New Mexico’s largest utility now says planned solar power projects won’t be on line to replace electrical power when it closes the San Juan Generating station near Farmington. Public Service Company of New Mexico says the companies it contracted to supply solar energy are running behind schedule reported the Santa Fe New Mexican. Click …
Will last week’s crude oil price gains continue this week?
Crude oil prices managed another increase on Friday following Monday’s drop and analysts credited expectations that crude oil supplies will stay tight for the year. West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery finished up 16 cents to settle at $72.07 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent crude for September delivery rose 31 cents and closed …
Solar power company wants headquarters near OKC’s Bricktown
The Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority is being asked to approve the site for the new headquarters of a solar energy firm that wants to locate near the city’s Bricktown Entertainment District. The request was made by OKC Zero Campus, a group that is led by the founders of EightTwenty reported the Oklahoman over …
MidAmerica Industrial park celebrates 60 years
Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin helped the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor celebrate its 60th anniversary on Friday. In a note to his constituents, the Republican Representative pointed out that more than 80 businesses currently utilize the park, making it the 8th largest such industrial park in the world. “Just last month, Canoo announced it …
Just no letup by Ovintiv in Oklahoma’s STACK
If you think it’s a misprint that Ovintiv Mid-Continental Inc. has struck more big oil producers in Oklahoma’s STACK, it’s not. The company has reported yet two more wells on a single pad with production totaling more than 2,100 barrels of oil a day from a site in Kingfisher County. The Walta 1507 wells, …
Mammoth Energy earnings report released this week
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. announced that it will disclose its 2021 second quarter financial results on Friday, July 30, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company has scheduled a conference call and webcast to discuss second quarter results the same day at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time). Mammoth reported …
Interior Secretary unsure about returning BLM headquarters to DC
After a visit to the Grand Junction, Colorado headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said she has yet to decide whether to return them to Washington, D.C. Friday’s visit was her first to the new Colorado headquarters following its relocation from D-C in 20219. Haaland said one of …
Gas line explosion investigated in Kansas
Northern Natural Gas is investigating a series of gas incidents in the past several days in central Kansas including a gas explosion near Ellsworth. Earlier in the week, the company dealt with a gas leak near the Rice County town of Lyons, just south of the gas explosion. The blast happened on one …
New Mexico utility customers with unpaid bills may face shutoffs in August
Public Service Company of New Mexico, the state’s largest utility says an estimated 50,000 customer could lose their power due to shutoffs if they don’t take steps as the pandemic moratorium on electricity payments ends. That’s the number of customers who have past-due bills and might lose their power as soon as mid-August …
Rep. Lucas urges watershed, flood control dam infrastructure investments
Click here to watch Lucas’ Floor speech. Click here to download Lucas’ Floor speech. Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) took to the House Floor recently about the importance of investing in watershed and flood control dam infrastructure. Oklahoma leads the nation with 2,107 upstream flood control dams constructed under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Watershed Program. …