Oklahoma regulators meet Thursday to consider a final vote on a proposed $30 million rate hike settlement reached in July by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. The utility originally applied for a $163.5 million rate hike to cover its investments and costs but ran into a wall of opposition from customers already hit by …
September 2022 archive
Feds to review climate damage from oil and gas leases in North Dakota and Montana
A legal settlement was reached this week in which the government will reexamine potential climate damages from oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota, states where Oklahoma oil and gas exploration companies are among some of the most active firms. The leases were originally put up for sale under the Trump administration …
Energy headlines
** Louisiana regulators consider changing decades-old rules to eliminate utility monopolies and introduce more competition into state energy markets. ** Baker Hughes plans to streamline business segments from four down to two, creating an Oil field Services and Equipment segment focusing on drilling equipment and services, as well as an Industrial and Energy Technology segment focusing on manufacturing and …
Here’s the list of those to lead White House fight against fossil fuels
It won’t be just John Podesta leading President Biden’s continued fight against the fossil fuel industry, an appointment announced last week by the White House. Who will help him in the fight? The list includes former Obama administration officials as well as representatives of environmental groups according to E&E News. Click here for E&E …
Colorado County fights rail movement of crude oil
A Colorado County joined environmental groups in appealing a federal agency’s approval of a stretch of new railroad connecting Utah’s oilfields with the national railway network, a decision that will mean crude will be moved through western Colorado. The Colorado Sun reported Eagle County joined the appeal because crude oil will be transported along …
Cheniere handed denials by EPA
Cheniere Energy, the Texas company that ships natural gas out of Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays received a setback this week at the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA denied Cheniere’s request to exempt two of its Gulf Coast plants from a federal air pollution rule reported the Associated Press. Click here …
Permits to drill for September 6, 2022
Canadian County BAKER 1107 #2SMH-4, September 02 2022 33 12N 7W SESESWSE API: 01725845 Lat: 35.46495757225433, Long: -97.94239974104475 CANVAS ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 16000 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(10116) Canadian County BAKER 1107 #3SMH-4, September 02 2022 33 12N 7W SESESWSE API: 01725846 Lat: 35.46495757448723, Long: -97.94234937120372 CANVAS ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 15000 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(10076) Carter County COURBET …
Completion reports for September 6, 2022
completions: none were processed today
Oklahoma to get $9 million in settlement over e-cigarettes
Attorney General John O’Connor announced Tuesday a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. JUUL was, until recently, the dominant player in the vaping market. The multistate investigation revealed that JUUL rose to this position …
ONEOK hopes to attract investors at conference
ONEOK, Inc. will be among energy firms participating in the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference Sept. 7-8, 2022, in New York. ONEOK management will participate in a fireside chat session at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (2 p.m. Central Daylight Time) on Wednesday, Sept. 7.