Just like the issue of how to dispose old and abandoned wind turbine blades, another serious question confronting opponents of fossil fuel is what to do with all the out-of-date batteries used to power Electric Vehicles. Some scientists are already focusing on the issue, knowing it will eventually be a critical problem for EVs. …
Tesla reported record net income of $438 million during the first quarter of 2021, as well as earnings of 93 cents per share on $10.39 billion in revenue, according to a published report by CNBC. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle business reported 184,800 Model 3 and Model Y cars delivered in the first quarter, beating investor …
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed two bills on Friday that will provide safeguards for Oklahoma utility customers. OK Senate Bill 1049 creates the February 2021 Unregulated Utility Consumer Protection Act. OK Senate Bill 1050 creates the February 2021 Regulated Utility Consumer Protection Act. Co-authored by Sen. Chuck Hall, Sen. Roger Thompson, Sen. John Michael Montgomery, Rep. Kevin Wallace …
Gov. Kevin Stitt doubled down on his aversion to the Rural Broadband Expansion Council on Friday by issuing a veto on Oklahoma House Bill 2090. The measure, authored by House Speaker Charles McCall and Sen. James Leewright, called for an increase in the council’s membership, modified qualifications and added six new definitions including the term …
Oklahoma’s Grand River Dam Authority hosted a tour for congressional members on Friday, according to the News on 6 website. Lawmakers explored the Pryor power plant as they learned about Oklahoma’s robust energy strategy. The tour, organized by Oklahoma Representative Markwayne Mullin and U.S. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, consisted of 18 lawmakers and 70 …
Two oil and gas companies were sued by the New Mexico State Land Office accused of failing to clean up abandoned wells and other infrastructure on more than 500 acres. Dominion Production Co. and BC&D Operating were named in a lawsuit reported the Albuquerque Journal. Click here for Albuquerque Journal.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. announced the $4.85 million acquisition of all the overriding royalty interest assets of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I. The purchase price included $3.55 million net given the company’s 26.9% ownership of the Trust. SandRidge stated that in making the purchase, at the current strip and based on historical production trends, it believes …
Those linemen and women who work atop transmission poles often times repairing downed lines during ice storms and thunderstorms make an average hourly mean wage across the nation of $74,410. A recent report showed Oregon was the highest-paying state for electrical power-line installers. The latest research from BLM, the average hourly mean wage for line …
South Central Oklahoma will be the site of more drilling exploration by Citizen Energy III LLC and two other energy companies. The Tulsa-based company received two permits this past week for a two-well pad in Grady County. Two Todd wells will be drilled at 26 10N 5W, a site northeast of Tuttle and north …
Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas was joined this week by another Republican on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in demanding to know from the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration their scientific basis to pause use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Rep. Jay Obernolte of California joined him in sending …