wells covering 40,000 net acres of Permian Basin leasehold. In announcing the acquisition at the …
Oil Prices Drop After Iran Ceasefire Oil futures Brent WTI ceasefire Iran: Oil futures cratered on Wednesday morning after President Trump suspended a wide-ranging bombing campaign on Iran and announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Iran war. Brent crude fell 14% and West Texas Intermediate dropped more than 16% in early trading. Tanker Traffic Hinges …
The fragile cease fire agreement reached between the U.S. and Iran sent crude oil prices tumbling below $100 a barrel on Wednesday, giving traders and investors increased hopes that oil and gas will soon again be flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. Part of the deal included a reopening of the Strait by Iran but …
A year after a state retiree died following his legal challenge of Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled the law is unconstitutional, ruling against state Treasurer Todd Russ. The law originally allowed the state Treasurer to compile a “black listing” of financial firms that discriminated against the …
FERC to review environmental impact of Williams NY pipeline
April 8, 2026
Environmental Impact of Constitution Pipeline to get a federal review The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) says it will take a look into the potential environmental effects of the Williams Cos.’ Constitution pipeline planned in New York. FERC Issues Notice on Pipeline Requests FERC also issued a notice regarding the requests of Williams Cos. and …
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