By Mike W. Ray Lawton Constitution The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s website says the agency’s Public Utility Division works to ensure safe and reliable utility service at “fair, just and responsible rates.” That will be put to the test soon. Public Service Co. of Oklahoma filed a request for permission to bill its customers for …
** The U.S. is preparing for a high-risk boarding of a massive oil tanker accused of evading sanctions tied to Venezuela, marking the most dangerous moment yet in Washington’s expanding maritime crackdown. Officials say the vessel ignored U.S. orders, reversed course at sea, and is now being pursued as elite forces move into position, according …
Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s recent request for Corporation Commission approval of millions of dollars in expanded energy projects to meet growing AI electrical demand could be revisited. The utility recently filed a new request (PUD 2025-000084) to add another project carrying a price tag of $394 million, to the list of those approved on the …
Southeast Oklahoma is about to get another wind farm, one revealed in a recent filing made by the Southwest Power Pool. Overland Station Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Inc. is the developer of the project. According to the SPP, the project would be located near McAlester and involve 35 wind turbines, identified as …
** President Donald Trump said Monday that he has spoken to U.S. oil companies about what happens after regime change in Venezuela. At a Mar-a-Lago press conference Monday to announce a new “Trump Class” of battleships, a reporter asked, if Trump had spoken to American oil companies “that have had their assets seized about what a post-Maduro regime …
When it comes to greeting someone for Christmas, we have a variety of ways……and that’s just what we’ll do as we take a break for Christmas and return with our usual energy news on December 29.
** The United States apprehended an oil tanker off Venezuela on Saturday, a move Caracas called a “theft and kidnapping,” according to U.S. officials. The action marks the second tanker interdiction in two weeks and follows President Donald Trump’s announcement of a blockade targeting sanctioned oil vessels entering or leaving Venezuela. ** Texas grid officials …
While the wind industry gets credit for increased production of electricity, at this time of year, it’s also the brunt of some Holiday style images about Santa, his sleigh and his reindeer. We believe the pictures are self-explanatory. It’s light-hearted fun as wind farm opponents resort to observing just how dangerous the wind turbines …
** The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than a week. ** A second oil tanker was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday off the coast of …
The same windy conditions that raked Oklahoma last week were also responsible for 100 mile an hour winds in Colorado where they blew up some criticism from Xcel Energy’s leader for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, calling him “uninformed.” The utility’s move to be overly cautious to avoid a repeat of the deadly fires that destroyed …
