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Chesapeake Utilities

Chesapeake Utilities

Chesapeake Utilities sees net income for Q4

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $22.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Dover, Delaware-based company said it had profit of $1.37. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to $1.04 per share.
One of the huge front-end loaders employed at the Richards Spur quarry. Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray

One of the huge front-end loaders employed at the Richards Spur quarry. Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray

Dolese’s history in the Sooner State

The patriarch of the Dolese family was in the mining industry in the 1880s. His four sons found- ed Dolese Bros. Co. and traveled westward with the nation’s expansion.
Wind Facility

Wind Facility

Southern Power completes 100-MW Okla. wind facility

The addition of Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility in Pushmataha County is the latest operation to increased Southern Power’s wind portfolio. Southern Power’s wind portfolio now consists of 40 solar and wind facilities operating or under construction.
Down Town Tulsa

Down Town Tulsa

2 hotels in Tulsa use energy financing

TULSA – Two Tulsa hotels were built using $4.9 million in energy financing to provide energy-saving building measures. The Tulsa Club’s 1920s-era building was home to a prominent social club in the city but sat vacant for years before its recent conversion into a hotel.
US Potential Wind Capacity in Megawatts (MW) at 80 Meters

US Potential Wind Capacity in Megawatts (MW) at 80 Meters

DOE selects firm for wind power project

GE Renewables has been granted $5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal energy-related departments to build and test a new wind turbine that is designed to overcome transportation constraints currently inhibiting wind power development around the country.
Oil and Gas Rigs

Oil and Gas Rigs

Rig counts drop in Oklahoma and U.S.

More oil and gas rigs are going into storage across the country. Baker Hughes Co. reported Oklahoma’s count dropped to 48 compared to the 115 active rigs a year ago.
State crude production

State crude production

State crude production sets record highs in 2019

Oklahoma field production of crude oil set record highs in 2019 riding on an oil boom that started roughly a decade ago. While 2015 saw a slight decline, production has risen every year, year-over-year, since 2010. The Independent Statistics & Analysis of the U.S.
Biodiesel

Biodiesel

Nation’s biodiesel production increases in December

Monthly biodiesel production nationwide rose in December 2019 over the previous month from 127 million gallons up to 133 million gallons according to the Monthly Biodiesel Production Report compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and released Feb. 28.