https://www.facebook.com/reel/24604264572605533 A State of the Union announcement on data centers and large load customers—-was it a copy of what Oklahoma did last year? It was one of the things talked about as Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, how the state legislature wants to close certain Corporation Commission books and records to the …
News that U.S. crude inventories rose by 16 million barrels in the past week sent crude prices slipping ever so slightly in Wednesday’s trading. At the same time, investors remained wary about the U.S. and Iran nuclear talks and whether the the flow of oil from the Middle East could be threatened. West Texas Intermediate …
Oklahoma City’s Gulfport Energy Corporation is expecting at least a 5% growth in its production by the end of the year after it reported financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and provided its 2026 outlook. The company reported fourth quarter net income of $132.4 million and adjusted …
Four decades after a refinery in southern Oklahoma was closed, the property has been taken over by a development foundation in Duncan. Stephens County Commissioners voted 3-0 this week on an agreement for the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation to manage the Stephens County Refinery property located between Duncan and the town of Comanche along …
As data center controversies boil in different cities and sites around Oklahoma and some government entities consider new ordinances targeting the power-hungry AI operations, there’s a new report indicating that 30 to 50% of the data centers proposed across the world won’t come online before the end of the year. Sightline Climate, in a new …
A new employment report from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (EWTC) shows a slow loss of energy jobs, which includes oil and gas, in Oklahoma. The data for January 2026 showed Oklahoma’s energy employment totaled 47,582 compared to 47,895 in December of 2025. The loss of 313 jobs is a continuing movement in the state’s …
Interior Department Completes NEPA Rollback The Interior Department says it’s completed a major rollback of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that will help speed energy, mining, and other projects. Power Plant Retirements Total 11 GW Power plant owners plan to retire 11 GW of utility-scale power generation this year, most of it from coal …
An oil spill into a south central Kansas river drew the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency which ordered an oil company to clean up the spill. KSN TV in Wichita reported the EPA issued the order to Atlas Operating LLC following the oil spill in the Chikaskia River. It was February 15 when the …
Trump pushes ‘ratepayer protection’ plan tied to data centers–just like Oklahoma’s ‘behind the meter’ law A year after Oklahoma adopted the “behind the meter” law aimed at large load users of electrical power, President Trump in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address unveiled a similar plan targeting data centers. In one of his few …
Proposed delisting for winter plant minimum goes public
February 25, 2026
Federal Proposal Seeks to Delist Geocarpon minimum From Endangered List The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on its proposal to remove Geocarpon minimum, a small winter annual plant found in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, from the list of endangered and threatened plants. The proposal represents a significant step in …
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