Oklahoma-based OG&E and the OGE Energy Corp. Foundation Inc. have renewed their commitment to education through $185,000 in donations during the 2021-2022 school year. DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding platform supporting public school teachers nationwide, will fund teacher projects with $100,000 earmarked to serve educators in low-income areas and support families in the communities where OG&E operates. …
Final Voyage for the Navy’s USS Oklahoma City Nuclear Submarine
The USS Oklahoma City submarine made its final voyage last Monday night through the frigid waters of Puget Sound, where it will be scrapped following a 33-year career in the U.S. Navy, according to a news report published by the Kitsap Sun. Navy tugboats maneuvered the aging sub to mooring lines tied by shipyard workers …
The Dollars and Sense of ONG’s Cost Recovery Case
Oklahomans may soon experience a significant increase in utility bills if Oklahoma Natural Gas succeeds in its cost recovery case. According to a news report published by Dale Denwalt in The Oklahoman, the administrative law judge will likely allow ONG to “charge the average residential customer several dollars more per month on top of their …
Senators support airline alliance that benefits Oklahoma
As American Airlines and JetBlue seek dismissal of a Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against their Northeast Alliance, Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford have come to the defense of the two airlines. The airlines filed a motion this week in U.S. District Court in Boston in defense of their alliance …
Baker Hughes shows rig count growth nationally
The weekly Baker Hughes rig report was just opposite of one released by Enverus. While Enverus reported a decline of 6 rigs nationally, Baker Hughes reported a growth of 6 rigs bringing the national count to 569. The newest count from Baker Hughes showed 6 more oil rigs for a total of 467 while …
Rig count grows in Anadarko Basin but drops nationally reports Enverus
The active U.S. rig count fell by four in the last week to 656 as of Nov. 23, according to Enverus Rig Analytics. The count is up 2% over the last month and 67% in the last year. The largest week-over-week increases occurred in the Gulf Coast, which gained six rigs for a total of …
ONE Gas to participate in Mizuho U.S. Utility Summit
ONE Gas, Inc. leaders plan to take part in next week’s Mizuho U.S. Utility Summit. The virtual event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 and will include Robert S. McAnnally, president and chief executive officer, Caron Lawhorn, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Curtis Dinan, senior vice president and chief operating …
Halliburton makes Dow Jones ESG list
Halliburton Company announced it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, which highlights the top 10% most sustainable companies per industry. The DJSI measures the performance of best-in-class companies selected using environmental, social and governance criteria. “At Halliburton, we embed sustainability into everything we do, and we’re honored the DJSI recognized …
EIA–utilities spending more on electricity delivery, less on power production
Source: Graph by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on data from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Financial Reports, as accessed by Ventyx Velocity Suite Over the past decade, major utilities in the United States have been spending more on delivering electricity to customers and less on producing that electricity according to a new report from …
Friday’s energy news headlines
** POLITICO says two Republicans on the Federal Trade Commission are asking the White House for any proof of illegal activity by the oil and gas industry to raise gasoline prices, which Biden asked FTC Chair Lina Khan to investigate last week. Commissioners Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson requested evidence “so that we might consider …