We warned you! The ROFR/NOT a ROFR issue heats up big time as Rep. Trey Caldwell disputes former Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth’s contention that Caldwell’s transmission bill is a ROFR. It’s in the weeds but we break it down for you (and why consumers and media need to pay attention) in this special edition …
February 17, 2025 archive
Attack on Russian oil pipeline sent prices up Monday
Despite Monday being a federal holiday in the states, crude oil prices rose in trading after an attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in the Caspian Sea interrupted flows of oil from Kazakhstan. Western firms including Chevron and Exxon Mobil were among those using the line. The attack came a day before U.S. …
OKC water tips to avoid frozen pipes
The city of Oklahoma City is offering some advice to its water customers as the temperature prepares to drop to single digits bringing with it wind chills below zero. They also apply to anyone across the state. With temperatures expected to drop below freezing for several consecutive days this week, the OKC Utilities Department …
Winter on steroids?
The big question for Oklahoma weather watchers on Tuesday is….what kind of winter weather will we actually get? Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus took this view of things. “What you’re actually feeling is that of impending frozen doom, killing all hopes of sunshine, flip-flops, and non-chapped lips. Some folks call it “winter,” but this is actually winter …
Attorney General wants public to know he’s watching natural gas prices
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants voters to know he’s paying close attention to natural gas supply and marketing activity as the state braces for a week of what he calls dangerously cold temperatures. In a press release issued Monday, Drummond said his agency is committed to making sure Oklahomans are not exploited as they …
Another broadband expansion project to be launched in Oklahoma
The funding of the broadband expansion efforts of the Biden administration is under consideration for cuts, but it’s not stopping the Oklahoma Broadband Office with moving ahead with the launching of another of its projects. The Oklahoma Broadband Office will officially launch broadband expansion projects with internet service provider CVEC Fiber to improve access …
Guess what’s going up? Natural gas prices
Don’t look now, but natural gas prices are slowly growing across the U.S. and the winter weather is the obvious culprit. We’re just four years away from the historic 2021 winter storm Uri where natural gas prices in Oklahoma soared to more than $1,200 per MMBtu, the highest price ever recorded in the U.S. …
State regulators cancel Tuesday meeting due to expected severe weather
Due to the anticipated inclement weather, the Regular Commission Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., in the Concourse Theater, Suite C50 of the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, has been cancelled.
Western oil and gas advocate chosen to head BLM
Another leader of a Colorado-based oil and gas industry group has been chosen by President Donald Trump to head the Bureau of Land Management. Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, was appointed BLM director, an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land. She has been president of the Energy Alliance …
Oil and gas rig count grows in Oklahoma and U.S.
Oklahoma saw a gain of one rig in the past week, according to the latest oil and gas rig count provided by Baker Hughes Co. Despite frigid winter weather in the state, the number moved up to a total of 44 oil and gas drilling rigs in the various energy plays. A year ago, …
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