Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet this week to handle a number of permanent rulemaking changes. At least 8 such proposed changes are on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting that will begin at 1:30 p.m. Some concern fuel inspection while others focus on underground storage tanks, aboveground storage tanks, indemnity fund and Corrective Action of Petroleum …
January 12, 2024 archive
Big Elk Energy Systems gets attention from Williams Cos.
The name Big Elk translates to Opahtunkah in the Osage language. It stands for strength, courage and leadership – traits that Osage Chief Big Elk himself demonstrated, said Geoff Hager, great-great-great grandson of the former Osage leader. Hager is the owner of Tulsa-based Big Elk Energy Systems, named for his ancestor. Big Elk was …
Energy quick reads
** The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects electric generation from solar to be the leading source of growth in the U.S. power sector through the end of 2025, with 79 GW of new solar capacity projected to come online over the next two years. ** Venture Global LNG has told a U.S. regulator that it cannot meet contracts …
Canoo cites progress in manufacturing EVs in Oklahoma
EV startup Canoo says it has created more than 100 new jobs in Oklahoma where it has a manufacturing plant in Oklahoma City and a battery operation in Pryor. The Journal Record reports the state is home to 20% of the firm’s total workforce. The business newspaper quoted Canoo Executive Chairman and CEO Tony …
Attorney General to monitor natural gas market during frigid weather
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Friday that his office will be monitoring natural gas supply and marketing activity during the frigid weather expected over the next few days. With bone-chilling temperatures in the forecast, Drummond said he wants to ensure Oklahomans are not exploited as they were during Winter Storm Uri. “I am committed to …
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