An approaching “exercise” at Fort Sill means there will be a blackout of electrical power on the mililtary post in southern Oklahoma. The Army plans to hold the “Black Start” exercise on September 10 and for a six hour period, there won’t be electrical power as the post assesses its emergency response capabilities. …
From lead paint rules changes to the code that must be met by employees, the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Board meets in a week in Stillwater. The meeting will be held on the campus of Oklahoma State University and begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9. Below is the agenda. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA …
Classroom teachers who tell their students that the oil and gas industry is bad and harmful got a wakeup call recently from the President of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association. Writing in the Santa Fe New Mexican, Missi Currier, president and CEO of the Association explained there are some aspects that …
County leaders around Pueblo, Colorado want to keep their Xcel Energy coal-fired power station. Regardless of how the rest of the state might be so heavily in support of Green Energy, the Pueblo County Commission has gone to the state’s Public Utilities Commission explaining it will seek relief from President Trump and Energy …
Al Gore, the former vice president turned climate activist who reportedly made $200,000 per speech about his warnings, has become the target of more criticism over his outrageous predictions made years ago. Fifteen years after he warned in his 2007 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech that the North Polar ice cap was falling off …
** The Trump administration’s order to stop construction of the nearly completed Revolution Wind project is putting hundreds of offshore workers out of a job — including dozens of local fishermen who voted for President Donald Trump and are asking him to reverse course. ** The Department of the Interior is moving forward with three competitive …
An interesting fact about the nation’s oil production…93% of it comes from just 10 counties in west Texas and southeast New Mexico. Those 10 counties are in the shale oil rich Permian Basin, a zone where several Oklahoma oil and gas companies are active in production and transportation. The 10-county report comes …
The most recent rig count released by Baker Hughes revealed how one oil play in Oklahoma experienced a decline in numbers, another state play saw a gain. Based on the Baker Hughes Rig Count, the Granite Wash fell by 16 rigs to 14 rigs. But, the Cana Woodford saw a growth of 2 rigs …
Every other year since 2009, the University of Oklahoma’s Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center has held a water conference on campus. This year’s will be held in a few weeks. The Water center is defined as a grass roots, faculty led effort that started in 2006 and was formed to meet a …
Friday saw a drop in crude oil prices and those for natural gas. Traders expected weaker demand in the states while OPEC and its allies are planning a big increase in supply this fall. OPEC+ members will meet this week. Global benchmark Brent crude futures for October delivery expired on Friday and closed …
