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OKC to Florida flights offered by two major airlines
Two major airlines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, announced extended seasonal service to Florida from Oklahoma City, just in time for fall and winter breaks. “We’ve been targeting more non-stop service to Florida from OKC, and these additional non-stops to Orlando and Miami provide the service our market is looking for,” said Jeff Mulder, …
Pueblo Nation lobbies against bill allowing oil and gas drilling near historic site in New Mexico
Representatives of the Pueblo Nation traveled to Washington this week as the U.S. House returned to work to lobby against a bill that would allow oil and gas drilling around the historic Greater Chaco Canyon in northern New Mexico. The 20 Pueblos are members of the All Pueblo Council of Governors. The council opposes …
EPA fines Colorado’s Suncor Refinery again
Not only was the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, Colorado recently fined again by the EPA, but it was ordered to buy $600,000 in clean lawn equipment for metro-Denver counties with excess ozone. The fine totaled $161,000 for production of gasoline with too many pollutants in 2021. The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency …
Boeing to transfer California workers to Oklahoma
Boeing in Oklahoma is gaining more employees who are being relocated from operations in Long Beach, California. The workers were given the option of either moving to operations in Oklahoma, Texas, Florida and Georgia where additional staffing was needed or lose their jobs. A total of about 250 jobs are being filled following a …
Kansas schools fight Evergy’s requested rate hike
Some school districts in Kansas have come out swinging against a plan by Evergy to increase its electric rates. The schools contend the increase will mean higher costs for them and could also result in larger class sizes. They claim it will result in the hiring of fewer teachers. Evergy is asking for a …
Kansas Senators fight FERC decision involving Oklahoma utilities
A decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, based on complaints from Southwestern Electric Power, Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company as well as city utilities in Springfield and Kansas City, Missouri has raised strong objections from Kansas U.S. Sens. Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran. What angered them is FERC’s …
Enid newspaper says hydrogen hub plan is a good fit for Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s plan to create a “hydrogen hub” with Arkansas and Louisiana was endorsed recently by the Enid News & Eagle newspaper. Under the heading, “Hydrogen hub plan a good fit for Oklahoma,” the paper endorsed the efforts of state Energy Secretary Ken Wagner. Click here for Enid News & Eagle
Fast reads of energy events
** President Joe Biden said Sunday there were plenty of climate-denying “dog-faced pony soldiers” out there, but their numbers were dwindling as the world took serious steps to address the climate crisis. The president was in Vietnam after the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, India. ** When the US Secretary of Energy and her team …
Ovintiv announces intended sale of 15 million shares of company stock
Ovintiv Inc. announced that NMB Stock Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, intends to offer for sale 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Offering consists entirely of secondary shares to be sold by …
Latest show of Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen
A heart to heart talk about energy. It’s the latest episode of Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. Sometimes it’s a direct explanation of the people, events and things that affect the energy industry, whether it’s oil and gas, wind, solar, electricity or even how regulators apply their standards.