Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ wasted no time in replying to the latest attack against him by Attorney General Gentner Drummond. He issued a statement Monday under the headline “State Treasurer Todd Russ Calls Out AG for Trampling Constitutional Boundaries.” In the release, the Treasurer emphasized the need for clear constitutional boundaries between state investments …
The progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran over nuclear weapons development and continued sanctions against Iranian oil sent crude oil prices tumbling more than 2% on Monday and Oklahoma energy stocks fell as well, some in the range of 6% to 9%. But investors are still said to be concerned about the …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners face a long agenda for Tuesday’s meeting including some issues raised by former Commissioner Bob Anthony in his criticism of sitting Commissioner Todd Hiett. The most prominent of former Commissioner Anthony’s requests was the filing he made in August 2024 during which he called on Commissioner Hiett to resign over the …
Parts of western Oklahoma could see stormy weather this week. Just take a look at the above map, courtesy of the Oklahoma Mesonet. Adding to the stormy weather is another day of strong winds. Then, there’s the prospect of “severe hail” in western Oklahoma.
More than 1,700 military family homes at the U.S. Army’s Fort Sill will receive modernized heating and cooling technology over the next three years as part of a Corvias improvement project at the installation. Corvias, an infrastructure and resiliency partner to the U.S. military and higher education institutions, in collaboration with CRC Innovations, an …
While the Oklahoma Broadband Office is hoping to land possibly millions more in federal funds which could be made available this summer, it is planning on the launching of still another system serving 14 counties. The Office said it will officially launch 20 broadband expansion projects with internet service provider Resound Networks to improve …
Competition by internet service providers is now open for federal grants in the largest high-speed internet expansion program in Oklahoma history, Broadband Office Executive Director Mike Sanders announced this week. More than $768 million in broadband expansion grants are expected to be awarded late this summer through the BEAD program administered by the Oklahoma …
Ponca City Rep. Ken Luttrell called it “probably the most important economic development plan for the future of Oklahoma that we’ll see this year.” He referred to SB269 during a recent hearing of the House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee in which he encouraged approval. It came on a 13-1 vote. The bill …
Oklahoma’s Cana Woodford play was one of three oil and gas plays across the nation to see a gain of drilling rigs in the past week, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count. The Cana increased its rig count by one, reaching a total of 19 active rigs in the most recent reporting …
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Liquids Pipeline Projects Database One of five pipeline projects to move petroleum liquids in the U.S. that were completed in 2024 was one by ONEOK in Oklahoma. The pipeline was among those identified in a new report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. ONEOK’s Houston to El Paso refined petroleum …
