A U.S. Senator from Kansas says he’s been told by federal energy regulators that results of an investigation into price gouging during the February winter storm Uri will be coming soon. It’s what Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas said in a recent interview reported the Topeka Capital Journal. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission launched an …
October 4, 2021 archive
Oklahoma remains strong for wind power
A new report shows Oklahoma continues to be a strong state for wind power, ranking third nationally behind Texas and Iowa for installed generation capacity in 2020 and third nationally for the percentage of electrical power generated by wind. The Department of Energy’s Land-Based Wind Market report showed a record 16,836 megawatts of U.S. wind …
Former Interior Secretary wants protective zone around Chaco ruins
A call is being made to put a 10-mile no energy-leasing zone around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The call comes from Bruce Babbitt, the former Secretary of the Interior Department. In an opinion piece in Writers on the Range, Babbitt said “a surge of oil and gas development threatens …
Ranken boasts of reduced drilling costs
Edmond-based Ranken Energy Corporation says it has managed to cut drilling costs thanks to its work with Dan D Drilling, another Oklahoma-based energy company. Through a relationship with drilling contractor Dan D Drilling, Ranken stated it has successfully cut expenditure costs, primarily via minimizing days on the well and reducing the well site footprint afforded …
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