A salute to the late Oklahoma astronaut Tom Stafford and a discussion of energy bills in the Oklahoma legislature. It’s what Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discuss in the latest podcast of Mitchell Talks Energy.
March 23, 2024 archive
Kiamichi River hydropower project founders
By Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger An out-of-state company’s plan to build a hydropower plant on an eastern Oklahoma river in order to generate electricity for Texas foundered on the shoals of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Johann Tse of Dallas, Texas, was notified March 21 by a FERC official that Southeast Oklahoma …
Geothermal energy development—can it cause earthquakes?
Could another energy development plan cause more earthquakes in Oklahoma and elsewhere? It’s a question being raised by some who worry geothermal energy generation might cause earthquakes the same way oil and gas did in Oklahoma, Texas and other parts of the nation. Oklahoma’s earthquakes were reportedly caused by deep pumping of water back …
Report—Biden wants Ukraine to back off drone attacks on Russian refineries
Over the past few months, benchmark crude oil prices in the U.S. rose above the $80 mark. On Friday, West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at $80.63, a drop of 44 cents during the trading day. Now there are reports the Biden administration, not known for its love of oil and gas production even …