The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced that 11 water systems in Oklahoma have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the year 2020. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for preventing tooth decay. The award recognizes those communities …
New oil and gas exploration around Oklahoma
Who’s drilling where in Oklahoma? Newly approved permits to drill show Blaine County, one of the three primary counties that make up the STACK play will get some oilfield activity. Devon Energy has a four-well single pad project at a site about 8 miles southeast of Watonga. The legal site is 20 15N 10W …
Lucas wants more investment in rural broadband service
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) is making a push for more broadband services in rural areas of the U.S. He recently joined Representative Jim Baird (IN-04) in leading a resolution recognizing the importance of rural broadband and emphasizing the need to invest in broadband expansion. “Access to affordable, high-speed internet is essential for millions of families, businesses …
NGL Energy Partners LP announces collaboration to increase recycled and reused produced water volumes
NGL Energy Partners LP announced a collaboration with XRI Holdings, LLC to advance full cycle produced water management across operations in the prolific Delaware Basin. NGL owns and operates the largest integrated produced water pipeline system in the Basin where it currently manages over 1.8 million barrels per day. XRI is the largest …
Union Pacific converting to electric locomotives
Union Pacific Railroad is making a big jump toward electric locomotives. The Nebraska-based firm announced it will purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives according to the Omaha World-Herald. Click here for Omaha World-Herald.
SWEPCO files for approval of Louisiana solar project
Arkansas regulators are being asked by Southwestern Electric Power Co. to approve 72.5 megawatts of solar energy for the company by December 2024. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports SWEPCO wants to build the project about 20 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana. Click here for Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Nervous Texans await winter storm and hope it’s not a repeat of a year ago
This winter weather stretching from Texas all the way northeast to Maine will be another challenge to the energy infrastructure in Texas. Temperatures are set to fall into the teens in Dallas and Fort Worth and the metroplex could get a mix of ice and snow through Thursday. While nearly two-thirds of Texas are …
Thursday headlines of other energy stories
** U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), along with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), ranking member of the ENR Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, opposing the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) recent proposal to remove helium and …
Crude prices were mixed on Tuesday while OK energy stocks were strong
Tuesday provided a mixed day for crude oil trading as prices rose slightly in the U.S. but fell overseas. Still, Oklahoma energy stocks performed strongly for the day. West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery managed a 5 cent gain to $88.20 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark …
Disposal wells shut-in following northern Oklahoma quake
Oklahoma regulators came out with a formal directive on Tuesday regarding the 4.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Monday morning in northern Oklahoma. The Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division issued the order for Arbuckle oil and gas wastewater disposal wells around the epicenter of the quake near Clyde in Grant County. Under the …