April 15, 2025 archive

Oklahoma energy stocks finished Tuesday with mixed results

  Oklahoma energy stocks finished Tuesday’s trading with mixed results while oil prices saw little change. Investors are still trying to figure what will happen to global oil demand amid the on-again, off-again tariffs by President Donald Trump. As for energy stocks in Oklahoma, some saw up to a 5% loss for the day while …

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Can Williams Cos. beat its 4Q financial results?

  After reporting a 2024 record year, Tulsa’s Williams Cos. plans to announce its first-quarter 2025 financial results after the close of markets on Monday, May 5. The company will hold a conference call on Tuesday, May 6 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time where executives will discuss the results. Williams is coming off record net …

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Will chemical firm LSB Industries see stronger results in coming 1Q?

  The first quarter results for Oklahoma City’s LSB Industries, Inc. will be made public after the close of the stock market on Tuesday, April 29. Investors no doubt are asking—will things improve? LSB finished Tuesday’s trading this week with a 13 cent or 2.42% fall to $5.24 per share. The company announced its management …

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BLM nominee withdraws following report of her criticism of Trump

  President Trump has been left with finding someone else to run the Bureau of Land Management after his pick, Kathleen Sgamma withdrew her name last week, apparently over her previous criticism of the President during the Jan. 6 attack on the capitol. The announcement came during what was supposed to be a Senate Energy …

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Colorado’s new gas emission rules challenged by oil and gas operators

  New state greenhouse gas emission rules in Colorado are being challenged by oil and gas operators in the western part of the state. The lawsuit by the West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association is considered something of a “hand in hand” action along with an April 8 executive order by President Trump urging his …

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Konawa site of next Broadband expansion project

Oklahoma’s next launching of a broadband service project funded through the federal government will take place Friday in an area serving five east central counties. The State Broadband Office announced that expansion projects with internet service provider CVEC Fiber will mean improved access to high-speed service in Hughes, Lincoln, McIntosh, Okfuskee and Seminole counties. The …

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Environmentalists threaten to sue over new BLM regulations

  Environmental activists are threatening to go to court after the Interior Department Secretary Doug Burgum announced recently it would no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to create an environmental impact statement for more than 3,200 oil and gas leases across seven states in the West. The states include Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, …

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ONEGas 1Q results to be revealed in May

  Oklahoma-based ONE Gas, Inc. plans to release its first quarter 2025 financial results after the market closes on Monday, May 5. A day later, the company’s executive management team will take part in a conference call at 10 a.m. Central daylight time. The call will be carried live on the ONE Gas website. The …

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Hot weather followed by storms in Oklahoma

  Even before the promise of stormy weather this Easter weekend, Oklahoma experienced hot weather in recent days and came within a degree of hitting its first 100-degree day of the year. ” We were so close to starting the summer (English to Okie translation: spring) off right with a triple-digit or two, but we’ll have to …

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FERC dismisses proposed Kiamichi River hydro-electric power plant

Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for dismissing a proposed hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County. The Commission halted the plan last month after finding the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation’s (SEOPC) Proposed Study Plan (PSP) was insufficient to proceed with planning. SEOPC submitted an updated PSP …

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