Another Biden administration nominee will go before Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others this week who sit on a Senate committee. Joe Goffman, Biden’s selection to lead the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency will appear Wednesday during his confirmation hearing to be held by the Senate Environment and …
Postcards of protest against OGE rate hike
The AARP is doing more than speaking out against OG&E’s push for a $164 million rate hike—it’s putting a protest plan into action with a personal delivery of thousands of postcards from customers opposed to it as well. AARP leadership and volunteers plan to hand-carry about 7,000 postcards from the utility’s customers to Oklahoma …
Large solar farm to be built in northeast Missouri
A $300 million solar farm will be built in northeast Missouri—the state’s largest such solar operation. The project will take up 1,400 acres when it’s completed reported KTVO news. Click here for KTVO news
Siemens hit by lack of wind turbine orders—shutting down plants in Kansas and Iowa
Wind farm manufacturing plants run by Siemens will be closed temporarily in Hutchinson, Kansas and Iowa while the company waits for new wind turbine orders. The Siemens Gamesa plants will shut down for the summer reported the Hutchinson News. The first closing will be at the blade manufacturing plant in Fort Madison, Iowa while …
Drilling record set by ConocoPhillips rig in Alaska
ConocoPhillips says a monstrous drilling rig it employed in Alaska’s western North Slope oil fields recently not only set a long-distance horizontal drilling record but unlocked oil from a new section. The company said the reservoir is expected to produce up to 20,000 barrels of oil a day, thanks in large part to the …
Continental Resources wraps up shareholders meeting
Continental Resources held its annual shareholders meeting last week in Oklahoma City where seven directors, including company founder Harold Hamm were chosen to the Board of Directors. Hamm was chosen along with Continental President and CEO William Berry. Others elected by shareholders were: Shelly Lambertz, Lon McCain, John T. McNabb, II, Mark E. Monroe and Timothy G. Taylor. The …
Crude oil prices finished up on Friday
The European Union just can’t come to a fast and solid decision to totally ban Russia’s flow of oil and gas to its member countries and as a result, concerns caused a slight gain in crude oil prices on Friday. In the U.S., West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery increased $1.02 to close …
Interior Secretary left stammering over Manchin and Lankford questions about Biden energy policies
To say Interior Secretary Deb Haaland had a rough day before a Senate Committee hearing last week might be considered an understatement. First she was pummeled by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, then politely hauled onto the carpet by Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford as the two pursued questions about the Biden administration’s continued attack …
Oklahoma sees more drilling rigs in the oilfields
Oil and gas drilling in Oklahoma continued to see a slight increase as the latest Baker Hughes Co. rig report shows the state’s rig count increased by one to reach 58 rigs this past week. A year ago, there were only 26 active oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma. But the gain totaled 32 …
OCC staff change
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission was forced to make some staff changes following the recent departure of Tim Rhodes who had been the commission’s Director of Administration. Rhodes left to be Executive Secretary of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. Commissioners went ahead and appointed Brandy Wreath as interim Director of Administration. Wreath is …