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Senator concerned about lack of broadband download speed
A report by the Kansas Reflector indicated U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is not happy with the state’s performance of its existing broadband system. Kansas was ranked last on average internet download speed in a report by Broadbandnow Research. At least Kansas was ranked 30 best overall out of the states. Oklahoma might have a …
Summer’s here and AAA says so is the 100 deadliest days of the year
The unofficial start to summer has arrived ― the season for backyard barbecues, road trips, ball games and basking in the sun. But AAA Oklahoma reminds that the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is also a season of increased risk on the roadways, making those summer days the 100 Deadliest Days of the year. …
Sen. Mullin says Biden’s green energy policies are hurting nation’s power grids
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin is making his repeated case that the nation is suffering from President Biden’s rush to green energy policies and the climate hysteria of Democrats is getting ahead of operational reality. In his latest opinion piece, entitled “Sounding the alarm on grid reliability, again,” the Republican Senator said the Biden …
Price manipulation lawsuit over 2021 winter storm moved to federal court
An examination of the price manipulation lawsuit filed by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach against Macquarie Energy over the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri shows Oklahoma had a role in what led to historic natural gas prices. Kobach filed suit against the Houston company, alleging the company intentionally carried out certain gas trade steps …
Headlines of other energy stories
** A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has reached its full power output for the first time and is scheduled to enter commercial operation within the next month. Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has reached its full output of 1,100 megawatts of electricity. ** Anti-pipeline activists gear …
Completion reports for May 29, 2023
completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill for May 29, 2023
permits: none were processed today
Federal appeals court hands win to Arkansas in fight with EPA
A Federal Appeals Court has told the EPA it was wrong to deny Arkansas’s plan to implement the Clean Air Act standards for ozone emissions. The court blocked the EPA”s disapproval in what Attorney General Tim Griffin called a win over regulatory overreach. The order from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was …
ConocoPhillips to finish acquiring Canadian energy operation
ConocoPhillips announced that it is exercising its preemption right to purchase the remaining 50% interest in Surmont from TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd. for approximately $3 billion (CAD$4 billion), subject to customary adjustments, as well as contingent payments of up to approximately $325 million (CAD$440 million). ConocoPhillips currently holds a 50% interest as operator of …
Governors urge EPA to increase requirement for biodiesel production
Governors of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to give approval of an expansion of the federal requirement for more biodiesel production in the U.S. The three Midwest governors say diesel fuel supplies remain at low levels and farmers and truckers are dealing with “stubbornly high” prices. A year ago, …
