Staff at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Petroleum Storage Tank Division move ahead with discussions on rule changes. The division plans another informal discussion with industry representatives on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. It will be an in-person meeting in Commission Courtroom 301 at the Jim Thorpe Office building in the state capitol complex. …
Gasoline prices at the pump fall with sliding oil prices
The nearly $5 a barrel slide in crude oil prices over the past week, until prices rebounded on Monday, led to a fall in nationwide gasoline prices. Oklahoma prices slipped one cent in the past week to settle at $2.86 per gallon regular gasoline. Prices at the pump were their lowest in three months …
Water safe to drink now at 2 Oklahoma sites
Boil orders issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for two water supplies in the state were lifted on Monday. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that the boil order for the Osage Co. RWD #21 water system, located in Osage County has been lifted. The water is now safe …
Sierra Club’s widespread cultural problems
Published reports suggest that working at certain offices of the Sierra Club might have been pure hell. At least that’s what a consulting firm indicated after investigating and find widespread cultural problems at the environmental group that has state offices throughout the country, including Oklahoma. While the organization presented an image of caring about …
North Dakota oil industry struggles to bring workers back
North Dakota is the nation’s number 2 oil-producing state but its June production numbers were pretty flat. Crude oil production grew only slightly according to a report in the Williston Herald. Click here for Williston Herald
Rep. Mullin sees Port of Muskogee progress firsthand
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin spent his House recess meeting with various groups and also getting an update on work on the Port of Muskogee. In a letter to constituents, the Republican Congressman said he met with Port officials to see up close the progress made since the 2019 flood. “This port is vital …
Energy news in brief
** EPA is preparing new quotas for how much biofuel must be blended into gasoline, as the administration balances competing interests from the oil and agriculture industries, Bloomberg reports. ** Boulder County, Colorado’s sheriff’s department adds a Tesla to its patrol-vehicle fleet. ** Alaska politicians denounce a federal judge’s order this week voiding approved permits for a major …
Stalled progress made in air pollution fight in Arkansas
A new report on air quality shows Arkansas cut its ozone levels in the past decade but hasn’t made much progress in the past five years. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports the “2020 State of the Air” report by the Arkansas Energy and Environment’s Office of Air Quality indicated the state has not exceeded …
Colorado energy firm faces $1 million to $3 million in fines
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Denver based K.P. Kauffman Co. faces a possible $1.2 million in fines from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for violation of several oil and gas rules. The fines could grow as the Commission resumes a hearing this week into the alleged violations. The Denver Post …
Major utilities move forward with February storm rate hike requests
The February winter storm that hit Oklahoma and the rest of the Southwest and Midwest resulting in power outages and rolling blackouts is about to possibly hit customers of Oklahoma’s major utilities a second time—with increased utility bills. Documents filed in recent days with Oklahoma regulators indicate consumer groups are critical of the rate …
