With an Arctic blast forecasted to sweep across OG&E’s service area this weekend into early next week bringing sub-freezing temperatures, OG&E is offering customers tips to stay safe and warm. “Each year, OG&E prepares our power plants for winter by the end of October to ensure continued operation throughout winter and protect our customers …
With all of the electricity rate hikes approved in Oklahoma in the past year, it’s hard to believe. But the average wholesale electricity prices in the Lower 48 states were lower in 2024 than in 2023, according to a new government report. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says lower and more stable electricity prices …
Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, has filed a series of bills that range from placing a moratorium on green energy projects to creating setbacks to recapturing tax subsidies from the industry. Another measure would ban the use of biosolids. “I told my constituents when running for office I would fight against the green energy insanity that …
Oklahoma’s new Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling thinks attorneys used to carry on the state’s 20 year old polllutio lawsuit against the poultry industry should be fired. And it’s what he is telling Attorney General Gentner Drummond . In an interview with the Oklahoma Farm Report, he says he wants the case ended. …
Oklahoma climatologist Gary McManus was spot on in his prediction of when the arctic front would roar into Oklahoma this weekend. “Sometime about Friday evening or so, the first arctic front is gonna come blasting through the state with strong winds and a sudden 20-30 degree drop in temperatures. Then we’ll get a good reinforcing shot …
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond isn’t finished taking on the EPA. The same week he announced his candidacy for Governor, he and 22 other state attorneys general filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for adopting …
Months after struggling to secure a firm source of funding and of watching its shares lose value on an almost daily basis, the people behind Canoo decided Friday to park the EV venture, flat tires and all and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Since it’s not a reorganization or Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed …
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of KCA Deutag International Limited , establishing a global leader in onshore drilling. The deal, originally announced in July 2024, involved an acquisition for $1.9725 billion in cash. President and CEO of H&P, John Lindsay, commented, “We are excited to complete this transformative …
The nation saw a drop of 4 oil and gas rigs in the past week, leaving 580 still active across the different states, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count released Friday. Oklahoma remained at 43 rigs, the count from the previous week and one more than the 42 rigs reported a year …
** Dozens of climate protesters with Sunrise Movement LA rallied outside Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Lubricant Terminal on Thursday morning, with 16 demonstrators storming the facility’s office building. Sunrise Movement LA is demanding big oil companies, including Phillips 66, “pay up” to support wildfire relief and aid the state’s transition to clean energy. ** Nevada residents …
