The city of Enid is set to possibly install a new methane collection system at its landfill and sell the leftover gas. The Enid News and Eagle reported the city is pushing a 25-year minimum deal with Scissortail Renewables LLC. Click here for Enid News and Eagle story.
The Environmental Protection Agency says a gasoline tanker truck that crashed in the small Colorado town of Lyons north of Boulder might have spilled far more fuel than originally estimated. Investors and crews now believe 1,000 to 1,600 gallons leaked into the soil after the tanker rolled over on a U.S. 36 highway curve. …
Kansas electric company Evergy says it is closing two of its coal-fired plants in the state, one near Lawrence and another near St. Marys. The investor-owned utility said it will close the two plants within the next nine years. The Kansas City Star reported Evergy on Friday filed an integrated resource plan that …
While some major US investors are shying away from the oil and gas industry in an attempt to woo environmentalists, billionaire Warren Buffett isn’t. In fact, he told the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting over the weekend he supports one oil and gas giant, Chevron. As Yahoo Finance reported, Buffett rebuked environmental concerns …
Any state that might attempt to block exports of coal from Wyoming could end up being sued by the Cowboy state. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law last month creating a fund to prop up the coal industry in Wyoming and also sue states that block exports of the state’s coal …
The nation’s count of oil and gas rigs actively drilling for new energy increased by two to 440 according to the latest rig numbers released by Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s count was unchanged from the 21 reported last week at this time but was still higher than the 15 rigs reported one year ago. …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)filed an application with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to update its prices. The adjustment is needed to reflect the costs of investments to secure and transform the electric grid, meet federal environmental requirements, and efficiently and reliably serve customers. PSO’s filing requests recovery of approximately $700 million in …
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. reported a 22% drop in total revenue for its first quarter which ended March 31 of this year. Total revenue was $66.8 million which compared to the $85.1 million for the end of the fourth quarter 2020. The total revenue was also down 31% from the $97.4 million for the end of …
The recent passage of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 by the Senate includes major help for Oklahoma. Sen. Jim Inhofe, a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee was a cosponsor of the legislation and said under the act, Oklahoma will receive $318 million over 5 years …
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski might be heavily criticized by some Republicans for her vote to impeach Donald Trump as President, but she had the support of Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford this week. Together, they introduced legislation to improve the quality and timeliness of federal permitting and review processes of critical mineral production on federal land. …