Tulsa-based Bluemark Energy has gone to court seeking payment of an unpaid $170,000 gas bill owed by the small town of Alma, Kansas stemming from the February winter storm. Alma, a town of about 800 people was sued this month in U.S. District Court in Kansas reported the Kansas Reflector. Click here for Kansas …
December 2021 archive
Oklahoma’s dry conditions still present fire dangers
Oklahoma continues to have high potential for wildfire dangers. The Oklahoma Forestry Division reports that dry air is again pushing into Oklahoma holding fire danger firmly in place across western Oklahoma with elevated conditions in the central regions. Elevated fire weather over receptive fuels will be the case for much of Oklahoma through Thursday in …
The United States installed more wind turbine capacity in 2020 than in any other year
In both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. At the same time, Oklahoma is still ranked third for wind farm growth but its percentage of electricity production from wind is outranked by two other states. According to data recently published by …
Oklahoma company helps Iowa town hit by tornado
Fox 25 in Oklahoma City reports an Oklahoma siren manufacturing company donated a new tornado warning siren to the town of Rudd, Iowa where a recent tornado was badly damaged. Click here for Fox 25 story.
Growing number of briefs in Dakota Access Supreme Court case
The case file in a U.S. Supreme Court review of whether an additional environmental study of the Dakota Access pipeline is growing. The Williston Harold reports more briefs have been filed by the federal government and tribes asking the high court to reject the appeal in a now five-year old lawsuit. Click here for …
Permits to drill for December 27, 2021
Canadian County ROSEWOOD 16-12N-7W #4MH, December 27 2021 15 12N 7W SESENWSW API: 01725749 Lat: 35.51215630021276, Long: -97.93325265231216 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC HH, DR, 17000 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9100) Kingfisher County SAMUEL 1505 #5-20MH, December 27 2021 20 15N 5W SWSWSESE API: 07326808 Lat: 35.75538680304103, Long: -97.74927483008487 RED BLUFF RESOURCES OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 12742 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(6900) …
U.S. oil rebounds to end back above $75 while OK energy stocks had a strong showing
Crude oil prices made another rebound on Monday as they went up more than 3% in Europe and 2% in the U.S. Oklahoma energy stocks also had a strong showing on Monday. Worries about the spread of omicron COVID-19 continue to ease as analysts and investors learn the variant might be milder than previous …
Kansas utilities locked in a fight
They’ve been long partners in providing electric power across much of Kansas but now Evergy and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative are not on so friendly terms. In fact, they’re in a fight after KEPCo claimed it was being overcharged by Evergy for operation and maintenance of power plants that Evergy runs but supply power …
Other energy headlines for Tuesday
** A California-based oil and gas company has been identified as the source of an oil sheen spotted last week off Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, state officials said. DCOR, a small company based in Oxnard, was identified as the source, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response tweeted Saturday. ** An …
Oklahoma regulators to meet Tuesday
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission plans two regular meetings on Tuesday, one in the morning to handle a PSO rate hike request and another in the afternoon to consider a complaint against OG&E. The 9:30 a.m. meeting will focus on PSO’s request to raise rates in which the utility contends it suffered from the COVID-19 …