More than 1,700 military family homes at the U.S. Army’s Fort Sill will receive modernized heating and cooling technology over the next three years as part of a Corvias improvement project at the installation. Corvias, an infrastructure and resiliency partner to the U.S. military and higher education institutions, in collaboration with CRC Innovations, an …
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Latest Broadband launching to serve 14 counties
While the Oklahoma Broadband Office is hoping to land possibly millions more in federal funds which could be made available this summer, it is planning on the launching of still another system serving 14 counties. The Office said it will officially launch 20 broadband expansion projects with internet service provider Resound Networks to improve …
State’s Broadband office hopes to land more federal funding this summer
Competition by internet service providers is now open for federal grants in the largest high-speed internet expansion program in Oklahoma history, Broadband Office Executive Director Mike Sanders announced this week. More than $768 million in broadband expansion grants are expected to be awarded late this summer through the BEAD program administered by the Oklahoma …
Carbon Capture bill wins House committee approval
Ponca City Rep. Ken Luttrell called it “probably the most important economic development plan for the future of Oklahoma that we’ll see this year.” He referred to SB269 during a recent hearing of the House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee in which he encouraged approval. It came on a 13-1 vote. The bill …
Cana Woodford remains most active drilling play in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Cana Woodford play was one of three oil and gas plays across the nation to see a gain of drilling rigs in the past week, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count. The Cana increased its rig count by one, reaching a total of 19 active rigs in the most recent reporting …
A ONEOK pipeline is one of 5 petroleum pipelines completed in 2024 in US
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Liquids Pipeline Projects Database One of five pipeline projects to move petroleum liquids in the U.S. that were completed in 2024 was one by ONEOK in Oklahoma. The pipeline was among those identified in a new report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. ONEOK’s Houston to El Paso refined petroleum …
Energy briefs
** TotalEnergies announces the start of production from the deepwater Ballymore field offshore U.S., in which the Company has a 40% interest alongside operator Chevron (60%). Located 120 kilometers off the Louisiana coast and launched in May 2022, Ballymore has a total daily gross production capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil per day and 50 million …
New Mexico adopts geothermal well conversion for abandoned wells
A bill recently signed into law by the governor of New Mexico wants to take energy advantage of abandoned and orphaned oil wells in the state. House Bill 361, introduced by Rep. Andrea Romero, will transform the old wells by converting them into geothermal energy producers, much like was started a few years …
Broadband expansion launched in Konawa
Oklahoma’s latest launching of an expanded broadband effort took plalce Friday in Konawa where five projects totaling $16.2 million were put into place by the Oklahoma Broadband Office and internet service provider CVEC Fiber. The projects, funded through $10.8 million in federal grants administered by the OBO coupled with $5.4 million in matching contributions …
Oil and gas rig numbers increased in US
The nation saw a slight gain in the number of active oil and gas rigs in the past week while numbers in Oklahoma were steady, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count. Oklahoma saw no change with a count of 53 rigs, same as last week, but 8 more than one year …