Category: Oil & Gas

Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—the Iranian war hits home

https://www.facebook.com/reel/932617832988602   The impact of the Iranian conflict on the Inola aluminum smelter headlines this episode. Plus we hear directly from Rep. Brad Boles about the progress of his data center bill and an interview with Power Alliance’s Jeff Clark about the desperate need for all forms of American energy and why politics often interferes …

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War escalates and so do oil prices

Oil prices rose as the war in Iran escalated with the reported shoot-down of at least two U.S. warplanes, an F-15 and an A-10. US prices climbed higher than Brent and gained nearly $11 a barrel. The April 3 closing in the holiday-shortened week saw West Texas Intermediate crude settle at $111.54, up $11.90 or …

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Oklahoma’s most active oil/gas play sees increased drilling

While Oklahoma’s number of oil and gas rigs remained at 44 over the past week, the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed one of the state’s most active oil and gas plays saw a slight gain. The Cana Woodward count went up by one in the past week to reach 24 rigs. The Granite Wash …

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OCC Reviews OGE Battery Storage Project in Kay Co

OCC to Review OG&E Battery Storage Project in Busy Meeting Day Monday will be a busy day for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners as they hold two meetings, a special morning meeting and a regular meeting in the afternoon. Special Meeting Focuses on Energy Expansion Project The special meeting at 10 a.m. will focus on part of …

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Drilling company sells Tulsa’s Utica Square shopping center

Helmerich & Payne Sells Tulsa’s Utica Square After 60 Years After 60 years of owning the historic Utica Square shopping center, Tulsa-based drilling company Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has officially ended its ties. Sale Finalized to Northwood Investors The firm has wrapped up the sale to Northwood Investors, LLC, a privately held New York-based real …

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Energy Briefs: Gulf Attacks, Oil Flows Shift, U.S. Policy

Iran Attack Highlights Gulf Infrastructure Risk Iran attack Kuwait desalination power plant damage: As the two sides exchanged taunts, an Iranian attack on Friday hit a water desalination and power plant in Kuwait, a major U.S. ally in the region, causing material damage to parts of the facility, Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry said. The …

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US crude oil jumped 11% on Thursday as war intensified against Iran

  As Iran faced more destruction, including the loss of a major Tehran bridge at the hands of Israeli jets, crude oil prices jumped nearly 11% higher in the U.S. and 8% worldwide. West Texas Intermediate closed higher than Brent. It’s a sign that traders are increasingly worried about continued disruptions to oil supply, a …

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Brine act gets House committee support

  A move in the Oklahoma legislature to encourage more industrial use of the state’s oil and gas wastewater for development into certain minerals won approval this week in the Oklahoma House Energy Committee. Known as the Oklahoma Brine Development Act, SB1930, by Rep. Anthony Moore and Sen. Grant Green was approved on a vote …

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Google pushes data center growth with natural gas

As Google marches forward with plans for more data centers in Oklahoma, the company is also expanding data center efforts nationwide and intends to rely on natural gas to power them. In a big way. For example, a report this week by Cleanview, a market intelligence platform, revealed how Google plans partnering to construct a …

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Annual meeting date set for ONE Gas

  ONE Gas plans to hold its annual meeting of shareholders in mid-May. The company, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced the meeting will be a “virtual-only” format with no physical location on Thursday, May 21 at 9 a.m. Shareholders were informed they would not be able to attend the annual …

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