The exploration in Oklahoma’s oil and gas plays remained steady in the past week, based on the most recent rig count released by Baker Hughes Co. The company’s release showed the Cana Woodford count dropped by one one rig leaving 18 others active in the pursuit of oil and gas. Also known as …
April 2025 archive
Legislators file another Supreme Court challenge of Commissioner Todd Hiett
Another lawsuit has been filed with the Oklahoma Supreme Court by State Rep. Tom Gann in his bid to stop Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from voting in rate cases and fuel adjustment matters for utilities. He was joined by Rep. Kevin West in a suit filed in the past several days regarding Hiett’s participation …
Study claims Oklahoma is one of top ten states to own an EV
A study by an Oregon company specializing in EV charging installations and electrical upgrades maintains Oklahoma is one of the nation’s top 10 states in which to own an EV. The same study concluded you don’t want to own an EV in Alaska and Hawaii. Oklahoma was ranked 6th best to own an EV …
Waiting for the hammer to fall on Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry
How hard could the tariff war hit Oklahoma? Some economists sugggest the impact could be serious because of the state’s oil and gas industry. Click here for KOCO
Regulators shorten Grain Belt Express power line in southwest Kansas
Changes have been approved by Kansas regulators for the route to be taken by the Grain Belt Express project, the one designed to carry wind powered electricity from the southwest part of the state and across Missouri and Illinois and to Indiana. The Kansas Corporation Commission gave approval to a shorter route through 3 …
New federal land leases okayed by Trump administration
More than 3 million acres of federal land in five western states are now under new lease to energy companies. The move was made shortly after President Trump took office and Doug Burgum became the Secretary of the Interior. It was also a reversal of the Biden administration energy policies including the moratorium …
Energy briefs
** Every anti-energy regulation at the EPA, the Department of Energy, the Interior Department, and the Army Corps of Engineers will sunset unless specifically designated for re-promulgation under Trump’s new “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting” executive order. ** The date for the International Linemen’s Rodeo has been set for October 15-18 of this year in Overland Park, …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, tariffs, red cedars and more
Renewing the war waged on red cedars—one of our topics today on Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, what the tariff war means to Oklahoma energy companies.
Oil and gas rig counts fell across the nation but were unchanged in Oklahoma
The nation’s oil and gas rig numbers took a fall of 7 leaving 583 active rigs remaining across the various oil and gas plays. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s numbers were unchanged from the previous week, based on the Baker Hughes rig count released on Friday. Oklahoma remained at 53 rigs, 9 more than one year earlier. …
How the tax code penalizes America’s independent oil and gas producers—and how our OK congressional delegation is fighting to fix it
The following is an opinion piece by Sen. Jerry Alvord, R-Wilson. In it, he praises President Trump’s energy efforts but also says it will mean overcoming bad energy policies left behind by the Biden administration. We in Oklahoma know the importance of American-made oil and gas. It is a crucial part of our …