Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Thursday morning to consider the annual fuel cost adjustment request for Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. The hearing concerns Case No. PUD2022-000097 and a recommendation of the Commission’s Public Utilities Division. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m.
OPEC+ cuts production while crude prices rose and OK energy stocks made gains
Crude oil prices rose again Wednesday in response to the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production by an amount even larger than many had speculated. The cut by the oil-exporting countries was seen as a move to support sagging oil prices, but it could also deal another blow to a struggling global economy. …
Senators tell Biden it’s time to end his war on oil and gas
Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) to lead a group of Republican senators in demanding the Biden Administration end its assault on domestic oil and gas production and continue to sell oil and gas leases on federal land and water. The …
Rain in the Oklahoma Panhandle!
A shocker in the Oklahoma Panhandle where one inch of rain fell Tuesday night in Boise City. It not only probably stunned residents of the most western of the counties that make up the Panhandle, but left Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist Gary McManus shaken as well. He couldn’t believe it! “Okay, over the length of …
New Oklahoma Commerce Secretary named by Governor Stitt
Governor Kevin Stitt announced the appointment of Chad Mariska to serve as Oklahoma’s Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development. Mariska’s appointment follows the resignation of Scott Mueller. “Chad is a smart businessman with a strong work ethic, and I am confident that he will continue to build on our momentum to recruit and expand …
Firm creates solar power for EV chargers
If solar energy can be used to charge electric fences used by farmers, why not the same process for EV chargers but on a larger scale? A company based in Olathe, Kansas has come up with what it calls the “first truly green energy charging” plan reported KCTV news in Kansas City. Click here …
Grain Belt Express line expansion fought by Missouri farmers
Missouri farm groups have come out against an expansion of the Grain Belt Express transmission line that carries wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas across Missouri and into Indiana. The developer wants to add a 40-mile connector line to increase the capacity of the 800-mile long project by five times reported the Missouri Independent. Click …
Drought relief money okayed throughout Oklahoma
Every county in Oklahoma will get a piece of the $3 million allocated by a state commission for drought relief. It figures out to $33,000 for each of the 77 counties and in some cases, individual farmers and ranchers will be eligible to get up to $7,500 reported The Oklahoman. Click here for The Oklahoman
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** White House officials have asked the US Energy Department to analyze the possible impacts of a ban on exports of gasoline, diesel and other refined petroleum products, an indication that the controversial idea is gaining traction in some parts of the Biden administration. ** Monica Medina, the wife of White House chief of staff Ron Klain, …
ONEOK plans a release of 3Q report in early November
ONEOK, Inc. will release third quarter 2022 earnings after the market closes on Nov. 1, 2022. ONEOK’s executive management will participate in a conference call the following day. The Nov. 2 conference call will be held at 10 a.m. Central Time The focus will be whether the utility was successful in building on …