Four months after deadly flooding along the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a study on the safety of flood levees in Tulsa County. The study fills 161 pages of recommendations regarding the levees that prevented even more extensive flood damage in Sand Springs and parts of some …
Smart meters are coming to the customers served by Xcel Energy in eight states in the Midwest and the Southwest. The Minnesota-based company announced this week it entered into an agreement with Itron to secure the meters to install across its system. Xcel Energy has 3.6 million electric and 2 million natural gas customers in …
The newest member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court who might rule on energy issues in the state is Osage County District Judge M. John Kane IV. He was named Tuesday by Gov. Kevin Stitt to replace retired justice John Reif who had been appointed by former Gov. Brad Henry. Kane has been an Osage …
Flaring in North Dakota continues to exceed the state’s goals, but was still less than posted in last month’s oil and gas production report — despite the fact crude oil and natural gas production reached new heights. The monthly oil production report released Monday, Sept. 16, shows a 1.2 percent increase in crude oil production …
Uncertainty from the Trump administration about the future of ethanol production has resulted in a second Iowa ethanol plant shutting down production. The Siouxland Energy, a farmer-owned cooperative in Sioux Center. Its board of directors “decided to halt production” and a written statement blamed the Trump Administration’s waivers so ethanol doesn’t have to be blended …
Organizers of an event to bring more attention to what they call the “Climate Crisis” are hoping hundreds or more students walk out of their classes in Tulsa on Friday. “If everyone pulls their weight, Friday’s strikes will be the biggest day of climate action yet on our home planet!” said 350.org founder Bill McKibben. …
The 23rd annual Oklahoma Oil and Gas Expo sponsored by SOER, Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources, is only a few weeks away in Oklahoma City. More than 250 exhibitors have signed up to take part. “We still have three weeks and normally, we get a pretty good push in the final weeks,” according to Melanie Voice, …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford makes no bones about it. He feels confident Iran was behind the drone attack that literally cut in half the oil output in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. “Iran has been the provocative actor in the Middle East for decades,” he said Monday night in an interview on the Martha …
Some of the hourly workers for the Cherokee Nation’s business sector will be getting pay increases. The tribe made the announcement this week and plans to offer details in a Wednesday morning news conference The news conference will be at 9:30 a.m. at the CNB Engineering and Manufacturing site in Stilwell. Cherokee Nation Businesses “prides …
Devon Energy Corp. announced that David Harris has been appointed to the position of executive vice president, exploration and production. Tony Vaughn previously served in this role and will retire from Devon after 20 years of service. “We are proud to announce David’s promotion to executive vice president, exploration and production,” said Dave Hager, president …