Northern Oklahoma rumbled Monday morning as a series of small quakes hit with the largest measuring 3.5 magnitude. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quakes were about 20 minutes apart and struck around the small town of Meno, located nearly 15 miles west of Enid in Major County. The 3.5 was the first quake …
An inspector on Energy Transfer’s Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania has been put on three years probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service after admitting he lied about x-ray tests of welding on the line. Joshua Springer also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment by a federal judge in …
** Hurricane Laura left about 900,000 U.S. homes and businesses without power across the Gulf Coast region. ** Energy companies continue efforts to restore operations at Gulf Coast offshore platforms and refineries shut down by Hurricane Laura, as the port near Lake Charles recovers from significant damage. ** California grid regulators approved the largest utility-led electric vehicle charging deployment in the country. The …
General Tom Stafford, the former astronaut who orbited space and flew with the Russians turns 90 this month. The Stafford Air and Space Museum located in his hometown of Weatherford is planning a birthday party the evening of Thursday, Sept. 17, his birth date. The 7 p.m. event will feature an online interview …
The backbone to Louisiana’s power grid suffered catastrophic damage after Hurricane Laura barreled ashore, killing at least 14 people in the state. Laura crumpled homes and ripped away power lines, with nearly 360,000 customers still in the dark days after it hit Thursday reported CNN. Carbon monoxide poisoning from the use of generators has …
The oil and gas lease sale by the Bureau of Land Management last week netted more than $8.2 million in revenue for Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Dozens of parcels, including three small tracts in northwest Oklahoma went to the highest bidder. About half of the $8.2 million will go to Oklahoma and the …
For corn growers in Iowa and other states, they believe the issue of ethanol production is a political one. They want more than promises from President Trump. The Ames Tribune explored the issue in a recent report. Click here to view the story.
New Mexico’s top U.S.. House leader, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan claims Hurricane Laura is another symptom of climate change. The Democrat congressman also blames a severe drought and New Mexico’s wildfires on it. “This needs to serve as a warning to everyone,” Rep. Ben Ray Luján said of the fires and hurricane during a …
Driving an electric car requires adjustments in your lifestyle. It’s what a Wichita State University professor learned when he acquired an EV nearly a decade ago. Bill Wentz recently talked with Wichita Eagle reporter Sara Spicer. Nine years ago, Bill Wentz decided to take the plunge. A distinguished professor emeritus of aerospace engineering …
Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP announced that the Partnership signed a long-term extension and expansion of an acreage dedication with an existing customer in the Permian Basin of southeastern New Mexico. The agreement covers 22,000 acres and increases the total acres with the customer to nearly 122,000 acres and the term through 2027. It …
