A halt in crude oil production a Norwegian oilfield prompted a more than 3% gain in crude oil prices Monday. Reuters reported Equinor said it had halted output from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe’s largest, due to an onshore power outage. Work to restart production was under way, an Equinor spokesperson said, but …
The state’s effort to use federal money to expand broadband service focused this week on western Oklahoma where 8 projects totaling more than $17 million were launched. Oklahoma Broadband Office leaders were joined by Dobson Fiber executives in holding a ceremony in Arapaho, the county seat of Custer County. The $17.3 million for high-speed …
In the waning days of his administration, President Biden has declared there’s no going back on the “clean energy revolution” he started. Speaking from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and in an obvious reference to President-elect Donald Trump, he said nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy. While the Biden administration …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Wednesday but there are no votes planned on any rate hikes proposed by state utilities. The agenda is below for the 1:30 p.m. meeting. Consideration of and possible vote(s) on proposed or potential orders in cases on the daily signing agenda docket. The Commission may discuss and consider …
Oklahoma will likely not be among those states balking at President-elect Trump’s vow to adopt a “drill baby drill” theme under his administration. After all, it is an oil and gas state. It’s a different story in Colorado where there is all likelihood the state will drag its feet or fight his administration’s energy …
Rural electric cooperatives in New Mexico face some tough renewable energy requirements put upon them by the state’s Public Service Commission. By next year, they will be required to have at least 40% renewable energy and by 2030, the co-ops will be forced to have 50% renewables. It is even higher by 2050, according …
Ever since former President Obama launched his war on coal several years ago, Wyoming has been watchful of the impact on its coal industry. The state is an important source for coal in the U.S., providing 40% nationwide. A Wyoming Geological Department report in 2018 indicated Wyoming was the source of more than 91% …
The Southwest Power Pool recently received approval from federal regulators to make changes in a joint operating agreement with another grid to provide another 29 GW of new electrical power along their northern territory. The SPP controls electrical power in Oklahoma and 13 other states that comprise its grid. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission …
Environmentalists are heaping criticism on North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the choice by President-elect Trump to be Interior Secretary with one group calling him an oligarch and a disastrous pick. Western members of Congress praised the choice because Burgum is a supporter of the oil and gas industry. After all, his state is home …
** The Biden administration is weighing a last-ditch push for an international agreement that would restrict financial support for foreign oil and gas projects before critical talks start in Paris. ** Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary called net zero a “sinister goal” and drank bleach on camera. Chris Wright, the founder and chief executive of Denver-based Liberty …
