Cooler weather has definitely settled into Oklahoma this week with some overnight temperatures dipping into the upper 40s! Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet says it dropped to 49 degrees early Wednesday morning near Boise City in the Panhandle. A day earlier, there was a 48-degree reading also in the Panhandle. He pointed …
When it comes to how the nation responded to the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says it’s clear this won’t be a one-week effort for relief. Long after the water recedes and the last of the rescue boats are gone, there’ll still be a need. There will still …
By Jerry Bohnen Okay, okay. Maybe it is not energy related. But after reading a story in the Washington Post today, I couldn’t help but pass it along. I’ve been a radio journalist and writer for nearly four decades and after reading the Post story, I thought, “it’s about time!” The story focused on …
Hurricane Harvey has brought out the best from people and companies responding to the worst of situations. Energy companies are among those making large contributions to either the American Red Cross or to other organizations and relief efforts in Houston and other cities hit hard by the storm and the subsequent flooding. Cheniere Energy and …
Fights like those by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter against a wind farm and massive high-voltage transmission line in Oklahoma are growing around the country. Take the case of the move in southwestern Idaho where there have been efforts to locate two lines to modernize the Pacific Northwest’s energy grid. This week, the U.S. …
A year after a failed takeover by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, officials at Tulsa’s Williams Cos. believe they’ve beefed up the company stock to a point where it would be costly for another company to try the same thing. In a report by the Tulsa World, executives explained company stock has risen 50 percent in …
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) for Oklahoma has called for additional manpower and specialized equipment to assist with rescue efforts in south Texas, according to a press release issued by the Oklahoma National Guard on Tuesday. The Oklahoma Army National Guard’s LUH-72, Lakota helicopter with hoist capability departed …
A $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross was made this week by Chevron Corporation for hurricane Harvey disaster relief. The donation is meant to help those affected by disastrous flooding as well as the wind damage in Corpus Christi and Houston and surrounding areas. “Our thoughts are with all the people who have …
The extensive flooding and damage from Hurricane Harvey forced Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. to announce Monday it had shutdown its oil pipeline system in Houston, Texas. The move came as the company’s 200 employees at sites there and in Corpus Christi were personally affected by the storm but reported to be safe. By mid-afternoon …
Governor Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced Monday that Oklahoma is sending swift water rescue teams to Texas to assist with storm response efforts, according to an official press release issued by the Governor’s office. Fourteen swift water rescue and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams and one management team …