OklahomaMinerals.com

Snippets

• Europe's plan to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 has a major flaw
  The EU wants to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 and has cut its use of piped Russian gas...
  The EU wants to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027 and has cut its use of piped Russian gas dramatically.
  
  Even so, EU countries imported a record amount of Russian LNG this year, per Global Witness.
  
  EU countries are snapping up Russian LNG to replace piped natural gas from the country.
  
  READ FULL STORY
  Read More
• Farmers' Almanac just dropped its winter 2023 predictions
  The Farmer's Almanac just released its weather predictions for winter 2023-2024, and you better...
  The Farmer's Almanac just released its weather predictions for winter 2023-2024, and you better get out our heaviest winter coats.
  
  Great news for lovers of snow and all things winter - and not so good for the other half of that lot. Here's what the Farmer's Almanac had to say about this upcoming winter - and if last year's Farmer's Almanac report taught us anything, it's that they're pretty darn accurate.
  
  READ FULL REPORT
  
  
  Read More
• Market Outlook
  The S&P 500 futures are up 13 points and are trading 0.3%...
  The S&P 500 futures are up 13 points and are trading 0.3% above fair value. The Nasdaq 100 futures are up 24 points and are trading 0.2% above fair value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 185 points and are trading 0.5% above fair value. 
  
  Personal income rose 0.2% in July (Briefing.com consensus 0.3%) following a 0.3% incline in June. Personal spending rose 0.8% in July (Briefing.com consensus 0.7%) following a revised 0.6% incline in June (from 0.5%).
  
  The PCE Price Index increased 0.2% in July (Briefing.com consensus 0.2%) following a 0.2% increase in June. The core-PCE Price Index, which excludes food and energy, increased 0.2% in July (Briefing.com consensus 0.2%) following a 0.2% increase in June.
  
  Weekly initial jobless claims totaled 228,000 (Briefing.com consensus 235,000) following last week's revised count of 232,000 (from 230,000). Continuing claims came in at 1.725 million following last week's revised total of 1.697 million (from 1.702 million).
  Read More
• Other News For Thursday Morning
  > College football season kicks off in earnest tonight; see previews...

  > College football season kicks off in earnest tonight; see previews for key Week 1 matchups (More) | Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund purchases $100M stake in Professional Fighters League (More)

  
  

  > CNN taps former BBC and New York Times executive Mark Thompson as its new chairman and CEO (More)

  
  

  > Team USA among 16 teams to advance to the second round of men's Basketball World Cup (More) | Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales' mother now hospitalized following hunger strike protesting his suspension (More)

  
  

  > Researchers show implantable bioreactor can keep kidney cells alive for at least one week, a breakthrough in the effort to find alternatives to dialysis for patients with kidney failure (More)

  Read More
• Hope for Offshore Wind Boom in Gulf of Mexico Dims With Low Bids
  The first-ever US government auction of leases to build wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico ...
  The first-ever US government auction of leases to build wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico ended with only one tract sold, a blow for advocates cheering on renewable-power development in the region.
  
  RWE Offshore US Gulf LLC won a 102,480-acre (41,472-hectare) tract near Lake Charles, Louisiana, for $5.6 million, after just two rounds of bidding. The area has room for enough turbines to generate approximately 1.24 gigawatts of power, which could supply nearly 435,400 homes.
  
  Three tracts, including two near Texas, were offered in the auction, and more than a dozen companies had pre-qualified to participate, including energy giants with existing oil operations in the Gulf.
  Read More

• Prev
• Next