February 2025 archive

Was Mammoth Energy able to turn around 3Q losses?

  The fourth quarter and full-year financial results for Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. will be revealed in early March as company executives remain hopeful the firm reversed the losses experienced in the third quarter. The Oklahoma City energy firm plans a release before the market opens on Friday, March 7, 2025. Executives will follow the …

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Trump calls for building of Keystone XL pipeline

  A revival of the Keystone XL pipeline? It’s what President Trump is talking about, stating Monday he wants to revive the pipeline killed by former President Joe Biden on day-one of his presidency. But the developer isn’t so eager to jump on the bandwagon. “The company building the Keystone XL Pipeline that was viciously …

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Energy briefs

** Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a battery that can convert nuclear waste into electricity. This innovative technology utilizes ambient gamma radiation from spent nuclear fuel to power electronics and offers a cleaner and more efficient energy source. ** Donald Trump’s freshly appointed Environmental Protection Agency chief is trying to seize $2 billion in …

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Wind turbine tower collapses in northern Oklahoma

  What brought down a wind turbine in northern Oklahoma? It’s a question under investigation near the Kay County town of Kildare where the monster wind tower collapsed into a heap. The collapse was felt by residents two miles from the scene. Click here for KFOR TV News

Crude oil hit two-month low while OK energy stocks suffered again

  Crude oil prices on Tuesday dropped nearly 2% to a two-month low following weak economic news in the U.S. and Germany. The news added to fears of slower energy demand. WTI hit its lowest lowest close since December 10 and Brent marked its since December 23. West Texas Intermediate fell $1.77 or 2.5% to …

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Sen. Lankford is asked to investigate Democrat Senator accused of ethics violations over wife’s environmental group

  Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford has a decision to make when it comes to an ethics and environmental issue and a Democrat Senator. He must decide whether to proceed with an ethics investigation of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who is being accused of violating ethics rules after backing laws that financially benefited his wife’s environmental organization. …

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EPA won’t reverse Biden approval of E15 year-round sale

  One project of the Biden administration that won’t be reversed by the Trump administration is allowing year-round sale of higher-ethanol E15 fuel in the midwest. Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency said the agreed-upon date of April 28 to make the fuel available in eight states will go ahead as planned. Governors …

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Corporation Commission begins search for division director

    The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has launched a search for a new director of its Oil & Gas Conservation Division. Robyn Strickland, who for the past six years served as its director and that of the Commission’s Petroleum Storage Tank Division is moving to be director of the Storage Tank Division. This division delivers …

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Biggest renewable energy project in Kansas is located at Fort Riley

  Fort Riley, Kansas, home to the Big Red One, is also home to one of the largest renewable energy projects in the state of Kansas. Onyx Renewables announced completion of Phase 3 of its onsite solar energy project at the large Army post. The total installed solar capacity at the military garrison now exceeds 16 …

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Groups defend EPA’s rigorous clean air plan in Utah’s oil patch

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to overturn a lower court’s decision to block a proposed oil-train out of northeastern Utah and across Colorado, some environmental groups who joined a federal lawsuit defending the EPA’s move to strengthen clean air safeguards contend the railway would only worsen pollution. The environmental and public health groups …

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