Depending on how you look at it, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s “handling” or “mishandling” of the 2021 Winter Storm Uri costs and how they are being passed along to consumers, is similar to how Texas authorities took care of the situation. Vows to get to the bottom of things were at best, not kept. …
April 2023 archive
OGE adds more workers to restore power lost in tornadoes
The tornadoes and severe weather that hit central Oklahoma in the past week left so much extensive damage that Oklahoma Gas & Electric increased its number of crews to 2,800 to help restore power. By Friday night, about 60% of customer power had been restored from a peak of 23,000 that lost power Wednesday …
Williams and other firms make $9 million settlement over air pollution
Tulsa’s Williams Companies was one of three companies reaching a more than $9 million settlement with the federal government for air pollution at gas processing plants and compressor stations. Williams and MPLX LP and WES DJ Gathering LLC fka Kerr-McGee Gathering L agreed to pay a combined $9.25 million in civil penalties and make improvements …
Permits to drill for April 21, 2023
Stephens County SOLACE #1-2-1-12XHM, April 21 2023 02 2S 4W NENWNENW API: 13727709 Lat: 34.41904267131525, Long: -97.5911095958453 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, DR, 22742 ft, SYCAMORE(10202), WOODFORD(10555)
Completion reports for April 21, 2023
completions: none were processed today
Oil and gas rig activity rebounds in Oklahoma and the nation
For the first time in a month, the nation’s oil and gas rig count rebounded as did the number of active rigs in Oklahoma in the past reported Baker Hughes Co. on Friday. Oklahoma saw a gain of one rig to reach 56 total. A year ago, there were 51 rigs in the state. …
Fast energy reads
** The Biden administration is planning to announce strict carbon limits on existing and future power plants for the first time — plants which currently generate 60 percent of America’s electricity.Three people briefed on the administration’s plans told the New York Times that under the EPA’s new rules, almost all coal and gas-fired power plants would have to cut …
Biden creates new Environmental Justice office
Environmental justice for all—it’s what President Biden said was the goal of the executive order he signed on Friday creating a new office of Environmental Justice within the White House. The order requires federal agencies to notify communities of toxic substances are released from a federal facility. “This is about people’s health. It’s about …
Crude finished week with a loss despite weak gain on Friday
While crude oil prices rose less than a dollar on Friday, they still finished the week with a loss. Uncertainty about the world economy weighed heavily on the minds of investors West Texas Intermediate crude for June deliveries finished up 74 cents or 0.96% to close at $78.11 a barrel on the New York …
$50,000 sign-on bonus for railroad jobs in Wyoming
How’ s this for a sign-on bonus? $50,000 to go to work for Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming and a few other states. It’s what the railway company is offering because it is so short-handed of workers. As the Cowboy State Daily reports, the bonus can be larger than the annual salaries in some …
