INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
May 2014 Keystone Pipeline Flows in Cushing
WFEC—TransCanada began shipping crude oil through the southern leg of the Keystone Pipeline on Jan. 22, 2014. The 485- mile pipeline begins in Cushing, Okla.—one of the world's largest oil hubs—and travels south to the
WFEC— In a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NRECA and statewide co-op associations in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas noted their participation in voluntary programs to conserve the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Each of the states has participated in development of a five-state plan that establishes
Texas Gulf Coast refineries. At least 700,000 barrels of oil are expected to flow along the pipeline on a daily basis. The decision(s) on whether to construct the northern leg of the pipeline to Canada are still on-going.
Looking Out for the Lesser Prairie Chicken
voluntary programs. [As of April,] the plan was in the process of gaining commitment from additional participants. With adequate participation, the plan may prove to be a more favorable alternative than an “endangerment finding” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Coal Generation's Future is Hazy OG&E seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of EPA Haze Rule
WFEC—Local investor-owned electric utility, OG&E, expects a decision by the beginning of the second quarter on a petition it filed jointly with the state of Oklahoma asking for a review of a lower court's decision to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate haze
emissions from existing coal power generation plants.
If unsuccessful before the Supreme Court, OG&E has indicated it will attempt to pass on the $1.2 billion mandated environmental expenditures to its customers, as allowed by HB1910 passed in 2005.
Central Oklahoma
May 2014
News Magazine
7
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166