State House Committee to hold interim study on energy in Oklahoma

  The wind industry, the Kiamichi River hydroelectric project and other related issues will be focused on Tuesday by members of the Oklahoma House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. They will spend the entire day discussing the issues prior to the start of the 2025 session of the Oklahoma legislature. Energy Generation will be the …

Continue reading »

Four new petroleum liquids pipelines, including one in Oklahoma, have been completed in the United States since 2023

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Liquids Pipeline Projects Database Since 2023, pipeline companies have completed four new petroleum liquids pipeline projects in the United States—three crude oil pipeline projects and one hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) project—according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s recently updated Liquids Pipeline Projects Database. And one of them is in Oklahoma. No new …

Continue reading »

Rainfall is badly needed across Oklahoma

  Dried ponds are no longer a rare sight in Oklahoma. The lack of rainfall is quite evident as shown by the map presented Monday on the Oklahoma Mesonet update. Things might change as a result of stormy weather predicted in western Oklahoma. But the lack of rainfall, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus, is …

Continue reading »

Arkansas Attorney General changes stand on 23% rate hike for Summit Utilities

  A reversal by the Arkansas Attorney General on the settlement of a more than 23% rate hike for customers of Summit Utilities has created a political storm in the state. AG Tim Griffin first agreed to the settlement of the 23.4% rate hike for the 410,000 homes and businesses served by Summit Utilities. But …

Continue reading »

Solar panels in Puerto Rico result in floods for the people

  Ever since Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s power grid 7 years ago, the island territory has struggled with power changes. As we have followed the struggles of Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy Services to get paid millions for the work it did in restoring electrical power after the 2017 hurricane, now comes a different challenge …

Continue reading »

Energy briefs

** Boeing is exploring asset sales in a bid to boost its fragile finances by shedding its non-core or underperforming units, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The planemaker last week reached an agreement to offload a small defense unit that makes surveillance equipment for the U.S. military, the paper reported, citing people familiar with the …

Continue reading »

Kansas saw big jump in clean energy jobs in 2023

  The state of Kansas saw a 5% increase in clean energy jobs last year according to a new  Clean Jobs Midwest’s report. As a result, Kansas had 26,058 people working in the clean energy industry, far more than in 2019 when 24,812 worked in the industry. The report found 761,000 people were employed by …

Continue reading »

Puerto Rico finally coughs up millions owed to OKC energy firm for 2017 Hurricane help

  Puerto Rico’s finally come through with payments to Mammoth Energy Services and its wholly owned subsidiary Cobra Acquisitions LLC for the work it performed following the 2017 Hurricane Maria The Puerto Rico Electric power Authority, according to an announcement by Mammoth Energy of Oklahoma City, made a payment of $18.4 million in accordinance with …

Continue reading »

Feds finance more than a dozen solar farms in Arkansas

  More than $2.5 million in federal funding has gone to the building of 13 solar farms in Arkansas. The money, totaling $2.573,271, came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to USDA officials, the grants provided through the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) are intended to lower energy costs while providing jobs and clean energy. …

Continue reading »

Little change cited in oil and gas drilling in nation’s shale plays

    The latest rig count released by Baker Hughes Co. indicated that most of the oil and gas plays across the U.S. saw little change in their drilling activity. The Permian Basin rig count was unchanged at 304, according to the report. The Williston in North Dakota and South Dakota remained at 34, the …

Continue reading »