Despite concerns over what a global tariff war would do to crude oil prices, they rose on Monday. The gain came after President Donald Trump talked of tariffs on steel and aluminum. He’s talking of a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. and prepared to implement them late Monday. West …
A new jobs report by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council suggests Oklahoma lost nearly 1,600 jobs in the energy services sector in the past few months. The decline of the jobs also reflected an overall downward adjustment of more than 7,300 positions compared to December 2024 across the nation. Based on preliminary data from …
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has a message for New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul….he thinks her state’s climate law targeting oil and gas companies is an ” illogical environmental agenda.” As a result, Drummond joined 21 other attorneys general in suing New York over its Climate Superfund Act and its plan to force …
A bill putting restrictions and more requirements on commercial solar energy operators in Oklahoma will be considered this week by members of the Oklahoma House Energy Committee. HB1373 by Rep. Brad Boles, Marlow, and Sen. Grant Green, Wellston, would create theCommercial Solar Facility Decommissioning Act. “A person who is harmed by a violation of the …
Oklahoma regulators are to meet Tuesday in Oklahoma City to hear reviews and reports from their various departments in the Corporation Commission. The agenda includes a briefing from the Transportation Division on motor carrier enforcement, ports of entry and weigh stations. Corporation Commissioners Kim David, Brian Bingman and Todd Hiett are to also get …
Democratic attorneys general of 23 states, including Colorado, filed a lawsuit last week trying to block the Trump administration’s funding freeze for rooftop solar, efficiency and other clean energy programs. They filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction to require federal agencies to release funds that were withheld based on instructions from the Office of Management …
As another round of bitter cold weather settles in over the Midwest, bringing snow, sleet and ice, it’s prompted officials controlling the 14-state electric grid known as the Southwest Power Pool, to issue an advisory to its members. It’s only a “Weather Advisory” and does not require any conservation of energy on the part …
While the nation’s oil and gas industry and its supporters have applauded new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s recent orders revoking anti-industry orders by the Biden administration, the new efforts have their critics. An example is a recent report by Inside Climate News. National monuments, migratory birds, endangered and threatened species: Some of the nation’s …
Customers of Evergy, the largest electrical provider in Kansas, face a possible $13 increase in monthly bills if the utility’s $196 million rate hike request is approved. The company recently filed the request with the Kansas Corporation Commission with CEO David Campbell explaining it’s necessary. “Evergy continues to focus on keeping rates as low …
Darren Blanchard started out just wanting to protect his small farm in Creek County not far from Tulsa. But he’s turned into the face and voice of the growing movement against the Cimarron Link transmission line that would stretch from the Oklahoma Panhandle and across his land. He’s been interviewed by Tulsa TV stations …
