The existence of so-called “forever chemicals” has led to a lawsuit filed by a Grady County rural water district against several manufacturers, including DuPont and 3M. The lawsuit was filed by Grady County Rural Water District #6, which serves parts of northern Grady County, including customers living near Chickasha, Amber, Tuttle, and Minco. The suit …
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Regulators to meet Wednesday to consider new rules
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will consider approving a series of new rules ranging from hazardous pipeline safety to transportation when they meet Wednesday in Oklahoma City. The new rules will be considered during technical conferences on each of the topics, as revealed in the commission’s agenda. AGENDA Item Topic I. A. Call to order B. …
State works to plug 100 year old abandoned oil well
(one similar to Creek County well) One of the latest attempts by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to plug an abandoned well involves a Creek County oil well drilled nearly 100 years ago. The Walter H. Ford Well No. 2 is identified in a move by Jeremy Hodges, Director of the Oil and Gas Conservation Division …
Energy Brief: Policy, Power Markets and Global Energy
Intel names Trump economic adviser to lead government affairs Intel on Monday appointed an economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump as its head of government affairs, months after the U.S. government took a 10% stake in the U.S. chipmaker. Intel said Robin Colwell, deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the National …
Oil dropped 3% and Brent finished below $60 a barrel
Crude Oil Prices Overseas crude oil prices fell below $60 a barrel on Tuesday following a nearly 3% decline, marking the first time since May that the global benchmark closed under that level. Market observers attributed the sharp drop to growing expectations of a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal, which could increase global oil supplies if …
Texas Sues Xcel Over 2024 Fire That Burned Into Oklahoma
Lawsuit targets utility over historic wildfire Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Xcel Energy, accusing the utility of causing the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire ever recorded in Texas history and one that spread into western Oklahoma. “Xcel’s blatant negligence killed three Texans and caused unfathomable destruction in the …
Colder winter than predicted means higher energy bills
The coming winter (yes, it is still officially fall until Dec. 21) will have more of an impact on household and business energy expenses than the government initially predicted. In other words, get ready to throw another log on the fire! The U.S. Energy Information Administration has changed its Winter Fuels Outlook forecast of the …
Regulators reveal non-public meeting discussion
The filed form revealing the meeting as part of a new law allowing commissioners to meet without complying with the state’s Open Meeting law, showed all three commissioners were present, Brian Bingman, Kim David and Todd Hiett. Under the law, some closed-door discussions are allowed. “A(6) – Discussing internal processes A(8) – Receiving informational …
OVINTIV Enters long-term Gas Deal
Ovintiv announced a major natural gas deal this week, reaching the agreement with a subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation. It is a 12-year agreement for 0.5 million tonnes per annum of Pembina’s liquefaction capacity at the Cedar LNG facility. The Agreement enables the export of 0.5 mtpa of LNG, under which Pembina will provide …
OGE named 2025 Oklahoma Top Workplace
Employee feedback drives Top Workplace recognition Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) has been named a 2025 Oklahoma Top Workplace through The Oklahoman’s annual employee survey program, a distinction based entirely on confidential employee feedback. The recognition reflects OG&E’s workplace culture, leadership, and organizational health, as measured through employee responses rather than management submissions or external …