Category: General

Troubled Colorado oil and gas operator dodges cleanup deadline and $2 million fine

  Some breathing room was offered by a Judge to Colorado oil and gas operator K.P. Kauffman, staying an order by regulators for the company to remediate 78 sites and pay a $2 million fine. Kauffman was under an Aug. 1 order to stop operating in Colorado but a judge agreed to stay that order …

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Energy updates

** Tuesday marked the Earth’s hottest day ever recorded, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Worldwide temperatures on July 4averaged 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the institute, which extrapolated from more than 40 decades of data from the U.S. National Centers for Climate Prediction. ** A new federal study estimates that toxic …

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2Q earnings report for ONE Gas to be released at the end of the month

  ONE Gas, Inc. will release its second quarter 2023 financial results after the market closes on Monday, July 31, 2023. The ONE Gas executive management team will host a conference call the following day, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time). The call also will be …

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Broken Arrow’s gain is a loss for Buffalo, New York

    Swedish company, Alfa Laval recently decided to move its Buffalo, New York manufacturing of wet surface air coolers to its operations in Broken Arrow. It means the addition of 30 jobs to the heat-exchange factory in northeast Oklahoma. The wet surface air coolers, which use water to cool air, are used in facilities …

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OGE prepares to launch pilot EV tariff program

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company is closer to implementation of a pilot EV tariff for General Service, Fleet and Public Schools. The proposed tariff is part of the company’s settlement of a requested rate hike in 2021. As part of the stipulation, OG&E was required to file the pilot tariffs within 9 months of receiving …

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Paris Air Show attracted Oklahoma delegation for a reason

  Why did Oklahoma send a delegation led by Gov. Kevin Stitt to the Paris Airshow a few weeks ago? Simple—the state has a strong aviation and aerospace industry, one that includes more than 1,100 aerospace and defense entities operating in the state. It is also stressed in several colleges and universities. “Oklahoma is the …

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Gas less than $3 a gallon? It’s the prediction from GasBuddy

  GasBuddy’s chief analyst predicts we will see lower gasoline prices this year as they slip below $3 a gallon. It’s the national forecast of Patrick De Haan. GasBuddy already reports prices down to $2.77 a gallon in some Oklahoma City locations. “I think the second half of the summer is going to be more …

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House Committee to explore fire weather predictions

  A House Committee chaired by Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas plans to explore the nation’s fire weather prediction capabilities. Rep. Lucas announced the Science, Space and Technology committee hearing will also assess collaborations between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and state and local officials and commercial partners in order to ensure the safety of …

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Ovintiv extends its Kingfisher County success

  Ovintiv USA Inc. continued with its historic success of major producing oil wells in Kingfisher County with the filing of completion reports on 3-wells on a single pad that had combined production of nearly 2,700 barrels of oil a day. The three Sarah wells are located at 29 15N 7W, a site one mile north …

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Crude prices respond to Saudi Arabia’s oil cuts with a jump on Wednesday

  U.S. crude prices rose 3% or $2 a barrel on Wednesday but Oklahoma energy stocks didn’t experience the same kind of gains. The crude gains were in response to supply cuts announced earlier in the week by Saudi Arabia and Russia. West Texas Intermediate crude managed a 2.9% or $2 a barrel gain to …

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