The number of passengers that flew in and out of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport last year grew by 11% over 2022. Oklahoma City reported the 2023 passenger use totaled 4,400,049, an increase over the 3,951,333 passengers who used the airport in the prevous year. But, it wasn’t a record. The numbers came …
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Monday’s temperatures were the highest of the year to date
The Oklahoma Mesonet reports temperatures across the state on Monday were at their highest for the year. Climatologist Gary McManus says the statewide average high was 69.2 degrees, highest of the month and a year….plus “a massive jump from the 8.9F we suffered through back on Jan. 14.” He also said it was the warmest …
WAPO joins criticism of Biden’s delay of natural gas projects
The Washington Post joined Oklahoma’s congressional delegation in heaping criticism on President Biden for his decision last week to delay major natural gas projects that would lead to LNG shipments to European countries. “It’s an election-year sop to climate activists that will do much more to unsettle vital U.S. alliances than to save the …
BLM stops work on energy plan for New Mexico’s Chaco region
The Bureau of Land Management carried out a move last month in New Mexico that left conservationists and environmentalists puzzled. The BLM abandoned work on a resource management plan in northwestern New Mexico’s historic Chaco region. The agency indicated that work on an update to the district’s Resource Management Plans had been scrapped …
Dividend announced by Williams Cos.
Williams Cos. in Tulsa is continuing its historic run of dividends paid to shareholders since 1974. The company’s board of directors announced this week it approved a regular dividend of $0.4750 per share, or $1.90 annualized, on the company’s common stock, payable on March 25, 2024, to holders of record at the close …
State’s Congressional delegation urges maximum training at FAA center
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is said to have led the congressional delegation in urging the Federal Aviation Administration to do all it can to maximize its air traffic ccontroller training at Oklahoma City’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. “We urge you to maximize the training capacity at MMAC as a tool to address the …
Texas reports record solar power production over the weekend
A report states that Texas broke a record for the amount of electrical power produced through solar generation. It was on Sunday when more than one third of the electricity on the state’s power grid came from the sun and experts indicated they believe it won’t be long before another solar generation record …
Oklahoma Water Board continues work on statewide water plan
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board plans another round of meetings this year as it works on the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan. Owen Mills, Director of Water Planning for the Board recently reported on the December 2023 second in a series of statewide meetings held to develop the plan. Meetings engaged local officials, water utility …
Late February release for Ovintiv Inc. 4Q earnings report
Ovintiv Inc. plans to release its fourth quarter earnings report later in February. The Denver-based exploration company, one with significant operations in Oklahoma’s STACK play said it will announce the 2023 fourth quarter and year-end results after the close of market on Tuesday, Feb. 27. It will also hold a conference call the following …
Lucas tackles sexual harassment issues in White House Science Office
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas appears to be busier than ever, now that he’s gotten medical clearance from doctors after his run-in with a stray bull several months ago on his western Oklahoma farm and ranch. A day after firing off a letter inquiring how Red China might be influencing U.S. energy and environmental …