Just how many trucks are traveling across Oklahoma in violation of weight laws and other regulations? According to a report given Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners this week, the total was more than 4,600 citations issued in the month of May. Deputy General Counsel Darren Ferguson updated commissioners Wednesday indicating the 4,619 citations brought in $546,227 …
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Seniors group opposes Rail Safety Act—calls it bloated bureaucracy
At least one group says the Biden administration’s proposed Railway Safety Act is just another misguided and misnamed bill from D.C. bureaucrats and politicians. It’s what Saul Anuzis, president of 60 Plus Association writes, calling it another bloated and bureaucratic bill. He wants Oklahoma retires and seniors to get involved to fight the measure, …
Solar farm near historic bird sanctuary in Kansas has opponents
Plans by a Spanish company to build a large solar farm around the historic Cheyenne Bottoms in central Kansas have run into some opposition. Cheyenne Bottoms is described as the largest marsh in the interior of the U.S. as well as the most important shorebird migration point in the western hemisphere. It’s estimated 45% …
Tallgrass and Korea Western Power team up to advance South Korea’s clean energy goals
Kansas City’s Tallgrass Energy has agreed with Korea Western Power to develop green hydrogen production, a process that makes hydrogen from renewable energy and electrolysis. The agreement covers the development of gigawatt scale green hydrogen and ammonia production. This announcement builds on a previous memorandum of understanding Tallgrass executed with Intersect Power, a leading …
Patterson-UTI expansion continues with another acquisition
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., a Texas company with drilling rigs located throughout Oklahoma, announced it has acquired Fort Worth-based Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP in a nearly $780 million deal. It is a move that will give Patterson a more global reach. Ulterra is a global provider of specialized drill bit solutions and will be acquired …
Energy headlines
** McKinsey & Co. joined the growing chorus warning that metals considered key to the clean-energy transition face shortages in coming years, potentially suppressing the adoption of electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels. ** US factory activity contracted for an eighth month in June, slipping to the weakest level in more than three years …
New Mexico governor on fast-track to force EV sales
California isn’t the only state with extensive plans to force consumers to choose electric vehicles, all in the name of clean air and the elimination of fossil fuels. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, whose state is home to part of the oil rich Permian Basin, announced a new plan to require vehicle makers …
Nine Energy investors wait to see if there will be a rebound from 1Q earnings
Nine Energy Service, Inc. plans to release its second quarter 2023 earnings report on Friday, August 4. A conference call will be held at 9 a.m. following the release of the financial and operating results for the Houston company that carries out operations in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays. Nine Energy reported first quarter …
ODOT’s EV charging network plan advances
Oklahoma is a step closer to receiving millions of dollars to create an electric vehicle charging network in the state. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation completed its first update of Oklahoma’s Electric Infrastructure Deployment Plan as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). …
Hail destruction and green energy going haywire
The people behind the website, Committee to Unleash Prosperity, are admittedly critical of the Biden administration’s love affair with renewable energy, the subject of climate change and pouring countless billions of dollars into them. Committee founder, Stephen Moore had a critical take on the recent story we reported concerning baseball sized hail and what …