Just as efforts to produce a Right of First Refusal bill in the Oklahoma legislature have faced opposition, so has the effort of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in the Iowa legislature. Her 53-page bill, proposed in her Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature on Jan. 14, has seen little progress. …
Some oil from Keystone Pipeline leak recovered and returned
Operators of the Keystone Pipeline indicate they managed to save and put some of the 3,500 barrels of crude oil from a pipeline leak back into the line. KFYR TV in Bismarck,North Dakota reports 3,100 barrels were recovered and 2,433 barrels were injected back into the line. Meanwhile, the damaged section of pipeline from …
AEP Texas launches plan to lessen threat of wildfires
One of the largest utilities in Texas, AEP announced it will begin a three-year plan to do more for the prevention of wildfires. Calling itself “one of the fastest growing transmission & distribution utility companies in Texas,” the company has a service area from the Panhandle in the north to the Rio Grande …
Quarterly financial results to be released by PHX Minerals Inc.
After finishing 2024 with its highest total corporation production volumes for a full calendar year since 2019, PHX Minerals Inc. in Fort Worth plans to release its first quarter financial results. The company, with core production efforts in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota and Arkansas, will release the results after the close of …
Two Oklahoma oil and gas plays recorded increased drilling activity
Only three of the nation’s oil and gas plays saw increased drilling activity in the past week, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count, and two of them are in Oklahoma. The Nation’s rig count grew by 2 to reach 587 rigs and increases were recorded in the Granite Wash of Oklahoma …
Colorado Congresswoman Boebert comes out against proposed rail passenger service in her state
The Coloradans pushing for a passenger rail project along the state’s Front Range were shocked this month when they learned Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert opposed the project. Plus, she asked the Trump Administration’s DOGE or Department of Government Efficiency to yank funding for the proposed passenger rail service from Fort Collins …
Wind tech says industry is helping Oklahomans
One wind farm supporter cautions admist the heated discussion in Oklahoma about the wind industry, don’t let emotions get ahead of the facts. The cautionary advice come from Dustin Ratliff who grew up on a farm near Marland in northern Oklahoma and is now the lead technician atthe Thunder Ranch wind farm. Writing in …
Marietta to see rebuilding of large employer a year after EF-4 tornado hit
Devastated by a deadly EF-4 tornado a year ago, the southern Oklahoma City of Marietta has renewed high hopes of rebounding from the storm that destroyed a Dollar Tree distribution center. Gone is the massive structure that once looked like Mother Nature left a giant claw mark across it but now Marietta received …
Kansas regulators heard arguments in controversial natural gas plants
Kansas Corporation Commissioners say they hope to have a decision by early July on a controversial proposal under a new state law that is similar to one opposed by Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners. Under the year-old Kansas law, utility company Evergy wants authority to construct two new natural gas plants, but it faced opposition …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—an OKC gathering of Trump energy leaders
A gathering of Trump administration leaders in Oklahoma City. It’s a topic when Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, the fate of a wind tower setback bill and what it might mean at the legislature.