Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners on Wednesday went ahead with a 2-1 approval of the controversial $730 million acquisition of the Green Country power plant by Public Service Company. But it proved to be something of a contentious meeting with Commissioners supporting different proposed orders allowing PSO to acquire the plant to meet future electric …
After two successive days of gains, crude oil prices dropped by more than 1% on Wednesday and the majority of Oklahoma energy stocks also experienced losses. A large build in gasoline and diesel inventories was blamed for causing the price drop along with intentions of OPEC+ to increase its production. U.S. gasoline stocks …
Crude oil supplies grew at the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma in the past week while they fell more than 4 million barrels across the U.S. during the same time period. A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed Cushing recorded a gain of 600,000 barrels. It had 23.5 million barrels the week of …
There remains a debate over regulation of the energy industry. Some critics contend there is not enough regulation of renewables and the oil and gas industry. Others say there’s already too much and any more requirements and rules would amount to overregulation. The Oklahoma Voice recent published the contentions of Mike Altshuler, a retired educator …
Another county in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas took steps this week to ban construction of any more wind energy farms for the rest of 2025. The emergency ordinance was approved this week by the Newton County Quorum Court, which is similar to county commissions in Oklahoma, and is considered the governing body …
The employees of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation work in all conditions and risk their lives daily to help construct and maintain our state’s highways, interstates and bridges. Safety in these work zones is a collective commitment and critical to ensure everyone, including workers and the traveling public, makes it home at the …
While Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford remains firm in his belief the Big Beautiful Bill sent from the House should include the removal of incentives, subsidies and tax credits for renewable energy projects, one U.S. Senator is working to save them for the wind industry in Iowa. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, known by some as …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is among those who opposes the Biden administration tax credits given renewable industry. But he finds his stance under growing criticism and resistance from some other Republican Senators as they deal with the megabill sent to the Senate from the House. Lankford has been a critic of the …
Some officials in Colorado still hold hope that a US Supreme Court ruling last week didn’t stop their fight with the controversial Uinta Basin Railway that will carry crude oil from Utah through Colorado and in some cases, transport it to Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub. The court decision on the Uinta Basin Railway proposal in Utah …
** The Trump administration said Wednesday there is no viable path forward for California’s High-Speed Rail project and warned it may rescind $4 billion in government funding in the coming weeks. ** The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a …
