Over the course of its history, the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City house fighter jets and C-130s but it will soon be home to yet another mission—a special operations training hub for armed overwatch planes. Military Times reported the Guard Base was tentatively picked to replace 13 MC 12s currently …
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** The United States has shipped the first part of its power equipment aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Monday, as Washington works to support the country’s energy infrastructure against intensifying attacks from Russia. ** New U.S. solar installations are on track to fall by nearly a quarter this year, with panel imports stalled by …
Big oil production from Wiley Post Airport wells in OKC
Oklahoma’s big producing oil wells typically are found in counties that make up the STACK and SCOOP plays—Kingfisher, Blaine, Grady and McClain Counties. But a few months ago, four wells on a single pad in Oklahoma County had combined production of more than 2,500 barrels of oil a day. Formentera Operations LLC, a …
Weyerhauser agrees to CO2 project
Weyerhaeuser, the lumber-manufacturing firm with major operations in southeast Oklahoma announced an agreement with pipeline operator Denbury Inc. to consider development of a CO2 sequestration site in Mississippi. The lease agreement provides Denbury with the exclusive right to develop and operate approximately 16,000 acres of subsurface pore space owned by Weyerhaeuser in Simpson and …
Anadarko Basin to see oil production increase in January
Increased oil production is forecasted in the Anadarko Basin according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA reported this week it expects the Anadarko’s oil production to increase from 427,000 barrels a day in December to 438,000 barrels a day in January 2023. Natural gas production in the Basin …
Oklahoma regulators prepare for temporary relocation
Corporation Commissioners in Oklahoma will learn this week what will be expected of them and their employees as they face an approaching renovation of the Jim Thorpe headquarters building. It won’t be just another renovation but one that will mean relocating offices and employees to another site. The renovation will be part of the …
Sen. Inhofe honored by Aerospace Industries Association
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) was presented with the “Wright Stuff Award” by President & CEO of Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Eric Fanning. The award is in recognition of Inhofe’s major and measurable contributions to the United States aerospace and defense industry. “It’s an honor to receive such a meaningful and generous gift of …
Flow of oil to Cushing remains interrupted by Keystone pipeline leak in Kansas
Still no cause has been found as to the large Keystone pipeline oil leak in northern Kansas. A section of the 2,700 mile long pipeline that carries oil from Alberta, Canada to the Cushing hub in Oklahoma remains closed on orders of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Transportation Department …
Dairy farm gas conversion projects grow in South Dakota
. South Dakota is looking at dairy farms as a growing source of badly needed natural gas. The state receives most of its natural gas for heating purposes from North Dakota’s oilfields but a waste recovery firm based in Wisconsin is progressing with projects to turn dairy farm methane into natural gas. Click here …
Oklahoma energy stocks recorded strong Monday on $2 gains for crude oil
Russia’s threat to cut oil production along with the shutdown of the Keystone pipeline because of an oil leak in Kansas sparked a $2 a barrel jump in crude oil prices on Monday. Oklahoma energy stocks also had a positive day in trading as some firms saw 4% and 5% gains for the day. …