Just as the late oilman T. Boone Pickens was a major contributor to Oklahoma State University and its football stadium, another oilman, Cecil O’Brate did the same for the school’s baseball program. The Kansas oil and gas tycoon died last weekend at the age of 95. He developed his wealth as a farmer in …
January 24, 2024 archive
One of largest Buc-ee’s travel centers is about to open south of Fort Worth
Okay, Buc-ee’s has yet to build one of its wildly popular highway stops in Oklahoma. But one of the growing company’s latest is about to open in Hillsboro, Texas, midway between Fort Worth and Waco and along I-35. One report suggested the grand opening will be part of a once-in-a-lifetime historic event. The Fort …
Energy quick reads
** For many drivers of EVs, premature tire wear has become an unexpected black mark on vehicles promoted as a green climate-friendly option to gas-gulping cars. ** US household utility debt is at a record high as more Americans struggle to cope with rising heating and cooling costs. ** Plug Power Inc. surged the most …
Longtime accountant executive at Devon Energy to retire
Devon Energy Corp. announced that Jeremy Humphers, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, is retiring from the company after working there since 2003. He will step down from his current role effective March 8, 2024. John Sherrer will succeed Humphers as Vice President, Accounting & Controller and will be designated as the company’s …
Growing debt as consumers struggle with increasing utility costs
Customers of Oklahoma’s major utilities who complain about the never-ending cycle of rate hike requests and approvals are not alone. Many have complained to Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners and in OG&E’s latest request for a rate hike that would raise residential rates by another $19 a month, a long list of consumers opposed the request. …
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