From the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development comes word of a nearly $870 million government contract won by Pratt & Whitney that will not only extend the power life of the Air Force’s B-52H Stratofortress and E-3 Sentry aircraft, but also result in much more work at Tinker Air Force Base. The Pentagon announced the engine make …
December 4, 2023 archive
Texas to put cap on electricity prices during emergencies such as 2021 winter storm
While Oklahoma’s astronomical natural gas prices that hit the state during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri are being investigated by State Attorney General Gentner Drummond, in Texas, authorities took steps recently to assure price protections for consumers during power emergencies. Regulators decided to put a cap on the charges that might hit customers during …
Short energy stories
** The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Dec. 1 imposed fresh sanctions on three transnational entities involved in violating the Treasury Department’s price cap on Russian oil sales. ** Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE – host of the COP28 climate summit – saying its position as overseer of …
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