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Most of nation’s renewable diesel fuel ends up in California
Six states, Louisiana, North Dakota, California,Wyoming, Washington and Kansas were the primary sources of all renewable diesel production in the United States in 2021. Oklahoma joined the production in 2022 when the CVR refinery at Wynnewood began manufacture of biofuels as well. But the U.S.Energy Information Administration reported recently that California accounts for nearly all renewable …
Biden administration unveils more punishing rules for oil and gas industry
New rules unveiled by the Biden administration target oiland gas operators who lease public lands. The administration called them a move to “ensure fair return to tapayers because they increase the costs for the oil and gas industry reported Fox News. The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management unveiled the …
Lithium from brine puts southern Arkansas on the map
As the Arkansas Business reported recently, southern Arkansas is getting growing attention—thanks to the nation’s lithium boom. Lithium is the mineral needed for mass production of batteries needed to power the electric vehicle fleet so widely promoted by the Biden administration. South Arkansas gets national notice in The Wall Street Journal this morning as the possible epicenter for …
Thursday saw increased crude oil prices and gains for Oklahoma energy stocks
Crude oil prices recorded gains on Thursday, as did most Oklahoma energy stocks with some seeing 4% boosts for the day. The increase in crude oil prices came about because of lower U.S. crude inventories, plus strong crude imports by China. The August contract for West Texas Intermediate crude expired on Thursday where WTI gained …
OSU and Northern Oklahoma College picked for national collegiate wind competition
Oklahoma State University and Northern Oklaoma College are among the 32 college and university teams selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC) during the first half of the 2023–2024 school year. The CWC, which first launched in 2014, helps prepare the future wind energy workforce by inviting college students from …
Devon Energy volunteers help in cleanup of BLM land in Wyoming
Devon Energy volunteers partnered recently with Buffalo Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) to conserve and restore public lands in Wyoming. Thirty volunteers visited the former Juniper Draw Cold Bed Methane (CBM) Field to plug groundwater monitoring wells, clean up trash and pieces of flume equipment used for …
Texas congressman acts to defund John Kerry’s climate office
Texas Congressman Chip Roy is taking a cue from those who sought and carried out some actual defunding of police forces around the country. But he’s not targeting police. The Republican Representative introduced legislation to defund climate envoy John Kerry’s office at the State Department. And he received the support of 26 other Republicans in …
Arkansas uses $1 billion grant to launch its Internet access campaign
While Oklahoma narrows the focus of bringing broadband service to the state’s rural areas, Arkansas is doing much the same, with the help of a more than $1 billion grant from the federal government. Glen Howie, the state’s broadband director: “We are going to do our very best to make sure the $1 billion is …
Broadband tour concluded by Oklahoma officials
Unlike any tour that a performer would take across Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Broadband Office “Let’s Get Digital: Oklahoma Broadband Tour” has come to an end. In announcing the end of the research tour, the OBO said it is now equipped with valuable on-the-ground information to help build an effective plan to expand access to …
Dividend declared by ONEOK
The board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 95.5 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter, resulting in an annualized dividend of $3.82 per share. The dividend is payable Aug. 14, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 1, 2023. In January 2023, ONEOK announced …