The grid operator in Texas, ERCOT issued a warning about this week’s cold weather front and how it might result in near record-setting levels of electric demand in the state. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas did so, not in the form of a warning but rather a notice to government agencies that it …
Kingfisher County remains a hot spot for Ovintiv
If there is one energy firm that has the ability to continue discovery of major producing oil wells in Oklahoma, it is Ovintiv USA Inc. As OK Energy Today has reported in the past, Ovintiv has a track record of major finds in the STACK, especially in Kingfisher County. Its latest is a four-well …
New Mexico’s oil and gas group launches campaign against zero future act
A bill introduced in the New Mexico legislature to require the state reduce greenhouse gas pollution prompted the state’s oil and gas association to launch a campaign against it. Democratic Rep. Nathan Small introduced House Bill 6, known as the Clean Future Act, which would set emission limits for air pollutants that contribute to climate change. …
Entergy Arkansas puts put solar plant on line
Entergy Arkansas announced its newest solar generation source is online and pumping power onto the electric grid. The Searcy Solar Energy Center is among the first in the state to include battery storage and the ability to store 30 megawatts to provide power rain or shine. Searcy Solar is one of three plants producing …
Senators urge EPA to reverse small refinery biofuel targets
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Jim Inhofe were among 15 Republican Senators who recently wrote the EPA urging it to reconsider its plan to deny all 65 small refinery exemption petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard program. Led by West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capitol, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public …
Crude made a slight rebound on Friday and some OK energy stocks did the same
Accessibility statementSkip to main cont Crude oil prices managed a weak rebound on Friday as overseas oil settled above the $90 price. Oklahoma energy sources didn’t have the same kind of day. West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery went up 21 cents and settled at $86.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …
Supreme Court asked to declare OGE financing method “unconstitutional”
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has a potential problem when it comes to challenges to the ratepayer-backed bonds that might be used to pay for the financing method Oklahoma Gas & Electric intends to use for its February 2021 winter storm costs. Justices await a court referee’s recommendation on legal challenges made during a court …
Oil and gas rig numbers grow in Oklahoma and the U.S.
For a second consecutive week, Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count increased in the past week as did the number across the U.S. Oklahoma’s count grew by one to 51. A year ago, there were only 18 active oil and gas rigs in the state. Nationally, numbers increased by 6 to 610. The count …
EV growth to be a highway tax challenge for Kansas
The growth of electric vehicles has posed a challenge in Kansas. How will the state find the money to maintain and repair its roads and highways since money won’t be spent at the gas pumps where highway taxes are paid and collected? It’s the same challenge in Oklahoma and while the two states have …
Tribes split $10.4 million in federal Tribal Transit Grants
Seven Oklahoma Indian tribes are among three dozen nationally that will split more than $10 million in Tribal Transit Grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. One of the larger grants to an Oklahoma tribe is $785,000 for the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma to establish a fixed-route and demand transit services. Oklahoma’s …
