The agreements announced Thursday by Williams, Coterra Energy and Dominion Energy Virginia represented a “first” in the natural gas industry. The three firms created the industry’s first next generation natural gas certification process across all segments of the value chain from production through gathering and transmission with deliveries through 2023. Williams is leveraging block-chain secured …
Oil leak into Kansas creek forced shutdown of Keystone pipeline
The Keystone Pipeline was shut down late Wednesday after a leak of oil into a northern Kansas creek was discovered. The incident happened in Washington County. TC Energy, the North American energy firm headquartered in Canada called it a “confirmed release of oil” into a Kansas creek located about 20 miles south of Steel …
OGE board announces dividend and addition of new director
A new member has joined the Board of Directors at OGE Energy Corp. Directors voted this week to appoint Cathy R. Gates to the board beginning Jan. 3, 2023. Gates was an assurance partner for Ernst & Young LLP, based in their Tulsa office, through her retirement in 2017. She served as a managing partner for eight …
Growth in rig activity reported by Enverus
The latest rig count by Enverus Foundations showed not only a nationwide gain but increased activity in the Anadarko Basin. Enverus reported the Anadarko saw a gain of 3 rigs in the past week to reach a total of 91. Nationally, it showed a gain of 5 to reach 877 total rigs. The count …
Rep. Bice calls for more research into hydrogen fuel cell production
Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice is pushing a hydrogen research measure in the House. The Republican Representative along with Democrat Paul Tonko of New York introduced the Department of Energy Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation that would empower the Department of Energy (DOE) to strengthen its efforts …
PSO charity program continues giveaway of LED lights
Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s Shine A Light program is helping families in need by distributing more than 118,000 free LED bulbs. Since 2014, Shine A Light has distributed more than 750,000 energy-efficient bulbs to food pantries in PSO-served areas. This year, Shine A Light expanded to 22 pantries serving 100 communities. “These are difficult …
Court ruling stops $5 billion turnpike expansion in Oklahoma
As of noon Thursday, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority brought a halt to its work on developing the $5 billion ACCESS Oklahoma toll road expansion plan. Vendors were notified by email that the Authority had not anticipated a Cleveland County District Judge’s ruling that turnpike officials had “willfully” violated Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Act. Turnpike Authority …
Rep. Lucas demands answers about US grant to firm with Chinese ties
Why did the US government approve a $200 million grant to a company with direct ties to communist Chinese leadership? It’s the question Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas wants answered by the Biden administration. As the Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Rep. Lucas fired off a letter to Department of Energy Secretary …
Christmas light bills cost more this year in Oklahoma
Thanks to increased utility costs in Oklahoma, the cost of Christmas lights at your home went up $3 this year compared to last year. Now if you’re Clark Griswold in the movie “Christmas Vacation,” that’s another matter, right? A study by House Method showed the national average cost is $16.48 this year. In Oklahoma, the 2022 …
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** In 15 U.S. states last year, coal was used to generate electricity more than any other energy source. Twenty years earlier, in 2001, coal was the largest source of electricity generation in 32 states. The United States has shifted away from coal-fired generation since it peaked in 2007 and toward natural gas and renewables. …