Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas is clearly excited about this week’s news that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab had successfully achieved their quest for fusion energy. The Ranking Republican on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee quickly congratulated the workers at the Lab’s National Ignition facility. “Today’s announcement by Lawrence Livermore National …
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Oklahoma gasoline prices continue to fall
Oklahoma gasoline prices are down to a new statewide average of $2.69 a gallon, less than a year ago when the average was $2.89 according to AAA. The national average of $3.26 is 52 cents less than a month ago and six cents less than a year ago. The automobile group said Oklahoma’s average …
Senator says Biden administration continues violating federal energy laws
At the start of a hearing Tuesday, Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso laid out his belief that the Biden administration violated federal energy laws not once but numerous times. The Republican Senator, a vocal critic of the President’s energy policies cited a long list of claims before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural …
Tesla wins approval for virtual power plant in North Texas
Texas regulators approved Tesla’s proposed creation of a “statewide market design pilot” for a virtual power plant in the state. Electrek reported it means Tesla will be able to band its Powerwall customers together to deliver grid services in the state and get them compensated for it. Click here for Electrek
A new mission for OKC’s Air National Guard Base
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 …
Energy headlines
** 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 …