As much as Oklahoma U.S. Sen James Lankford opposed the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to be the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, he couldn’t stop her confirmation from being approved Thursday in the full Senate. The environmentalist activist who was accused of being a radical who helped violate federal laws decades ago …
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Flexible turbine blades could extend wind power’s reach
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado say they’re working on ways to making wind turbine blades more bendable so the challenges of transporting them on highways and roads isn’t so difficult. The researchers found that “controlled flexing” might also result in the ability to manufacture longer blades reported the Energy News …
KS gas utility won’t release invoices detailing winter prices, but some data is already available
ONE Gas’s Kansas utility, Kansas Gas Service is taking some heat over not wanting to reveal some of the background information regarding its prices during the historic winter storm in February. The utility has resisted releasing records about the amount it was charged by suppliers and gas prices soared up to $600 MMBtu. The …
Oil shipments by rail on the increase in the US
More crude oil is being shipped by rail across the United States in light of the Biden administration’s decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline within hours after Biden took office in January. New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows most of the crude is shipped by rail across a district that …
EIA–Oklahoma oil production declined in July
The number of oil and gas rigs in the field in Oklahoma is definitely up from a year ago, but oil production is down more than 20% according to the latest production figures from the U.S. government. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that July 2021 oil production Oklahoma was 380,000 barrels a day, …
Phillips 66 sets reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions
Phillips 66 announced that it intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity from its operations and energy products by 2030. The company plans to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions intensity from operations by 30% and Scope 3 emissions intensity of its energy products by 15%, below 2019 levels. Scope 1 emissions are …
October Transportation Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 4
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission holds its monthly meeting on Monday, October. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St., Oklahoma City. Members of the public and media may attend or watch the livestream video online. Items to be addressed at the meeting: The commission will consider …
Solar panel shortage raises concerns in New Mexico
Whether it’s a shipping bottleneck or tariffs on China’s manufactured solar panels, the shortage of the panels is raising serious electrical power supply questions in New Mexico. Public Service of Mexico told regulators in recent days that the global solar panel supply problem is interfering with the firm’s plans to abandon and retire its …
Enverus reports rig count grows and OK firms are among most active
The newest rig count report by Enverus Rig Analytics shows not only a slight increase in national oil and gas rig activity but that Oklahoma energy firms are among some of the most active in the U.S. Enverus reported the national rig count grew by one to reach 622 as of Sept. 29, a …
Crude oil prices along with Oklahoma energy stocks were up and down
Crude oil prices were mixed at the end of Thursday’s trading day with U.S. prices seeing a slight increase while global oil prices fell. As a result, some Oklahoma energy stocks soared while others took a dive. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery closed up 20 cents at $75.03 a barrel while global …