PLUTONIUM CLEAN UP!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 15, 2025 PLUTONIUM CLEAN UP! On May 15, 1989, the Hanford Tri-Party Agreement was signed between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Washington State Department of Ecology. This landmark agreement laid out a comprehensive plan to clean up the Hanford Site in Washington, […]
MINE DISASTER IN TURKEY!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 13, 2025 MINE DISASTER IN TURKEY! On May 13, 2014, an explosion at the Soma coal mine in Manisa Province, Turkey, led to one of the deadliest mining disasters in the country’s history. A fire, triggered by an electrical fault, quickly spread through the mine’s tunnels, producing toxic carbon monoxide […]
SIR CHRISTOPHER HINTON
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 12, 2025 SIR CHRISTOPHER HINTON Sir Christopher Hinton, born on May 12, 1901, was a pioneering British engineer whose work played a crucial role in the development of the U.K.’s nuclear energy program. He began his career in traditional engineering but soon became a central figure in Britain’s post-war atomic […]
MILK TO MEGAWATTS!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 9, 2025 MILK TO MEGAWATTS! Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval was a Swedish engineer and inventor whose early innovations revolutionized the dairy industry. Born on May 9, 1845, in the 1870s, he developed the centrifugal cream separator, a breakthrough device that dramatically improved the efficiency of separating cream from milk. […]
BURBANK OIL FIELD DISCOVERED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 8, 2025 BURBANK OIL FIELD DISCOVERED! On May 8, 1920, Marland Oil Company completed the discovery well on the Bertha Hickman farm near Burbank, Oklahoma. The well initially produced 150 barrels of oil per day, but by the end of the year, the field was yielding over 3,400 barrels daily. […]
ELENI V SPLIT IN TWO!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 6, 2025 ELENI V SPLIT IN TWO! Eveni V was a Greek oil tanker carrying 117,280 barrels of oil when it was cut in half by the French ship Roseline on May 6, 1978. The collision, caused by heavy fog off the southern coast of England, resulted in the release […]
RANSOMWARE ATTACK!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 7, 2025 RANSOMWARE ATTACK! On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., suffered a ransomware attack by the Russian-linked group DarkSide. The attackers stole approximately 100 gigabytes of data and deployed ransomware that led the company to shut down its pipeline operations […]
NEW GAS PIPELINE!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 5, 2025 NEW GAS PIPELINE! On May 5, 1950, Westoc Oil and Gas, the predecessor to Mustang Fuel Corporation, commenced operations of its first natural gas pipeline, delivering fuel from the West Edmond gas field to Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company’s (OG&E) new Mustang Power Plant. This milestone marked a […]
BLACK SUNDAY!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 2, 2025 BLACK SUNDAY! On May 2, 1982, a day now known as Black Sunday, Exxon abruptly pulled out of its $5 billion Colony Oil Shale Project in Parachute, Colorado. This decision came as a shock to the local community, leading to the immediate layoff of more than 2,000 workers. […]
ENERGY PRODIGY!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 1, 2025 ENERGY PRODIGY! J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. was a true prodigy in the field of nuclear energy. At just 13 years old, he began his studies at the University of Chicago, becoming one of its youngest-ever students. He earned his first degree by 17, marking the start of a […]