Of the oil still imported to the U.S., most comes from Canada and a new report by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank shows it has been on the increase over the past two decades. The study shows U.S. crude oil imports from Canada averaged 4.1 million barrels a day in 2024 or 62% …
May 12, 2025 archive
Eminent domain at the center of a carbon capture fight in Iowa
Landowners and others wanting restrictions on the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines were left angry on Friday when the Iowa Senate adjourned without taking any action on their calls. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported it’s about opposition to the several-state plan by Summit Carbon Solutions to create a carbon capture pipeline. …
Energy briefs
** The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. ** BP’s underperformance and strategy shifts have made it a potential takeover target. Shell, Chevron, Exxon, TotalEnergies, and others …
Legislature under pressure to solve franchise fee debate and winter storm costs
Seven months after an Oklahoma Supreme Court justice indicated ratepayers might be burdened with anywhere from $60 million to $100 million more costs on top of their 2021 winter storm rate hikes, legislators are being told it could in the range of $150 million. Yes, Winter Storm Uri remains a nightmare for ratepayers that …
Oklahoma County’s preparations for upgrades at OGE Power plant
They’re called superload transports….the hauling of heavy equipment needed for the upgrade of the OG&E power plant at Harrah. The equipment is so large and so heavy that Oklahoma County officials became involved because of bridge limits. There will be at least six such loads being moved 29 miles at a slow rate, …
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