The house-cleaning by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission swept another employee out the door this week, just less than a week after the commissioners fired Director of Administration Brandy Wreath. On Monday, Trey Davis, Chief of Communications and Operations Officer, was also terminated from his position at the commission. No formal announcement was made and …
** A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela. ** Vistra Corp. says it’s buying Cogentrix Energy in a deal estimated at …
Baker Hughes announced Friday the final closing of its previously announced joint venture with a subsidiary of Cactus, Inc., in which Baker Hughes has contributed its surface pressure control product line. Cactus, a global manufacturer and service provider of pressure control equipment for oil and gas drilling, completion and production, holds a 65% equity in the joint venture, …
Kansas and Missouri power provider Evergy is planning to build a power transmission line across the land of hundreds of Kansas landowners to send electricity to Oklahoma and Missouri. A report from the Topeka Capital Journal indicated the line will start near Wichita at a major connection point for wind generated power and stretch …
The first public trading of crude oil following the weekend capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro by U.S. troops prompted a $1 a barrel gain for crude oil prices. But natural gas dropped nearly 10% and Oklahoma energy stocks recorded mostly losses for the day. Investors considered the impact of Maduro’s capture as leader of …
A recent report in the Southwest Ledger offered an explanation why Westwin Elements made the decision against construction of a large-scale commercial nickel refinery in Lawton. The company had announced earlier in December its decision. But now a further explanation came from Richard Rogalski, executive director of the Lawton Economic Development Authority who said the …
Appeals court revives Custer County water rights lawsuit Judges send dispute back to Oklahoma County District Court The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has revived a long-running Custer County water rights dispute, ordering a lawsuit involving the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and two landowners to be returned to Oklahoma County District Court for further proceedings. …
SPP moves to add 298-MW Texas solar project near Oklahoma line Southwest Power Pool files interconnection agreement with FERC The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has taken formal steps to add a large utility-scale solar project near the Oklahoma–Texas border to its regional transmission grid. SPP recently filed a Generator Interconnection Agreement (GIA) with the Federal …
Oklahoma to receive funds from Mercedes-Benz diesel settlement State joins nationwide emissions enforcement action Oklahoma will receive more than a quarter-million dollars as part of a nearly $150 million nationwide settlement with Mercedes-Benz over allegations the automaker violated U.S. diesel emissions laws. The settlement resolves claims that Mercedes-Benz used software designed to defeat federal diesel …
Eric Schmidt Enters AI Energy Race With West Texas Project Former Google CEO Backs Power-Heavy Data Center Strategy The former chief executive of Google is stepping directly into the race to solve one of the biggest constraints facing artificial intelligence and large-scale data centers: energy supply. Eric Schmidt, 70, has launched a new venture called …
