Crude oil prices dropped on Monday, in part because of the continued concerns focused on an oversupply of oil across the globe. Those concerns are not likely to recede unless, in the opinion of some experts, the U.S. and Europe reach an agreement on tougher tariffs on countries that continue buying Russian crude oil. …
Investment strengthens Lexington’s infrastructure Sen. Kendal Sacchieri, R-Blanchard, praised the $1.5 million wastewater system loan with full principal forgiveness awarded to the Lexington Public Works Authority by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB). The project will allow Lexington to conduct a citywide sanitary sewer evaluation survey (SSES). This work will address water quality concerns, …
New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney is under fire to resign because environmentalists didn’t like his plan to allow treated oil and gas wastewater to be reused. Dozens rallied recently outside his agency’s headquarters in Santa Fe and called for him to step down amidst the continuing fight over treated wastewater. Environmentalists pressed …
Wyoming Gas Pipeline Fire Damages Train, Visible From Colorado A ruptured Kinder Morgan pipeline sparked a massive blaze early Monday in southern Wyoming, damaging freight rail cars and lighting up the night sky for miles Fire Ignites Near Train Carrying Hazardous Materials The pipeline ruptured around 1 a.m. near Interstate 80, according to Laramie County …
A new Sierra Club report on the commitment of U.S. utilities to clean-energy transition gives a high grade to one major Oklahoma utility and a flunking grade to another. The environmental group’s latest edition of “The Dirty Truth” report finds that the country’s biggest electric utilities are collectively doing worse on climate goals than …
What appears to be one of the more interesting data center and power plant proposals in the region is the Fermi Center at Amarillo, Texas. It not only wants to use natural gas and solar power to provide the power, but also nuclear energy. Proposed by Texas Tech and former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick …
Over the past week, Oklahoma maintained its rig count, holding steady at 42 oil and gas rigs. Based on the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count, Oklahoma’s Cana Woodford saw the most activity with 18 rigs. It was followed by the Granite Wash with 15 rigs, a gain of one compared to a week …
Oklahoma Delegation Backs GRID Power Act in U.S. House All five members of Oklahoma’s U.S. House delegation voted this week in favor of the GRID Power Act (H.R. 1047), a Republican-backed bill that aims to prioritize dispatchable power over some renewable projects in the nation’s congested electric grid. What the Bill Does The GRID Power …
Community complaints intensify Is the Arkansas River being contaminated near HF Sinclair’s West Tulsa refinery? Some residents believe so, but the company insists otherwise. At two recent public meetings hosted by HF Sinclair, residents raised concerns about visible oil sheens and orange-colored water in the river. Neighbors also told Fox23 they have endured strong chemical …
Lest you think we might be putting too much emphasize on the spread of data centers in Oklahoma and other states, consider the following list of stories across the nation—-stories that focus just on data centers. It’s obvious that data centers are grabbing not only headlines, but the attention of regulators, power grids …
