At the time President Donald Trump went public in 2018 with his criticism of Germany being too energy dependent on Russia and its natural gas, it drew smirks from Germany’s leaders. Remember those pictures of German officials sitting at the 2018 U-N General Assembly during a Trump speech and how they laughed and smirked …
Oilfield man-camp operator Civeo Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has renewed its share repurchase authorization for the Company to repurchase up to 5% of its total common shares outstanding through the facilities of the New York Stock Civeo intends to fund repurchases through cash on hand and cash generated from operations. In …
A southern Oklahoma well produced nearly 1,000 barrels of oi a day when it was completed earlier this year. A completion report filed by Black Mesa Energy LLC of Tulsa was on a Stephens County well, 36 1S 4W , located east of the town of Alma. The Rangers 36-25-1s-4w Sxh 1, spudded in December 2021 was …
More utilities in the western part of the nation are interested in being served by the Southwest Power Pool of which Oklahoma is a member. Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced six additional entities have expressed interest in participating in the next phase of Markets+ development. Avista Corp., Chelan County Public Utility District, Grant County …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony continued his criticism this week of the ratepayer-backed bonds being used by Oklahoma Natural Gas to cover its February 2021 Winter Storm costs. He also raised new allegations against the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority in issuing bonds for the utilities that used them to cover those costs. In a …
A recent move by the state of Texas to no longer do state business with 10 financial firms that ban investments in fossil fuels is reportedly costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars this year. That’s what National Public Radio reported this week. Click here for NPR
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using a recent U.S. Supreme Court EPA ruling to fight the federal government’s approval of a nuclear waste storage site in West Texas. Paxton says the court’s June 30 ruling, which limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, can …
NextEra Energy lost a fight over a wind farm before the Kansas Court of Appeals The appellate court upheld a lower court ruling in favor of opponents of a large commercial wind farm southeast of Hutchinson. The actual ruling was against Pretty Prairie Wind LLC, a subsidiary created by NextEra Energy reported the Hutchinson …
The Kansas Corporation Commission granted approval this week of a 94-mile transmission line in southeastern Kansas. NextEra Energy transmission Southwest, LLC was awarded a certificate for the 345 kV line to run through five counties: Coffey, Anderson, Allen, Bourbon and Crawford reported KZRG News Talk radio. Click here for KZRG Radio news
** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued notices to 15 states for failure to submit plans for air pollution reduction, four months after a lawsuit on the matter from a coalition of environmental groups. The states receiving notices are Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and …
