Plans by NextEra Energy Resources to build a 2,000 acre solar farm in eastern Kansas—the state’s largest—have run into growing opposition by neighbors of the proposed site. The West Gardner Solar Project would generate 320 megawatts, enough to power thousands of homes and businesses. KCUR radio, an NPR affiliate interviewed some of them. Click here for …
September 15, 2022 archive
High school students to build plane as part of Aviation class
Read about the high school students building an airplane at an Oklahoma high school? It’s in Pryor where Aviation students are doing a hands-on construction of an airplane reported News 9. Click here for News 9
Ovintiv and Kingfisher County—more big wells
When Ovintiv files completion reports on wells drilled in Oklahoma’s Kingfisher County, you know they will be big producers. The firm’s latest three wells drilled on a single pad produced nearly 4,500 barrels a day when they were completed in April. How’s this for success? Wells with production of 1,735 barrels, 1,503 and 1,234 …
Oklahoma’s EV charging plan wins Biden administration’s approval
Oklahoma was notified this week that it was one of 34 states along with Puerto Rico to get a share of $900 million to create a national electric vehicle charging network. The Biden administration wants the country to transition away from gas-powered transportation and anything to do with fossil fuels. Tim Gatz, Secretary of …
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** Despite the high cost of electric vehicles, President Biden this week attended the Detroit Auto Show and encouraged Americans to buy the vehicles. It was his latest anti-fossil fuel effort. ** While the White House still denies the existence of a recession in the U.S., the National Energy Assistance Directors Association reports that roughly 20 …
Denver midstream firm adds Marcellus shale operations
Denver-based Antero Midstream Corporation has expanded its holdings with a $205 million cash acquisition of the Marcellus Shale gas gathering and compression assets of Crestwood Equity Partners LP. of Houston, Texas. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of this year and is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Paul Rady, Chairman and …
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