Xcel Energy, the largest electrical utility in Colorado confirms it is considering the shutdown of two coal-fired generating units ten years earlier than planned. The company says it plans to replace the two older units at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo with a mix of wind, solar and natural gas. One of the units …
State regulators in New Mexico are being asked to create new energy standards to protect consumers and utility shareholders from future environmental regulations. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas joined some consumer advocates in petitioning the Public Regulation Commission and calling on electric utilities to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 4 percent …
Some last-minute filings were made by American Indian tribes still fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. They are still trying to persuade a federal judge that Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners has overstated the potential impacts of a shutdown of the pipeline. Standing Rock Sioux attorney Jan Hasselman and Cheyenne River Sioux attorney …
By a vote of 5-4, the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the vehicle sales tax measure that passed in May during the last week of legislative session. Legislators used a repealer to eliminate an exemption to the tax on automobile sales. The bill was contested on the allegation that it created a new …
Both the STACK and SCOOP continue giving up large wells to a variety of companies. Houston’s Marathon Oil Company reports a well near Kingfisher, one of three making up a multi-unit operation is producing 1,055 barrels a day. Located about 2 miles northeast of Kingfisher, 12 16N 7W the Hansens well also is producing 3,184 …
State regulators in Texas confirm the hurricane caused the release of pollutants from refineries operated along the Gulf Coast. The flooding also destroyed two oil storage tanks releasing about 30,000 gallons of crude oil on Wednesday. Reports indicated the refineries were those run by Exxon, Shell and other companies. The state was informed by Shell …
Tulsa’s Williams Cos. has contributed $500,000 to flood relief in Houston. The donation is going to the United Way of Greater Houston’s flood relief fund. The company also announced it is also deploying direct assistance efforts for any of its 900 workers in Houston and surrounding areas in the Gulf who are in need as …
While nearly a dozen oil and gas companies joined with the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association in launching a blood and donation drive for hurricane victims, one other Oklahoma energy company is doing what it can. Chaparral Energy has joined the cause to help those left homeless and living in shelters. “We have set up …
OGE crews remain in hurricane-devastated Rockport, Texas. Pictures tweeted by the utility indicated they staged earlier this week at the county airport in Rockport, a city of about 10,000 located north of Port Aransas. The kind of work the crews are doing is very much like what they do following any Oklahoma tornado or severe …
Experts had predicted the hurricane flooding would eventually result in gasoline prices to skyrocket because of the shutdown of nearly a dozen refineries along the Gulf Coast. It happened Wednesday night when prices in Tulsa shot up 20 cents a gallon, reaching the price of $2.39 a gallon. GasBuddy.com reported the high price at several …