(Chris Landsberger) Monday was the deadline for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to surrender email communications from throughout the agency to the Attorney General in his widening probe of the energy costs of the 2021 Winter Storm Yuri. Contacted late Monday, a spokesman for Attorney General Gentner Drummond indicated there would be no release of …
November 27, 2023 archive
Crude oil prices and OK energy stocks recorded losses on Monday
Crude oil prices weren’t the only commodity to drop in Monday’s trading. So did most Oklahoma energy stocks as they slid about 1% to 2% in many cases. Brent crude dipped below $80 a barrel and it occurred as investors and the oil and gas industry wait on this week’s meeting of the OPEC+ countries …
DEQ to hold two more Climate Pollution Reduction meetings this week
Two more meetings will be held this week by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality regarding potential projects for the $3 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant received earlier in the year. One will be held Tuesday, November 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the DEQ headquarters located at 707 N. Robinson Ave in downtown Oklahoma …
Methane emissions crackdown coming soon for oil and gas industry
The nation’s oil and gas industry, including operators all throughout Oklahoma, will soon fall under more restrictions from the Biden administration in an effort to control methane gas emissions. Those companies will soon be bracing as targets of a list of government agencies. It’s what President Biden pledged three years ago when he took …
OGE Smart Hours program saved millions of dollars this season
Oklahoma Gas and Electric saved more than $6 million for its customers who participated in the SmartHours program. In a mailing to customers, the utility said the savings were incurred for the 2023 program season that ended September 30. The 2024 season will begin June 3, 2024. SmartHours customers were told they helped protect …
Governor’s Water Conference to be held this week
The annual Governor’s Water Conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday in Norman. Presentations and discussions on various aspects of water and its impact on our lives will be held at the Embassy Suites. Oral Presentations: Understanding and Improving Climate Resiliency November 29, 2023 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Renee McPherson – Fifth U.S. National …
Weekend snowfall could change drought maps in Oklahoma
Weekend snowfall in Oklahoma provided some good cover for the spring crops. It also produced some challenging windchills. “We had a good swath of 6-8 inches up in NW OK, with Beaver leading the way with 8 inches,” reported Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus in his Monday Mesonet newsletter. “It also brought moisture to parts of …
Utah oil facility not in compliance with state air-quality rules
As some Colorado leaders fight a proposed expansion of a crude oil railway to carry Uinta Basin crude oil from Utah to Colorado and eventually to Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub, opponents are finding more negative elements about the plan. Such as the report by Colorado Newsline that the privately owned oil loading facility that seeks approval …
ERCOT suggests winter storms could produce rolling blackouts in Texas
The threats of winter storms and their impact on electricity production are being taken more seriously by the people who run ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Like leaders in Oklahoma still investigate what happened in the 2021 Winter Storm Yuri, ERCOT executives worry about that might happen if a cold snap hits …
Quick energy reads
** An oil spill believed to be caused by a pipeline rupture offLouisiana appears to rank among the 10 largest to affect American waters in 40 years of tracking. ** The United States is poised to extract more oil and gas than ever before in 2023, a year that is certain to be the hottest ever …
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