Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners spent time this week hearing from utility leaders discuss their plans to make sure they have adequate natural gas supplies in the approaching winter. Regulators and utilities don’t want to face another cold hard winter and challenging gas supply issues like the state experienced in February. Click here for more from Stillwater …
September 15, 2021 archive
Wind farm moratorium adopted by County Commissioners at Hutchinson, Kansas
Reno County Commissioners in Hutchinson, Kansas stunned wind farm advocates and opponents by adopting a moratorium on the development of commercial wind farms through the end of the year. The move was made as a lawsuit filed last year by NextEra Energy against the county is pending in the Kansas Court of Appeals. The …
Energy news in brief
** Hurricane Nicholas on Tuesday took another swipe at U.S. Gulf Coast energy facilities, cutting offshore oil and gas output gradually recovering from the last storm and disrupting power to onshore pipeline, gas and chemical plants. ** In 14 years’ time, no fossil fuel-powered vehicles will be sold in New York anymore. The state has passed a new law …
CN Rail ends takeover war with K.C. Southern
The bidding battle by Canadian National Railway Co. in the takeover of Kansas City Southern ended this week when CNR declined to increase its offer, giving way to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. The deal will create the first railroad to span the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Kansas City Southern lines extend through Oklahoma. …
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