October 2024 archive

Vital to release 3Q earnings report next month

Vital Energy plans to release its third quarter financial report the first week of November. The firm said the results will be released after the market closes on Wednesday, Nov. 6. A conference call will be held the next day, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 a.m. central time. The Tulsa-based company had $36.7 million in …

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Southwest Power Pool turns 20 years old

    The Southwest Power Pool which controls the electric grid covering Oklahoma and 13 other states turned 20 years old this week. The official birthday date was Oct. 4. Twenty years ago, Oct. 4, 2004, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved and designated SPP as an RTO or Regional Transmission Organization. The approval allowed …

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Broadband Office to launch another project in Oklahoma

Another project will be launched into parts of northeast Oklahoma by the state’s Broadband Office. This time, the project will involve the introduction of high-speed internet service in rural Creek County north of Sapulpa. A launching ceremony will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. where the state funds will allow an expansion project with internet …

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Oklahoma sends more help to Hurricane Helene victims

Oklahoma is doing more than supplying electrical line repair crews from utility companies to help with power restoration in the southeast following the death and destruction of Hurricane Helene. While PSO crews are coming home after helping in a handful of states, others are heading to the devastated areas of the country. The State Health …

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Crude oil settles above $80 as worries grow over what happen next in the Middle East fighting

    A nearly 4% jump in crude oil prices pushed Brent crude above the $80 a barrel mark for the first time in weeks. The increasing risk of a wider war in the Middle East still has investors worried about the prospects of Middle East crude oil shipments being interrupted. There are still growing …

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Court fight over nuke waste sites in Texas and New Mexico in the hands of US Supreme Court

  The efforts of New Mexico and Texas leaders to stop any more radioactive waste being dumped in their states will soon rest in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court justices. The high court agreed on Friday to consider the fight to store the waste at sites in rural areas of the two states. …

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Lack of rain and high temperatures add to growing wildfire dangers in Oklahoma

  Wildfire dangers in Oklahoma are going hand in hand with the growing lack of rainfall across the state as well as the continued heat wave gripping the state and much of the central part of the U.S. The Oklahoma Forestry Division, in its Monday update showed no significant large fire activity. However, the wildfire …

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Hot weather to linger over Oklahoma and much of the central part of the US

  If you were thinking Oklahoma might see a change of the kind of weather we’ve been having in the past few weeks, forget it. At least, that’s the advice from Gary McManus, Climate Director at the Oklahoma Mesonet. In his Monday morning address to his multitude of followers, McManus explained the growing Hurricane Milton …

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Hurricane fund-raising effort launched by Pilot travel centers nationwide

A spokesman for Pilot travel centers isn’t afraid to say it. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the countless individuals, families and communities, including our own team members, experiencing the utterly devastating effects of Hurricane Helene,” declared Julis Cox, Pilot’s chief people officer. While some national leaders in recent days were reticent to use the …

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Cheniere Energy to release 3Q earnings report at the end of the month

      Investors in Cheniere Energy, Inc. will learn at the end of the month whether the third quarter earnings of the firm will top the more than $3.3 billion in second quarter revenues. The Texas-based company, one with the Midship natural pipeline across Oklahoma, announced it will issue the third quarter earnings report …

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