Three days after a team of 100 OG&E linemen and support personnel deployed to Houston, Texas, crews have been working around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible to areas affected by last Thursday’s severe storm. Since arriving, OG&E crews have been assisting CenterPoint Energy and began working Sunday morning …
Annual shareholders meetings for ONEOK and Gulfport Energy will be held Wednesday. ONEOK’s will be a virtual meeting starting at 9 a.m. Central Time. The shareholders are asked to vote on the election of 10 director nominees, ratification of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for ONEOK and on …
Analysts say lingering US inflation that is keeping interest rates higher for more time than investors prefer, also played a role Tuesday as crude oil prices dropped 1% in the day’s trading. High interest rates might be behind less consumer demand at the gas pumps. West Texas Intermediate crude, considered the US benchmark, …
The Galveston, Texas bridge shut down last week after a barge loaded with fuel broke free from a tugboat and smashed into it was reopened in recent days to traffic. The Associated Press reported that safety inspections found the Pelican Island Causeway span to be safe. Part of the bridge collapsed May 15 …
The Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid comprised of Oklahoma and 13 other states, is already at work in preparation for last week’s FERC order to expand the country’s power grid. Under FERC Order 1920, the 1,300-page regulation lays out how the U.S. power grid is planned and also funded. It also applies …
by Mike Ray, Southwest Ledger The City of Lawton is investing perhaps $180 million or more to renovate its malfunctioning wastewater treatment plant. Phase I of the upgrade includes replacement of the administration building, influent pump station, grit removal system, trickling filter mechanisms, electrical conduit duct bank, electrical switchgear, automatic transfer switch for standby …
The governor’s nomination of Tim Gatz to continue as the executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation didn’t get a unanimous support Tuesday in an Oklahoma Senate Committee. Norman Sen. Mary Boren was the lone vote against the nomination as the Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee voted 8-1 in support of Gatz. Boren …
A Federal Judge who ordered wind energy company Enel Green to remove 84 wind turbines and towers from the Osage Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, was scheduled this week to begin hearing arguments in a trial on damages in the case. U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves, of the U.S. Court of International Trade, …
Conservationist Wayne Walker wants a new approach to the development of energy projects and at the same time, the protection and growth of wildlife habitat. Writing this week in The Oklahoman, Walker, managing partner of LPC Conservation LLC, a federal partner in managing Habitation Conservation Plans, suggested a new and faster approach to …
Summit Utilities wants to build, own and operate a hydrogen blending facility in Cushing and is in the midst of seeking approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The company has not indicated what the cost might be but filings with the Corporation Commission indicate that if approved, it would affect a typical residential customer’s …
