** Midwest grid operators MISO and Southwest Power Pool seek federal approval for changes to their joint operating agreement that would advance $1.7 billion in transmission projects and enable up to 30 GW of new generation. ** An Iranian hacker group this spring attempted to breach multiple Utah government sites, including state data related to oil and gas. ** …
Energy policy is MIA in Harris and Walz acceptance speeches
The energy industry might very well remember the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz acceptance speeches as what was not said by the two candidates. Whether you support Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for President or not, it is clear that the energy industry apparently was not on her mind when she accepted …
Suggestion of interest rate cut sent crude prices up more than 2% on Friday
Crude oil finished the week with a more than 2% gain on Friday, thanks to a strong hint from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that the central bank would likely cut interest rates. West Texas Intermediate crude closed up $1.82 or 2.49% at $74.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude …
Hopes for an interest rate cut prompted crude oil price hike
As crude oil prices rose more than 1% in Thursday’s trading, Oklahoma energy stocks endured moderate losses of about the same percent or less. What prompted the oil price surge was growing hopes that the Feds might cut the U.S. interest rate in a few weeks. West Texas Intermediate crude went up $1.08 or …
Missouri utility says goodbye to wooden power poles
Wooden power line poles are being replaced with a different kind of pole by a utility in southeast Missouri…..a pole that will be able to withstand strong winds. It’s near Morehouse, Missouri where Ameren has started the replacement process. Click here for KFVS TV News
Dems party in Chicago while the city sees higher gasoline prices
Oh oh….while Democrats party at their national convention in Chicago and call the Kamala Harris effort to win the White House a campaign of joy, there is not joy at the gas pumps in Chicago. Prices are 20% to 23% higher than the national average. Refinery outages in the Windy City and in Ohio …
KC Federal Reserve Bank survey found manufacturing activity declined less in August
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank reports its latest survey of firms in Oklahoma and other states that make up the Tenth District found manufacturing activity did not decline as much in August as it did in July. Furthermore, of those surveyed, many have positive expectations for future activity. Chad Wilkerson, senior vice president …
Nuclear energy is MIA in Democratic Party Platform
Observations of the Democratic party’s platform this week from author and energy journalist Robert Bryce.….they focus on nuclear power and its noted absence in what the Democrats want for the U.S. 1) The omission of nuclear energy in the party’s platform shows, yet again, that while Democrats are making climate change a top talking point …
OGE gives a helping hand to 13 school districts as classes resume
) (Shawnee Public Schools officials receive a $2,500 check from OGE Energy Corp. Foundation for the new school year. (Left to right): Dr. Aaron Espolt, Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent; Emily Rothrock Tate, OG&E Community Affairs Manager; Christi Lovelady, Horace Mann Elementary School Principal; Michelle Wallace, Shawnee Public Schools Counseling & Community Engagement Coordinator; Jeff Cook, …
Water in short supply in southwest Texas
Out in the near desert-like region of Big Bend, Texas, water has become a cherished necessity. Witness the Terlingua Ranch Lodge, a 200,000 acre ranch about 70 miles from Big Bend National Park, where drinking water is for sale. But water availability will become even tighter next month as the board that directs and …
