Colorado geologist Bill Armstrong, the owner of North Slope Energy, a firm based in Denver, is well known for his role in the discovery of a giant Alaska oil field in 2013. Now he plans a new venture in Alaska’s North Slope—this time on federal land west of the existing development reported The Anchorage …
Nearly 100 OGE workers help restore power in hurricane-ravaged Florida
A team of 95 OG&E linemen and support personnel are assisting with power restoration in Melbourne, a community located in southeast Florida, after Hurricane Ian left behind heavy flooding, widespread power outages and extensive damage. OG&E Manager of Distribution Construction and Storm Response Lead Chad Guthrie is supporting the team’s restoration efforts. The fleet …
World’s largest carbon capture project to be in Wyoming
A pair of climate tech companies, one from Texas and the other from California, is set to break ground in Wyoming on what will become the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project to help industries meet their net-zero goals and slow down the Earth’s rapidly warming climate. Click here for The Hill
Supreme Court to hear Idaho couple’s challenge to EPA’s wetlands rule
Supreme Court justices on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could rock the Biden administration’s efforts to be more restrictive with the country’s clean water regulations. The Court will consider the case of Idaho landowners Michael and Chantell Sackett who have been battling the federal government since 2007 when they planned to …
Crude oil and OK energy stocks investors nervous about OPEC+ meeting
While crude oil prices in the U.S. dropped into the $70s on Friday, they also made their first weekly gain in more than a month. Oklahoma energy stocks finished mixed for the day. Analysts are eager to see whether OPEC+ on Wednesday might agree to cut crude output. West Texas Intermediate crude for November …
Oil and gas rig numbers see little change nationally and in Oklahoma
The latest rig report from Baker Hughes showed Oklahoma’s count slipped by one to 64 while nationally, the count gained one to reach a total of 765. Baker Hughes reported Oklahoma’s count of 64 compared to 40 a year ago. Nationally, the count included a gain of two oil rigs for a total of …
Appeals Court supports Devon Energy in pipeline explosion lawsuit settlement
The Denver Federal Court of Appeals upheld an Oklahoma City Federal Judge’s ruling in favor of Devon Energy which had been sued over an agreement settling compensation for two workers hurt in a 2018 gas-line explosion. Devon had been involved in a compensation issue with the two injured workers for Line Finders, an excavation …
Denver appeals court to decide on drilling around New Mexico’s Chaco Region
The Denver Federal Appeals Court heard a challenge to allowing more oil and gas exploration around the historic Greater Chaco Region of northwest New Mexico. Arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit focused on more than 370 drilling permits granted by the Biden administration reported WildEarth Guardians. Click here for …
Study shows most firms don’t link CEO salaries to emissions cuts
In a recent study conducted by the environmental group As You Sow, Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy didn’t fare well, getting a grade of D+. On the other hand, so did a lot of other energy and manufacturing companies. Forty-six of them in fact. So Devon wasn’t alone. The study focused on pay disclosures of …
Other energy headlines
** President Joe Biden’s administration said Venezuela freed seven detained Americans, including several oil executives and a former US Marine, in a swap involving two imprisoned members of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s family. ** Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda said California’s new zero-emission requirements that seek to end sales of new gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 …
