We’re not the only news group to report on the growing interest in natural gas line development in New England. So is E&E News which carried a story this week about the pipeline debate being resurrected by President Trump who supports construction of gas pipelines in the northeast, an area whose Democratic governors rejected …
March 2025 archive
Landowners fight transmission line bill
Just as some Oklahoma landowners have voiced opposition to the way they are treated by electrical transmission line developers, so is the same debate in North Dakota. They recently made their arguments known in the legislature against a bill to remove zoning decisions for such projects away from local governments and put it in …
Williams strengthens need for natural gas to power data centers
When Williams CEO Alan Armstrong said in a recent interview that the New England states were losing out in the race for data centers, it was largely because of their past opposition to natural gas. Natural gas-powered generators are running more and more data centers as they are being built throughout the rest of …
Parts of Oklahoma still face growing wildfire threats
Thanks to decreasing winds, firefighters across Oklahoma have slowly gained more control of the deadly wildfires that scorched tens of thousands of acres and left four persons dead in the past two weeks. A new update from the Oklahoma Forestry Services office showed some of the larger fires were 60% and 70% under control. …
“Energy Day” planned in Oklahoma House as energy bills will be considered
The state House is scheduled to take up a number of energy-related bills on Wednesday. It’s a day set aside as “energy day” and the House of Representatives will begin consideration of the energy bills beginning at 1:30 p.m. Among the bills, according to a Facebook posting by Rep. Jim Shaw, will be wind …
Energy briefs
** President Trump announced Monday that all countries that purchase oil or gas from Venezuela will be subject to a 25% tariff on all trade with the US, marking one of the harshest economic crackdowns on the dictator regime yet. ** U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has called for U.S. power plants to …
Bill favoring natural gas over wind and solar approved in Texas Senate
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that is similar to one in Oklahoma’s legislature but would also penalize renewable energy sources in the state. SB 388 would set a target for 50% of new power plant capacity to be “sourced from dispatchable generation other than battery energy storage.” An earlier version of the …
Two Oklahoma oil plays saw increased rig activity
Only two oil plays across the U.S. recorded increased drilling activity in the past week and both are in Oklahoma. The Ardmore Woodford jumped from 3 to 6 drilling rigs, reported the Baker Hughes Co. in its latest rig report. The Arkoma Woodford, noticeably absent from any drilling activity for several weeks, saw its first …
Wildfire danger eases but remains in Oklahoma
While the disasterous winds of early March might have eased in recent days, the wildfire danger persists across Oklahoma. Here’s what the Oklahoma Forestry Services reported over the weekend: “Fire danger will remain a headline through the near-term forecast especially across the northern and western regions of Oklahoma. While fire weather may not eclipse …
Oklahoma one of 28 states where renewable energy beats coal
A report shows Oklahoma gets 41% of its electrical power from renewable energy. It is one of 28 states that receive more electricity from wind and solar than from coal-fired power plants. Only 6% comes from coal in Oklahoma and other sources provide 52% of the electricity. In Kansas, 52% of the electrical power …