A group of governors from across the American West signaled their disapproval of storing spent nuclear fuel in their states without their consent, as two companies plan to do so in New Mexico and Texas despite opposition voiced by both states. Click here for Las Cruces Sun News
Carbon capture to get big benefits from Inflation Reduction Act
Whenever President Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law, there will be big benefits for carbon capture projects across the nation. Click here for Time
EPA moves quickly for $4 billion battery plant in Kansas
While the oil and gas industry often criticizes the EPA for its inability to move quickly in acting on fossil fuel permits, such wasn’t the case for the site of a $4 billion battery plant in Kansas—the plant sought by Oklahoma. The Kansas Reflector reported that state and federal environmental regulators approved a change …
Annual Linemen’s Expo for OGE resumed this month
Linemen teams from across OG&E’s service area gathered in Oklahoma City on Aug. 6 to compete in the company’s annual Linemen’s Expo. This was the 31st year for the event, after a two-year pause due to health and safety concerns of COVID-19. OG&E linemen kicked off the day with a moving salute to the American …
Increased volumes expected on Keystone pipeline
According to the operator of the Keystone Pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Cushing hub in Oklahoma, there will be more volumes of crude flowing through the line in the coming months. It already was on the increase in the second quarter as TC Energy said volumes rose from 590,000 b/d to …
Gas prices keep falling—Oklahoma third lowest average nationally
Oklahoma had the nation’s third lowest average for gasoline prices on Monday while the national average fell a dime in the past week to $3.95. Triple A reported the national slip was due primarily to stable oil prices and fewer drivers than usual fueling up. The national average for a gallon of regular gas …
Strong winds, falling tree and power lines caused massive New Mexico fire
Power lines are believed to have caused the massive April fire that killed two persons and destroyed more than 200 homes in the Ruidoso, New Mexico area. The Albuquerque Journal reports it is the finding of a state investigator who said strong, gusty winds topped a drought-stressed tree causing electrical lines to arc and …
Defense contractor opens Tinker AFB office
Headquartered in Florida, AllClear Aerospace & Defense announced the opening of its new sales office located in Oklahoma City, OK. With operations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Camarillo, CA; Chatsworth, CA; Greenville, SC; Macon, GA; Miramar, FL; Seoul, S. Korea; Singapore, South San Francisco, CA; and Tokyo, Japan, the company’s Oklahoma office is …
Civeo repurchases $11 million in shares
Canadian-based Civeo Corporation, the man-camp operator with a facility in Oklahoma, announced the repurchase of nearly $11 million in common shares from a shareholder. The deal involves 375,000 common shares representing 2.6% of the fully-diluted common shares outstanding. “Today’s announcement reflects our confidence in Civeo’s business outlook, and this transaction provides an opportunity to …
No lack of other energy headlines
** Some Alaska environmental advocates say the proposed congressional climate bill “causes more harm than good” by requiring oil and gas leasing and incentivizing critical mineral mining. ** Analysts are skeptical of the U.S. mining industry’s ability to produce enough electric vehicle battery minerals to meet deadlines in the proposed congressional climate bill. ** A company proposes using abandoned oil wells to explore …
