Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Kim David didn’t waste any time after Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern announced he’s a candidate for US Senate. David, a Republican, wants to replace Hern as the state’s First Congressional Representative and made the announcement Thursday afternoon. “Others talk conservative,” said David. “I’ve spent my career delivering results. In Congress, I will …
Crude oil prices bounced back up again Thursday after oil tankers and oil storage tanks were hit by Iranian drones and missiles in the Strait of Hormuz and in neighboring countries. After huge fires lit up the sky Wednesday night in Oman, targets of Iran’s drones, prices rose again, with West Texas Intermediate crude in …
** The Trump administration says it will release 172 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve — about 40% of its supply — in an attempt to curb rising prices. ** Climate advocates file a lawsuit accusing New Mexico energy regulators of endangering residents’ health by failing to address thousands of unplugged, …
Stillwater-based USA Rare Earth announced this week an expansion of its leadership team following what the company called a “Landmark Agreement” with the U.S. government. Three senior executives were appointed including Valerie Ford Jacob as Chief Legal Officer, Gregory Bowman as Chief Global Policy Officer and Head of External Relations, and J.B. Lowe as …
Despite this week’s storms that produced rainfall in some parts of Oklahoma, the western part of the state is still in a Red Flag Warning region. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry said the warning was in effect Thursday in western Oklahoma, a region that did not receive much rainfall this week. …
Unit Corporation reported a 10% increase in revenues from 2024 to 2025, according to the Tulsa firm’s just-released fourth quarter and year-end financial reports. Revenues grew, said the company, “primarily due to higher price realizations for natural gas.” It also said its operating costs decreased 4% from 2024 “primarily due to lower employee costs in …
Baker Hughes Company just issued more than $9 billion in debt to finance its acquisition of Chart Industries Inc. The acquisition was announced last summer in which Baker Hughes agreed to acquire all of the outstanding chares of chart’s common stock in an deal valued at $13.6 billion. Chart is a global leader in …
It’s been a bumpy ride for the developers of the $11 billion Grain Belt Express transmission line to carry wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas and across Missouri and Illinois to Indiana. But they made another development possible this month. After losing a $5 billion Department of Energy loan last year, the firm behind the 800-mile …
When the Oklahoma Corporation Commission fired Brandy Wreath as Director of Administration in December 2025, it was mum about the reason and any possible financial settlement. Financial records now show Wreath received more than $220,000 in payments in continued salary and settlement with the final payments made just last month. According to the State …
After forever chemicals from an east New Mexico air force base contaminated nearby dairy farms resulting in the euthanization of 3,600 head of cattle, the New Mexico Environment Department has reached agreement with four of the dairies. The Department announced plans to investigate and remediate groundwater contaminated by toxic PFAS from Cannon Air Force Base. …