Oklahoma could see some of the first violent weather of the year this week. Violent in terms of large hail and damaging winds. Climatologist Gary McManus with the Oklahoma Mesonet put it this way in his Tuesday morning Mesonet update. “It’s still early in the forecast period for this, being 3 days out, but it does …
March 2024 archive
Colorado environmentalists want ban on oil and gas drilling by 2030
Climate activists who want Colorado to ban all new oil and gas drilling in the next six years recently rallied at the state capitol, urging support for a bill in the state legislature. Senate Bill 24-159 would require Colorado oil and gas regulators to stop issuing new drilling permits by Jan. 1, 2030. …
Slow progress made against Oklahoma wildfires
Oklahoma firefighters have made significant progress in fighting their side of the fire that started last week in the Texas Panhandle and burned more than a million acres of land, left two persons dead, killed thousands of head of livestock and destroyed hundreds of homes and farm structures. The Oklahoma Forestry Division reports the …
Energy quick reads
** A 19-year-old who was a quarter mile away from a fiery butane tank explosion outside of Detroit, Michigan was struck and killed by a canister that flew into the air from the blast, according to fire officials. ** Climate envoy John Kerry will be leaving his Biden administration role this week. Wednesday will be his last day …
Oklahoma proposes $9 million in EV charging sites on Interstates
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission announced this week 13 businesses that could receive nearly $9 million in federal funds to develop more electric vehicle charging stations around the state. The $8.787 million in federal funds comes from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The goal of …
Dealing with the lesser prairie chicken
While some states have challenged the federal government’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act, one private firm is attempting to work with private landowners and oil and gas companies to do a privately financed conservation program. The issue involves western Oklahoma and reaches into the oil and gas production …
SandRidge Energy’s 4Q financial results to be declare this week
SandRidge Energy will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial report this week. Details will be made available after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 6. Company leadership will discuss the results during a Thursday morning conference call scheduled for 10 o’clock on March 7. SandRidge had third quarter net income …
Crude oil prices dropped on Monday along with OK energy stocks
Monday saw a drop in crude oil and natural gas prices in the US and across the world while Oklahoma energy stocks dropped as well. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery tumbled $1.23 per barrel to $78.74 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude dropped 75 cents to close at $82.80 …
Young House Speaker designate to lead issues on energy next year
A state legislator from Bristow, Rep. Kyle Hilbert will be the top man in charge of the state House next year and he will be responsible for leading efforts to handle energy bills and legislation. Hilbert is the new Speaker Pro Tempore after being elected Monday morning by the Oklahoma Republican Caucus as speaker-designate …
State agency releases plan to attack Oklahoma’s fossil fuel emissions
While some Oklahoma leaders are critical of what they contend is the Biden administration’s heavy-handed approach to forcing the state and the nation to adopt an extensive green energy approach, one state agency is out with a plan to target Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry, manufacturing, electricity production and its use of fossil fuels. …