Arkansas Challenges $22 Billion Midwest Power Line Project States push back on transmission expansion Arkansas is one of five states challenging a $22 billion project to build high-voltage electric transmission lines across the Upper Midwest. Public Service Commissions from Arkansas, North Dakota, Montana, Louisiana, and Mississippi filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory …
Energy Briefs: Offshore Wind Ruling and Global Energy Shifts A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration can move forward. This Energy Briefs highlights the setback for President Donald Trump’s effort to limit offshore wind development. Energy Briefs: LNG and Oil Exports at the U.N. Trump …
Oil prices climbed Tuesday as a stalled deal to restart crude exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region helped ease investor fears about oversupply. The development gave energy markets a boost after several days of declines. Global Benchmarks Rebound Brent crude futures settled up $1.06, or 1.6%, to $67.63 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …
Ascent Resources Names Brooks Shughart as President OKLAHOMA CITY — Ascent Resources, LLC, one of the nation’s largest private natural gas producers, announced a major leadership change this week. The company promoted Brooks Shughart, currently Chief Financial Officer, to President of Ascent and its subsidiaries. Expanding His Role Shughart will continue serving as CFO while …
Native-Owned Firm Aims to Bridge Energy Gaps A Native-owned financing initiative called Huurav Energy has launched with the goal of helping Native American energy projects stalled by federal funding cuts. Founded in Parker, Arizona, the company connects investors, philanthropic funds, and green banks with tribal projects across the country. Hundreds of renewable energy efforts on …
Colorado and Allies Target Utah Oil Rail Expansion DENVER, Colo. — Colorado and 15 other states are preparing a lawsuit against the federal government over a Utah oil rail expansion project. The plan would increase oil shipments across Colorado and, in some cases, to the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma. State leaders argue that the …
Neal McCaleb (Chickasaw Nation Media) Edmond Interchange to Carry Neal McCaleb’s Name EDMOND, Okla. — A portion of Interstate 35 in Edmond will soon carry the name of Neal McCaleb, honoring his decades of work in transportation and public service. This fall, the interchange of I-35 and East 33rd Street will officially be designated the …
Several electric cooperative employees in Oklahoma recently returned from an effort to bring electricity to members of the Navajo nation in New Mexico. At least 10 lineworkers from five electric cooperatives in Oklahoma took part in the mutual aid project that is called the Light Up Navajo initiative. Lineworkers worked for 6 days …
A new survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration found that operators of utility-scale batteries across the nation tend to use them for price arbitrage….a method of buying electricity when prices are low and selling it when prices are high. It’s what the EIA found in its annual survey of power plant activity, …
Coterra Energy Inc. announced the retirement of one executive officer and the naming of a new one. In the announcement, the oil and gas company said effective September 22, the firm had appointed Gregory F. Conaway, 50, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and as an executive officer of the company. He joined …
