Oklahoma County prosecutors recently filed two Bethany-Warr Acres wastewater treatment plant workers with felony charges of allowing sewage to leak into a northwest county creek. The workers, Glenn Brentnell, 63, and Anthony Menzie, 55, were charged following an investigation by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Click here for The Oklahoman
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Various energy bills to be reviewed by Senate Energy Committee
More energy bills will be considered Wednesday in a meeting of the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Energy. The agenda includes consideration of bills about nuclear energy, solar energy, carbon sequestration and setbacks for wind towers. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. SB130 – [Corporation Commission; directing Commission to conduct …
Discussion grows about Permian Basin and end of peak production
Oil and gas operators in the Permian Basin are getting some predictions that the basin likely could hits its peak production at the end of this decade. Some areas have already hit their geological limits following a decade or more of relentless drilling reported OilPrice.com. Click here for OilPrice.com
Arkansas legislators didn’t listen to former regulator about higher utility rates
A former state regulator in Arkansas contends a bill to allow utilities to raise revenue for projects under construction will only lead to higher electric bills for consumers. John C. Pickett, former chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission told legislators it will defang rate watchdogs. Now an economics professor emeritus at the University …
Gas firm makes another gas-acreage acquisition in Marcellus Shale
Pennsylvania-based WhiteHawk Energy, LLC, the company that tried unsuccessfully in 2023 to acquire Fort Worth-based PHX Minerals announced this week a $118 million deal to double its ownership interest in Marcellus Shale royalties. The deal, according to the announcement involved 475,000 acres focused in Washington and Greene counties, Pennsylvania. The transaction has an effective …
Why is there growing concern over Oklahoma’s water resources?
For those curious why many state resources and agricultural leaders are expressing growing concerns about groundwater depletion in Oklahoma and other states in the Midwest, a recent detailed explanation was offered by Oklahoma Water Resources Center Director Dr. Kevin Wagner. It not only is an interesting read but a most informative explanation of the …
Cheniere Energy hits 4,000th LNG shipment out of Louisiana
Cheniere Energy LNG reached a big milestone by loading its 4,000th LNG shipment at the Sabine Pass operation in Louisiana. It was loaded onto a ship named the Maran Gas Ithaca. Cheniere Energy, operator of the Midship pipeline that takes natural gas from Oklahoma’s SCOOP and STACK plays and begins near Kingfisher, calls itself …
AG moves to seek Supreme Court dismissal of legislator’s PSO and Todd Hiett lawsuit
Oklahoma Solicitor General Garry M. Gaskins, II, contends Rep. Tom Gann had his chance to intervene in a Public Service Company rate hike request and didn’t take it, thus his lawsuit against the Corporation Commission in the State Supreme Court should be dismissed. Rep. Gann’s lawsuit, filed in February 2025, made two basic …
Energy briefs
** Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas. Dow’s subsidiary, Long Mott Energy, applied Monday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction permit. ** The California Legislative Analyst’s Office has testified to the Legislature …
Trump’s latest oil sanction threat against Russia led to 2% jump in prices
President Trump’s weekend threat to increase sanctions on Russian oil because he’s “pissed off” at Russian leader Putin over the war in Ukraine led to a 2% oil price jump on Monday. Prices hit a five-week high after the President made the comments in a Sunday interview and said he would impose up to …