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 …
November 2024 archive
New Mexico electric cooperatives under renewable energy mandates
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 …
Wyoming coal production takes a hit—lowest levels in 32 years
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% …
SPP grid wins FERC approval for more electric transmission line projects
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 …
Enviros oppose Burgum to be Interior Secretary
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 …
Energy briefs
** 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 …
Rig counts by the shale plays
The shale plays across the country saw very little change in drilling activity over the past week, based on the latest rig count provided by Baker Hughes Co. The Permian Basin, the nation’s largest play and with the highest number of drilling rigs in action was unchanged with a count of 303 rigs throughout …
Broadband expansion project launched in Coalgate
Oklahoma’s latest broadband expansion projects were launched last week in the southeast part of the state involving nearly $30 million for high-speed internet expansion and ten different projects. Chisholm Broadband joined the Oklahoma Broadband office in Coalgate for a formal launching of the continuing effort to bring broadband service to rural areas of the state. …
Alliance subsidiary laying off nearly 300 miners in Kentucky
Nearly 300 workers at a mine operated by Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners L.P. are being layed off in Kentucky. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification or WARN Act filing made Friday, Alliance said it had sent notices to all of its approximately 280 employees of the MC Mining Complex in Kentucky’s Pike …
Natural gas production increasing nationwide
Not only was the Permian Basin the largest producer of crude oil in 2023, but a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows it was also the largest producer of natural gas in the country in the same year. The report showed U.S. production of associated-dissolved natural gas, or associated natural gas, increased …
