ONEOK plans to release its first quarter financial report at the end of April. The company announced the release will be made after the market closes on April 30. The following day, May 1, ONEOK executives will hold a conference call starting at 10 a.m. Central daylight Time. ONEOK’s fourth quarter saw $688 …
March 2024 archive
Arkansas asks truckers to park their big rigs on day of solar eclipse
Arkansas truckers are being asked to park their rigs on April 8, the day of the solar eclipse. The Arkansas Transportation Department says by taking a holiday, truckers would help ease traffic during the event. As for truckers, the President of the Arkansas Trucking Association, Shannon Newton recently said it likely wasn’t realistic for …
OGE defends contribution for renaming of State Fair Coliseum
Oklahoma Gas and Electric responded Friday to a Corporation Commissioner’s critical questioning of a confidential donation that led to the naming of the OGE Coliseum under construction at the Oklahoma State Fair grounds. Corporation Commissioner Kim David questioned the contribution as OG&E is in the midst of seeking approval for a proposed $332 million …
Arkansas River bridge struck by barge on Saturday
It wasn’t on the magnitude of the barge collision that brought down the Interstate 40 bridge over the Arkansas River and killed 14 people in 2022, but a barge incident occurred Saturday and resulted in the temporary closure of a state highway near Sallisaw. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the US-59 bridge over the …
World’s largest aircraft to be built to carry wind turbine blades
Aircraft designers are working on a plane so large that it will be able to carry wind turbine blades and fly them to spots around the world. Longer than a football field,, the proposed WindRunner aircraft, designed for the wind industry, was recently unveiled by a Colorado-based firm. Its wingspan is 261 feet or …
Energy quick reads
** Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse. ** A Michigan facility will become the first shuttered nuclear plant in the country to resume energy generation, a …
Colorado Democrats fail in bid to stop new oil and gas drilling
Colorado’s legislative effort to ban all new oil and gas drilling after 2030 didn’t work. It’s failed in a Senate committee following a lengthy hearing. Senate Bill 159 would have required state oil and gas regulators to stop issuing new drilling permits starting in 2030, with those permits to be used by 2032. …
Transportation Commission to meet Monday
The bridge disaster that claimed six lives in Baltimore got the attention of Oklahoma Transportation Department leaders. Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz will give an update on the state of Oklahoma bridges to the commission during a Monday meeting of the Transportation Commission. In recent years, the state has made strong improvements to bridges …
Monday weather forecast in Oklahoma includes severe weather
Ah, if it’s spring in Oklahoma, then there’s a chance of severe weather including funnels, twisters or tornadoes. The Oklahoma Mesonet’s Climatologist Gary McManus says Monday will bring a chance of severe storms across much of the state.. :Looks like we’ll see a classic springtime setup for Oklahoma, with a front and dryline, moisture return …
Court rules against temporary nuclear waste storage site near Carlsbad, New Mexico
The efforts of envrionmentalists and others opposed to a proposed temporary storage site in southeast New Mexico for spent nuclear reactor fuel resulted in a victory for them in federal court. The Fifth Circuit Court has vacated the license held by Holtec International, ruling that federal regulators didn’t have the authority to issue the …