The Oklahoma City Utilities Department has released a Private Development Design Manual that outlines current and new requirements for water and wastewater infrastructure for private development. The new requirements take effect Nov. 1, 2024. The design manual covers approved construction methods, standards for sanitary sewer, and much more. Among the pages are several crucial …
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Crude oil rebounded in Wednesday’s trading
After a rough first two days of the week, crude oil prices finally rebounded on Wednesday, going back up 1% from four-month lows. Observers say the prices were buoyed by hopes of a September interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Those hopes apparently overcame any disappointment over increased U.S. crude and fuel stocks. As …
Williams wins again in court against Energy Transfer
Another big win for Tulsa’s Williams Cos. in its years-long fight with Energy Transfer after the two failed in their merger attempts some years ago. Bloomberg reported a Louisiana court granted a permanent injunction to stop Energy Transfer (ET) from interfering with Williams’ Louisiana Energy Gateway natural gas project. The ruling by Louisiana’s 36th Judicial District …
Oklahoma Congressional Delegation Member Calls Executive Order On Border “Abject Failure”
President Biden’s executive order on the southern border crisis has no fans among members of the Oklahoma congressional delegation. US Representative Kevin Hern calls it an “abject failure.” Hern says Biden dismantled President Trump’s successful border policies shortly after taking office and stopped construction of the border wall. Continue reading
US Energy Information Administration: Crude Oil Inventories Up 1.2M Barrels
Reports indicate that US crude oil inventories were up by 1.2-million barrels for the week ending last Friday. The US Energy Information Administration doesn’t include the Strategic Oil Petroleum Reserve in those figures. The EIA reports inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year. Continue Reading
Oklahoma Tornado Season Appears Ready To Set Records
It’s been a hyper-active start to the Oklahoma tornado season and it’s just getting underway. The National Weather Service reports 43 tornadoes were recorded in the state during May. That follows a record-setting 55 in April. We’re already at 100 for the year when two from March are included. Continue reading
US and Cushing crude stocks increased in past week
As crude oil prices dropped since OPEC+ decided over the weekend to continue with production cuts into 2025, crude oil stocks increased in a surprise move across the U.S., including the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma. Nationally, stocks increased by 1.2 million barrels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The total grew from 454.7 …
Heat blast leaves its mark in southwest Oklahoma
The heat blast that worried electric producers in the South and Southwest left its mark on Oklahoma this week as one town in southwest Oklahoma hit an early heat index of 113. It was in the Tillman County town of Grandfield and the 113 heat index, according to Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist Gary McManus, was the …
Bump in the road for $1.2 billion solar farm in Wyoming
Maybe it’s more than a bump in the road for Enbridge Inc. and its plans for a $1.2 billion solar farm development near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Maybe it’s the road itself. As OK Energy Today has reported previously, the company had planned to construct the farm on private land and provide electricity to a Meta …
Trump vows to eliminate Interior Department if he wins White House
If former President Donald Trump is re-elected to the White House, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will be out of a job. Not just out of work, but the department she currently heads under the Biden administration will be gone. History! It’s the vow made by Trump in a recent interview with Fox News’ …