A top Bloomberg energy research director was in Oklahoma this week meeting with state legislators and promoting renewable energy resources—especially the state’s wind industry. But Ethan Zindler, head of the U.S.Research at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Limited also had some words of caution as the legislature moves toward more actions to remove tax credits and …
The Oklahoma legislator who thinks his anti-wind energy stance resulted in a private detective planting a tracking device on his vehicle, has filed suit in Oklahoma City federal court against a Texas political consultant. Rep.Mark McBride’s lawsuit was filed this week against George C. Shipley, the Austin political consultant accused of hiring someone to …
Houston-based Noble Energy Partners is buying a 19% equity interest for $15 million in the Midstream Access Pipeline of West Texas. The pipeline is a network of 90 miles of high and low-pressure lines in Upton and Midland counties located in and around Midland and Odessa, Texas. It went online in 2015 and has a …
Some 150 leaders of American biofuel companies sent a letter to President Trump this week urging him to support and maintain the current Renewable Fuel Standard. They warned the President that any changes to the RFS and the Renewable Identification Number system would negatively impact ethanol and biofuel producers. “Like hundreds of thousands of others …
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges in New Orleans couldn’t believe how one of the nation’s dirtiest coal-fired electric power plants in Texas has been allowed to operate without permits for eleven years. A three-judge panel heard arguments this week in the case brought by the Sierra Club against Luminant’s Martin Lake power plant southwest …
Wildfires this week darkened thousands of acres in Oklahoma and Kansas but the biggest loss was in Kansas where at least 25,000 acres burned. A wildfire in Ellis county in northern Kansas prompted the evacuation of the small town of Catharine near Hays. Highway patrol troopers went from farm to farm, urging people to flee. …
Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy announced Thursday it has reached an agreement to sell the southern portion of its Barnett shale position in north Texas for $553 million. At the same time, the company has made an offer to purchase $1 billion in debentures held by investors. The sale of the Barnett shale holdings is expected …
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission was warned this week that budget cuts signed into law last month by the governor will undoubtedly slow progress in many road and bridge projects. The projects fall under the state’s County Improvements for roads and Bridges program. “While no future projects have been removed from the five-year CIRB plan due …
Oklahoma City-based Blueknight Energy is reporting a drop in its fourth quarter 2017 net income. At the same time, business has picked up in the STACK and SCOOP giving optimism to corporate leaders. Released late Wednesday, the report showed net income of $0.4 million compared to $2 million for the same period in 2016. The …
The Oklahoma State Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 7 to comply with new 2 percent budget mandates. But it will also consider computer science standards that, if approved, will result in Oklahoma joining nine other states with computer science standards and only two with grade-specific expectations. “Computer science is …