Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne plans to release its third quarter 2022 earnings report later this month followed by a conference call. The conference call will be held at 10 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, July 28 and will feature John Lindsay, President and CEO; Mark Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO; and Dave Wilson, …
Smart meter installation begins in Edmond
The City of Edmond has started installation of Smart Choice meters, a project that will take nearly two years to complete. Fox 25 News reported the installation comes three years after the city approved the effort. Click here for Fox 25 News
PSO promotes contributions to help customers who can’t afford their utility bills
On top of inflation, summer temperatures add to a customer’s bill. Some have challenges in meeting the financial challenge. That’s why Public Service Company observes July as Home Energy Aid Month. Home Energy Aid Month is an annual effort uniting PSO, The Salvation Army, City of Tulsa, and other local utilities to help raise awareness …
Natural gas pipeline malfunction results in large leak in Colorado
Equipment malfunction is blamed for the release of an estimated 25 million cubic feet of natural gas from a pipeline in western Colorado. Kinder Morgan Inc. operates the TransColorado Pipelilne near Olathe, Colorado, a small town north of Montrose reported Bloomberg. Click here for Bloomberg
Texas coal plant sparks protests by residents
Pressure is being applied by environmental activists in Austin, Texas to force the city to test water that they contend is poisoned by coal cash from a nearby city-owned coal power plant. Activists have protested since May outside Austin Energy headquarters. They are members of 350 Austin, an environmental group reported Austin Monitor. Click …
EV truck manufacturer cuts multi-million dollar deal with state of Arkansas
California-based Envirotech strengthened its deal to bring an $80 million EV manufacturing plant to Arkansas with the signing of a $27 million deal with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The money will help in facility construction and expansion in Osceola reported Talk, Business and Politics. Click here for TBP
Supreme Court ruling impacts central Texas power plants
Central Texas power plants are among those directly affected by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling put the brakes on the EPA’s attempted control of power plants that contributed to global warming reported KVUE TV in Texas. Click here for KVUE TV
Utility customers to also be hit with millions in fees over storm costs
Oklahoma customers of four utilities that the Supreme Court allowed to use nearly $2.9 billion in bonds to recover 2021 winter storm costs will be paying millions more in fees. The Oklahoman reviewed the cost of the bonds and reported it means added costs for customers. Click here for The Oklahoman
Other energy headlines
** More than 5 million barrels of oil that were part of a historic U.S. emergency oil reserves release aimed at lowering domestic fuel prices were exported to Europe and Asia last month, according to data and sources, even as U.S. gasoline and diesel prices touched record highs. ** Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos renewed his spat …
Sen. Lankford is told regulators are to blame for high energy costs
In his latest episode of The Breakdown with James Lankford, the Oklahoma Senator is told by a MP Morgan executive there’s not much the country can do to lower the skyrocketing gasoline prices. And the blame rests not so much with the oil and gas industry but the regulators. The program focused on energy costs to …
