The “bomb cyclone” that hit Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S., knocking out power to an estimated 1.6 million customers of utilities drew the interest of federal regulators. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American electric Reliability Corp. are starting a joint investigation of what went wrong when Winter Storm Ellliott …
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Continental Resources makes final public filing
Continental Resources wrapped up its final public move since founder Harold Hamm acquired outstanding stock and returned the Oklahoma City company to private control in November 2022. The firm made a 15-12G filing on Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing was a certification of termination of registration of a class of security …
Cold weather and fires force shutdown of Colorado’s only oil refinery
The only oil refinery in Colorado was shut down following extreme cold weather and two fires that damaged the Suncor Energy operation. It might be March before operations resume according to CPR News. Click here for CPR News
Hearings start in Kansas for Grain Belt Express Transmission line
The Energy Department plans a series of meetings in the coming weeks on development of the Grain Belt Express Transmission Line Project that will carry wind powered electricity from southwest Kansas through Missouri and to Illinois. The six public “scoping meetings” will focus on the project’s Environmental Impact Statement. They will be held in …
Keystone pipeline returns to full operations following leak in Kansas
Crude oil from Canada is once again flowing through the Keystone Pipeline to the Cushing hub in northern Oklahoma weeks after the line suffered a leak of 14,000 barrels of oil. The damaged section near Washington, Kansas was repaired and reopened in the past few days. TC Energy, the operator, said the 2,687 mile …
Texas governor calls for investigation of natural gas utility
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know more about what led Dallas-based Atmos Energy to ask its 2 million customers in the state to conserve their gas use by lowering their thermostats during the recent cold spell. He has asked the attorney general and the head of the Railroad Commission to investigate the matter …
Headlines of other energy stories
** Crews have located a helicopter that crashed in the Gulf of Mexico after a takeoff from an oil platform last week. They are still searching for the bodies of the pilot and three off-shore workers. The oil platform is 10 miles off of Southwest Pass, Louisiana. ** A congressionally mandated federal oil and gas …
Last completion reports of 2022 wells in Oklahoma
Among the last completion reports filed for 2022 in Oklahoma were wells with strong production in Canadian, Kingfisher and Logan Counties. The Canadian County well was brought in by Camino Natural Resources LLC. The Wheelock 1106 33-1mh, located at 33 11N 6W, a site six miles east of Union City, produced 380 barrels of oil …
Plans unveiled for new lake near Tulsa
Northeast Oklahoma will be the site of yet another lake—one on the Arkansas River between Tulsa and Jenks. Here’s how the Journal Record reported the announcement: Officials expect the multimillion-dollar, multiyear project, which will include enhancement of a nature trail system and other outdoor amenities, to attract major investment in real estate and retail …
Elementary school students become inventors
Western Oklahoma fourth and fifth graders put their imaginations to work designing their own “doghouse of the future” as part of an engineering design challenge sponsored by Devon Energy. Participating schools included Hinton, Okarche, Calumet and Weatherford elementary schools. Teams came to the competition with their blueprints prepared for the competition where Engage Learning coaches …