(WFEC’s Board of Trustees took part in a groundbreaking ceremony, hosted on Oct. 15, in recognition of two combustion turbine units to be constructed at the Anadarko Plant. Board members include (from left) Mike Lebeda, Ronnie Tharp, Ken Autry, Eric Segovia, Clint Pack, Tyson Littau, Chris Mackey, Jean Pence, Brian DeMarcus, Gary Jones, Jeff Willingham, …
The amount of lithium in southern Arkansas is far, far more than anticipated—so much more that the U.S. Geological Survey believes it has enough lithium to meet the projected 2030 world demand by nine times. The USGS estimates the reserves in the Smackover Formation total up to 19 million tons. “Lithium is a critical …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is asking for a protective order regarding some of its confidential information provided to state regulators on the firm’s proposed acquisition of the Green Country natural gas operation. PSO announced some weeks ago of its intent to acquire the operation in a $730 million purchase. It also is seeking …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Wednesday. The agenda for the 1:30 p.m. meeting includes: A. Call to order B. Announcement concerning public notice C. Determination of quorum II Approval of minutes of prior meeting(s) III Consideration of and possible vote(s) on proposed or potential orders in cases on the daily signing agenda docket. The …
A lawsuit alleging violation of the Oklahoma Records Act has been filed against Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ and his Chief of Staff, Jordan Harvey. The two are accused of failing to comply with the Open Records Act by withholding information and documents under the controversial Oklahoma Energy Discrimination Elimination Act which was suspended …
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** Nearly three weeks after a geyser shoy 100 feet into the air from a Reeves County, Texas oilfield, it is still gushing. The blowout is at an old well, once owned by a Kinder Morgan subsidiary. ** Labor advocates say training unionized oil and gas workers to plug orphaned oil and gas wells would help …
Evergy, the largest electric utility in the state of Kansas announced this week plans to build two more natural gas plants in the next six years. The company said it will build combined-cycle natural gas plants — each with a 705-megawatt capacity — in Sumner and Reno counties in 2029 and 2030, respectively. …
It wasn’t enough to recover from the 7% decline over the past week, but crude oil prices Monday gained 2%. At the same time it sent a slap in the face of most Oklahoma energy stocks as they suffered losses. The increase in crude prices came as there was no letup in the …
A U.S. Supreme Court decision to consider Oklahoma’s litigation opposing the Biden-Harris Administration’s federal overreach in rejecting Oklahoma’s state implementation plan (SIP) for ozone emissions drew a big favorable reaction from State Attorney General Gentner Drummond. In March 2023, Drummond filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit against …
