Oklahoma City intends to convert an abandoned railway bridge over the Oklahoma River into a pedestrian bridge. The $1.3 million budgeted under a 2017 bond package approved by voters will go toward the bridge that once allowed Frisco, Burlington Northern as well as Santa Fe trains to pass over the river. It was originally …
December 26, 2022 archive
How they stood on the $1.7 trillion spending bill created by Democrats
A list of “naughty” and “nice” for Christmas—it’s what was drawn up by Congressional observers. Depending on what you considered to be “naughty” or “nice” Oklahoma members of congress were split in their stands on the massive $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that funded hundreds of millions of dollars in various energy-related projects for …
Air Force cargo jet damaged runway at Stillwater airport
An Air Force cargo jet that landed without permission at the Stillwater airport in Oklahoma left damage to the regional airport runway. Officials say the plane carried the U.S. Air Force Academy women’s basketball team when it landed last Sunday before a Tuesday game at Oklahoma State University. The C-17 Globemaster is 45 tons …
Sen. Jim Inhofe leaves as “Legacy of Aviation” as he prepares to leave office
As Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe prepares to leave Congress after more than 28 years as a Senator, his office has released a list of his accomplishments. One such lengthy list is called a “Legacy of Aviation,” which details his efforts to help the aviation industry. A pilot with over 11,000 flight hours, his office …
Kansas Governor says pipeline tax exemption “a mistake”
Kansas Gov.Laura Kelly has jumped onto the bandwagon for the state to reconsider the property tax exemption it gave to the Keystone pipeline—the one that leaked an estimated 14,000 barrels of crude oil into a a creek near Washington, Kansas. “I thought we should have done that a long time ago,” she told the …
Tenth District manufacturing activity declined at a slightly faster pace
A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City found manufacturing in Oklahoma and other states that make up the Tenth District fell at a faster pace this month. Chad Wilkerson, the senior vice president at the bank said the survey also showed expectations for future activity were mostly flat or slightly positive. …
Oklahoma AG joins Supreme Court fight over trains and blocked crossings
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, with only a few weeks left in office, isn’t giving up in a train fight that he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review. After the Supreme Court declined last year to hear Oklahoma’s appeal to restore power to regulate how long trains can block railroad crossings, O’Connor and …
Osage Nation launches its own broadband effort
The Osage Nation has started efforts to bring internet to its northeast Oklahoma reservation through a tribally-owned broadband department. Called Wahzhazhe Connect, the department will construct 16 cell towers and more than 200 miles of new fiber optic lines over the next two years to connect residents of Osage County with the internet world …
Arkoma Basin yields four natural gas wells for Canyon Creek Energy
Tulsa’s Canyon Creek Energy Arkoma LLC filed recent completion reports on four Coal County gas wells with combined production of more than 15,000 Mcf of natural gas a day. All four wells, drilled on a single pad and located at 12 3N 10E, a site several miles north of the city of Coalgate, produced …
Headlines of other energy stories
** Three power substation facilities were vandalized in Pierce County, Washington, on Christmas morning, knocking out power to more than 14,000 customers, authorities said. ** The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ended last week’s rally up by 5.46%. Saudi Arabian stocks climbed on Sunday, the Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), inching 0.2% higher. The global …
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