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Oklahoma City’s transportation service EMBARK wins awards
(EMBARK Director/Administrator and City of Oklahoma City Assistant City Manager Jason Ferbrache, right, accepts the Large System of the Year award from Community Transportation Association of America President Kristen Joyner, left, at the recent 2023 CTAA Expo in Oklahoma City.) In May, EMBARK was honored with several awards from the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and …
ONE Gas expands Board of Directors
ONE Gas, Inc. has appointed Deborah Hersman to its board of directors, effective June 29, 2023, expanding its board from eight to nine members. Hersman, 53, is the former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, chief executive officer of the National Safety Council and most recently served as the chief safety officer of …
Colorado faces shortage of electricians as it goes green
Colorado’s push to really go green and promote electric vehicles and renewable energy sources is facing a shortage—of electricians. They’re the people need to do the work and already electrical contractors face backlogs for the installation of EV chargers and other appliances in the state’s eager desire to fight climate change. The Colorado Sun …
Grady County tract of land at center of controversy swirling around Supreme Court Justice
An oil and gas lease made on a tract of Grady County land lies in the middle of an ethics controversy for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Justice Alito has been under scrutiny because of some of his recent rulings in favor of the oil and gas industry and against the Environmental Protection …
More Kingfisher County well completions by BCE-Mach III LLC
More completions of Kingfisher County wells by BCE-Mach III LLC have been made with Oklahoma regulators including one set of four wells drilled on a single pad and production of more than 1,500 barrels of oil a day. The four Lincoln wells are located 8 miles east of Dover at 5 17N 5W , …
Lower gasoline prices this Fourth of July holiday
Drivers on the road for the Fourth of July holiday are finding lower gas prices across most of the country. AAA forecasts that more than 50 million people will celebrate the nation’s birthday by traveling, with a record 43.2 million going by car. The national average for a gallon of gas fell four cents since last …
Wind turbine maker faces tough times ahead this year
Siemens Gamesa, the wind power company with wind turbines scattered across Oklahoma and production plants in Hutchinson, Kansas and Iowa warned investors there will be big economic losses this year. Christian Bruch, CEO and President of Siemens Energy, and Chairman of Siemens Gamesa recently told analysts the turnaround for Siemens Energy would not be …
Rare lizard latest wildlife that could create a fight in the Permian Basin
Another fight is brewing over a rare lizard found in the Permian Basin. Already U.S. wildlife managers want to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species an it could interfere in the extensive oil and gas exploration in West Texas and southeast New Mexico. The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to collect …
Other energy notes
** The spill of highly radioactive waste beneath a building on the Hanford nuclear reservation north of Richland and near the Columbia River is both deeper and broader than anticipated. In a statement, the Department of Energy said the contamination in the soil at the Hanford 324 Building 1,000 feet from the Columbia River and a mile north …
Completion reports for June 30, 2023
DEWEY COUNTY Duncan Oil Properties Inc Cleveland(8829): Oil 197 Gas 819 Water 818 Gas Lift 33 18N 18W Terry R Nichols 1-28h, May 01, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 14059 ft Lat: 35.99953, Long: -99.12826 API: 35043237710001 GRADY COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 251 Gas 716 Water 797 Gas Lift 29 9N 5W Worley Creek 1h-29-32, April 17, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 19521 …