Williams Pipeline Effort Faces Renewed Opposition in New York Efforts of Oklahoma-based Williams Cos. to build the Constitution natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to Albany, New York are intensifying, but so is the opposition of environmental groups in New York state. State Regulators Challenge Pipeline Permit It was three months ago when the New York …
Where they’re drilling in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Rig Count Declines But Cana Woodford Holds Strong When Oklahoma experienced a recent loss of 2 oil and gas rigs, leaving 44 active rigs statewide based on the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count, it still did not affect the state’s most active play. Cana Woodford Remains Oklahoma’s Top Drilling Play The Cana Woodford continued …
Energy Briefs: Iran Threats, U.S. Energy Policy Moves
Middle East Tensions Threaten Global Oil Supply Donald Trump Iran oil Kharg Island: President Donald Trump says the U.S. could “take the oil in Iran” and potentially seize Kharg Island, the country’s key oil export hub, as tensions escalate. Officials say troops are preparing for possible ground operations, although Trump added a peace deal could …
PSO Seeks $3.2B for Oklahoma Energy Expansion
PSO Seeks $3.2B Financing for Oklahoma Energy Projects Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is asking the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for approval to raise up to $3.2 billion to help fund major energy expansion projects currently underway across the state. Utility Plans Major Debt Offering In a filing with regulators, PSO requested authority to enter …
Wildfire chances grow—3 firefighters recover from injuries
While western Oklahoma remains under a Red Flag Alert for wildfires, three firefighters are recovering from injuries suffered in a recent fire north of the Blaine County town of Hitchcock. Social media reports indicated two firefighters from Okeene were injured in fighting the out of control fire. One suffered burns and was transported to a …
Business expansions announced in Tulsa and Stillwater
Two major expansions, one in Tulsa and the other in Stillwater, were announced in the past week. Lufthansa Technik Component Services held a recent ceremony for a 25,000-square-foot addition to its plant at Tulsa International Airport. The expansion included 90 new workstations and an upgraded avionics workshop for maintenance, repair and overhaul across the country. …
Rep. Gann just filed a 9th Supreme Court Appeal
State Rep. Tom Gann, the Republican legislator who has led constitutional challenges of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s approval of utility rate cases, has filed his ninth such appeal with the State Supreme Court. It was a challenge of a Public Service Company of Oklahoma case. In a March 26 filing, Gann challenged the recent approval …
Fermi at work on nuclear power plant approval at Amarillo
As Fermi America is planning what it says is the world’s largest energy-driven artificial intelligence complex, located in Amarillo, Texas, the company is also working with national nuclear regulators to help improve regulatory efficiency. Fermi, co-founded by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, is building a behind-the-meter HyperGrid campus and plans to use large-scale …
Energy briefs
** Israel said it attacked a one-of-a-kind uranium processing plant in Iran in its latest wave of air strikes. The IDF also hit a heavy water reactor, which they described as “key infrastructure for producing plutonium for nuclear weapons”. ** Governments moved again this week to release and build oil reserves as the supply shock from the …
OGE urges consumers to prepare for spring storms
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company is urging its customers to prepare for the arrival of spring storms, the ones that can cause power outages because of downed power lines. The utility said the storms can arrive quickly and create hazardous conditions. OG&E prepares year-round to reduce the impact of storms on the electric system. …