Members of Congress have left Washington, D.C. on a two-week break without taking action on storm repairs to Air Force Bases, thereby endangering construction projects at Oklahoma’s Tinker Air Force Base. The Air Force indicated in March it needed $5 billion dollars over three years to repair flood and storm damage to Offutt Air Force …
Oklahoma’s Representatives were not among them, but more than 30 House members sent a letter to President Trump urging him to keep up the pressure on Iran and not to renew exceptions for the import of Iranian oil. House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney led the effort in sending the April 12 letter. “Your maximum …
The request of OGE for a fuel adjustment from the year 2017 will be considered Tuesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The request, noted at No. PUD 201800084 was filed last fall and on Tuesday, the Commission will review the recommendations of Brandy Wreath, Director of the Commission’s Public Utility Division. By law, there must …
Spring severe weather is in the forecast this week in Oklahoma and that means energy workers, whether they’re on an oil rig, wind farm or coal mine should be alert. Most of the state will feel the impact of possible storms as a cool front triggers activity. As State Climatologist Gary McManus put it in …
The optimism by money managers is still strong when it comes to betting on what will happen to oil prices in the U.S. and abroad. Here’s how Bloomberg News reported it: Oil optimists pushed bullish wagers to a six-month high as the rally in prices continued. Money managers raised optimistic wagers on Brent crude for …
For energy companies such as Devon and others from Oklahoma, relief from the inability to move more oil out of the Permian Basin might be coming soon. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the go-ahead for the EPIC Crude Pipeline LP’s new 900,000 barrels a day line to Corpus Christi, Texas. EPIC indicated it …
OGE Energy Corp. will hold its quarterly conference call May 2 to discuss the first quarter 2019 results. The call will be held at 8 a.m. Oklahoma time and it will be webcast at the company’s website, www.ogeenergy.com. At the end of the 4th quarter of 2018, OGE reported earnings of $2.12 per average …
Gasoline prices jumped another 7 to 8 cents a gallon across the state this week with a new average price of $2.59 a gallon. A week ago, Oklahoma’s average was $2.51 a gallon, according to AAA Oklahoma. The national average rose to $2.83 a gallon. Cities such as Lawton and Tishomingo have the lowest average …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is trying to get legislation to stop what he calls “activist” states from abusing the Clean Water Act in blocking some energy projects such as gas lines in the Northeast. He and Sen. John Barasso of Wyoming, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works have introduced an …
AEP Teacher Vision Grants from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are enabling local educators to improve student learning in the classroom. Individual grants up to $500 have been awarded to teachers in Atoka, Grove, Hobart, Hinton, Jay, Owasso, Quinton, Tulsa and Vinita. The total amount awarded is nearly $7900. “If adequate funding is all …
