The White House has asked Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s office for input on the administration’s latest proposal to boost the ethanol market in 2020, according to two sources familiar with the matter on Friday, after a flurry of conversations between President Donald Trump and corn-state advocates critical of the plan. The White House request shows …
Work continues on a five-megawatt solar array to supplement the electrical supply in the City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The solar array, located north of Scottsbluff includes more than 14,000 solar panels that will track the sun throughout the day. It’s expected to be online sometime in the first quarter of 2020. It’s the second solar …
A published report maintains federal and state law enforcement leaders are making major preparations for growing protests against the Keystone XL pipeline. The Guardian newspaper reports agencies have privately discussed tactics to stop activists “by any means” and believe the demonstrators could pose “domestic terrorism” threats. Internal government documents seen by the Guardian show that …
Another report of successful wells for Oklahoma City’s Roan Resources. The company filed completion reports this week on a two-well pad located near the Bridge Creek school in Grady County. The combined production was 591 barrels of oil a day on the Larry 26-23-9-5 wells drilled at 26 9N 5W. The wells had spud dates …
Three Oklahoma airports were awarded a total of $6.8 million in federal infrastructure grants, according to an official press release issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation on November 22, 2019. This award is part of a $485 million federal investment in America’s airports. “The robust economy is enabling more passengers to travel by air …
ODOT is seeking public comments regarding the state’s planned transportation projects and programs for various modes of travel over the next four years, according to an agency press release. It is currently seeking feedback on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2020 through 2023. The STIP is a planning document required by …
A Florida investment firm reports recently acquiring more than another 16,000 shares in Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy. Wexford Capital, an SEC-registered value-oriented multi-strategy investment firm created in 1994 reported a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It reflected the acquisition of 16,692 Mammoth shares valued at $1.3281 for each share. The acquisition leaves Wexford …
Months after OK Energy Today reported the sale of Chaparral Energy’s Oklahoma City headquarters to a real estate firm, some of the details are finally being made known. Richard Mize, Real Estate Editor at the Oklahoman reported over the weekend that details emerged in the NAI Sullivan Group’s third-quarter office market report. It showed Chaparral …
** Cheniere Energy, Inc. in Houston announced has received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to site, construct, and operate the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project. Corpus Christi Stage 3 is being developed for up to seven midscale liquefaction trains with total aggregate expected nominal production capacity of approximately 10 million tonnes per …
Oklahoma managed to maintain its oil and gas rig count in the past week while the nation’s count dropped again. But more and more rigs are being put into storage as the nation’s oil and gas slowdown continues. The number of rigs in Oklahoma was 52 according to figures released by Baker Hughes Co. A …