New Mexico legislators are leaning toward adopting a bill similar to what Oklahoma did a few years ago—the prevention of local governments from creating natural gas bans. A bill to stop such action by local governments to restrict the types of fuels provided to residents won recent approval in a New Mexico House Energy, …
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Report says Oklahoma is still among lowest states when it comes to average utility bills
A new national real estate report shows Oklahoma is among the ten lowest states in the U.S. when it comes to utility bills even with increases built into winter securitization steps taken by major utilities. TNRealEstate released a list of states with the least expensive energy bills and those with the highest. Oklahoma ranked 10th …
Reports show Ovintiv USA had more success with Canadian County wells
Ovintiv USA Inc. moved its history of big producing oil well discoveries from Kingfisher County to Canadian County—still in the STACK play and just further south of where it recorded significant producers. The company’s latest filings of completion reports showed six wells, three on one pad and three on another, with production of more …
Oklahoma City wants Supreme Court to rule against Corporation Commission
Oklahoma City has made one last pitch to the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a Corporation Commission decision that allows no collection of municipal franchise fees normally collected by utilities that received Winter Securitization bonding support. In a recent filing, the city again argued that last year’s decision for Winter Event Securitization resulted in …
Shorter energy stories in US and world
** Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Wednesday warned in a securities filing of potential risks to its Kazakhstan oil operations, which provided $2.5 billion in earnings last year. Threats to Kazakhstan oil exports have been in the spotlight since Moscow invaded Ukraine a year ago this week. Exxon and Chevron are major holders in the Central Asia …
Keystone pipeline leak waste hauled to Nebraska landfill
The dirt and waste left stained by thousands of barrels of crude oil that leaked from the Keystone pipeline in northern Kansas in December is ending up in a Nebraska landfill. The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy approved the transfer of the dirt to a landfill operated by Waste Management near Bennington, Nebraska. …
Government sponsored killing of stray cattle in New Mexico leads to court complaint
When the federal government last started a shooting spree of wild cattle on forest land in New Mexico, some of the carcasses were left rotting in a river. So claimed the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association in a federal court complaint filed against the U.S. Forest Service. The cattle ranchers group wants a temporary …
Gasoline and diesel tax rates rose in 13 states in 2023
Motorists in more than a dozen states, most in the eastern half of the country, were hit with fuel tax hikes in the past half-year according to a government study. Oklahoma was not one of them. In January 2023, state taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel fuel averaged $0.3163 per gallon of gasoline and …
Reforms are launched following ice storm power outages in Austin, Texas
After nearly 174,000 homes were left without power in Austin, Texas during the recent ice storm, the city has started making reforms of the municipally-operated Austin Energy. What reforms? A streamlining of communications, stronger assessment of the extent of power outages and exploring the cost and timelines to put power lines underground according to …
Solar power industry has fight on its hands in Arkansas legislature
A solar fight is underway before the Arkansas legislature and it involves attempts to reduce reimbursements for solar users. The cause of the fight is House Bill 1370, a measure with the goal “to prevent cost-shifting and ensure fairness to all ratepayers.” The authors say it would reduce compensation to solar users for the …