The head of the Electric Cooperatives in Arkansas suggests it might be time to reconsider the movement to shut down coal-fired electric generating power plants. Buddy Hasten, CEO of the cooperatives said if the nation moves to renewable energy as quick as the government wants, it might also result in more and more rolling …
March 2024 archive
Texas wildfire cattle loss reaches 7,000
Texas state ag leaders now believe more than 7,000 head of cattle died in the still-out-of-control wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller believes thousands more will be added to the death toll by the time the fires are finally extinguished. The number does not include those injured and burned livestock that …
Colorado legislature still considers bill to end oil and gas drilling in 6 years
At last word, a bill to stop new oil and gas development in Colorado by 2030 was still alive. However, some observers believe its chances of winning approval in the entire legislature is not strong…..it likely won’t survive. Democratic lawmakers and environmentalists are behind the bill, including Sen. Sonaya Jaquez Lewis who sponsored …
New Mexico Governor vetoes bill to help with tax exemptions for small oil and gas wells
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stepped in and used her veto powers to kill a bill to give a tax exemption to operators of small oil and gas wells in her state. The exemption for “stripper” wells was included in a catch-all tax package approved in February by the New Mexico legislature. But …
Broken power pole appears to have caused Texas wildfires
While the number of lawsuits filed over the more than 1-million acre wildfire in the Texas Panhandle still burns out of control, a new study blames it on a power line pole decayed at the base. The study by the Texas A&M forest service pinpointed the start of the fire Feb. 26 near …
Energy quick reads
** Top European energy companies on Friday asked U.S. regulators to reject Venture Global LNG’s request for a one-year construction permit extension to its Louisiana export plant. Shell PLC, Italian utility Edison, Repsol, Orlen SA, and Galp Energia SA oppose the request because they believe Venture Global LNG has completed its plant but has failed to give …
Turnpikes to get official new identification numbers
Get ready for some new turnpike designations in Oklahoma. The Kilpatrick and the Kickapoo Turnpikes will soon have new numbers for their designations in the turnpike system. The State Turnpike Authority announced the John Kilpatrick Turnpike, the one that winds around north Oklahoma City to the west and south will soon be designated as …
Drilling rig numbers remain unchanged in Oklahoma but fall nationally
As Oklahoma remained steady with 45 active drilling rigs in the past week, the nation’s total dropped by 7, reported Baker Hughes Co. in its latest oil and gas rig numbers. Oklahoma’s count remained at 45 rigs, still far fewer than the 61 reported last year at this time. The U.S. totaled dropped by …
Former regulator campaigns for ROFR/NOFR bill to be passed into law
The ROFR turned NOFR bill in the state legislature received the support this week of former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud. In opinion piece in the weekend edition of The Oklahoman, a newspaper that has yet to carry a story about the controversial proposed bill that won approval in the State House but is …
Texas wastes no time in suing over new EPA methane emissions rule
The same day the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday finalized rules creating more restrictions on methane emissions, the state of Texas filed suit against the agency. The Texas Railroad Commission followed through on its approval in January to file suit which was filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Commission issued a statement in …
