The three southern Oklahoma counties devastated by the weekend tornadoes that also left four people dead are getting disaster assistance benefits from FEMA. FEMA announced the disaster help is going to Hughes, Love and Murray Counties as they were hardest hit by the tornado outbreak. Governor Kevin Stitt said he appreciated how quickly FEMA …
Oklahoma isn’t the only state reeling from deadly tornadoes. The small town of Westmoreland, Kansas was the site of a similar storm as an EF-3 tornado bore down on the residents Tuesday evening, leaving one person dead. Westmoreland is the Pottawatomie County seat and located about 22 miles northeast of Manhattan. A reported 22 …
Changes were announced this week to the executive team in charge of the Southwest Power Pool, the 14-state group of which Oklahoma is a member. The SPP, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, said the changes were meant to further strengthen its position as a leader in electric reliability and affordability as it named David …
The cash keeps rolling in for Devon Energy, thanks to increased oil production and leaders aren’t backing off their efforts to grow production for the remainder of the year. Devon Energy Corp. repeated its record $1.7 billion cash flow from operating ativities in the first quarter of the year as it reported financial and …
Three high school seniors from across Oklahoma and Arkansas just received $60,000 college scholarships from Oklahoma Gas and Electric Energy Corp. Foundation, Inc. The $60,000 scholarship for each will cover tuition, books, fees and on-campus room and board through the 2024 OGE Positive Energy Scholars program. The 2024 OGE Positive Energy Scholars are Nadia …
** Authorities have recovered the body of a fifth victim in the Baltimore bridge collapse five weeks ago, officials said Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, according to the Unified Command, a joint task force composed of police, coast guard and other government agencies to respond to the …
In a Texas courtroom, a case is being layed out to verify allegations that a natural gas pipeline company waged market manipulation during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri—the same kind of claims that Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond made in recent lawsuits against two companies. The case in Texas involves CPS Energy, the nation’s …
The large tornado reported Tuesday evening in southwest Oklahoma caught more than the usual attention. Weather experts say it not only was an immense tornado, but it actually reversed course in Tillman County. It spun in the “wrong” direction,” said the meteorologists and became what they call a “looping” tornado near the city of …
Not only did a surprise increase in US crude stocks send crude oil prices tumbling on Wednesday, it was more of a surge in stocks. The U.S. Energy Information Admininstration reported stocks rose by more than 7 million barrels while the Cushing oil hub also saw a gain. Nationally, crude stocks soared from 453.6 …
Not only did crude oil prices plunge nearly 3% to a seven-week low on Wednesday, it took Oklahoma energy stocks on a downward spiral too. Oil fell on an unexpected build in US crude stocks along with the Fed decision not to cut near-term interest rates which could have increased oil demand. West Texas Intermediate …
