Crude oil prices experienced a small slide on Tuesday as investors and analysts awaited the outcome of ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China. Prices for the most part held close to their seven-week high while the talks in London continued for a second day. They settled Monday at their highest since April….Brent …
Just as we’ve been reporting to you about declining rig counts across the U.S. and in Oklahoma, now comes a prediction from the U.S. Energy Information Administration of falling oil prices and lower rig counts. It means more stacked oil drilling rigs and oil prices of $60 or lower. The EIA came out …
Another rate hike for customers of Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. hangs in the balance as the utility takes its $41 million increase request before Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners and one of their Administrative Law Judges on Thursday. ONG is asking regulators to approve an increase of $41,504,750 which would amount to another $3.24 a …
Regulators in Kansas start hearings this week on a move by Evergy to boost residential electric rates by nearly 15%. The Kansas Corporation Commission will hold public hearings on the proposal of adding another $13.05 a month to an average residential customer’s bill. But the commission’s own staff is opposed to Evergy’s rate …
Canadian oil and gas pipeline giant Enbridge just expanded its solar farm projects with one in Texas. The company’s Orange Grove Solar project in Jim Wells County of far south Texas is provind up to 130 megawatts of clean electricity to ERCOT, the state’s electrical grid. It’s enough to power about 24,000 homes. The …
Executives from ONE Gas plans to be part of some European gas forums later this month. The company announced it will participate in the American Gas Association and Jefferies Europe Mini-Forum held June 16-17 in London and Zurich. Robert S. McAnnally, president and chief executive officer, and Christopher Sighinolfi, senior vice president and chief …
Southeast Oklahoma is the next targeted area of the internet expansion managed by the Oklahoma Broadband Office. It plans another official launch this week of a broadband expansion project with internet service provider Canadian Valley Telephone to improve access to high-speed internet service in Pittsburg County. The project will enhance digital access to provide economic opportunities …
Tulsa’s Layco Electric Innovations company has changed its name. The power distributions solutions provider announced this week a corporate rebrand to American Power Innovations. It reflects the 80-year old company’s growth in recent years and ongoing commitment to providing top-tier power distribution services and custom-engineered products to customers across the country in industries like defense, …
A proposed 5,000-well oil and gas drilling project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin has been approved by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The BLM signed off on the Converse County project, indicating there would be no significant impacts to groundwater resources. The agency added the project, covering 1.5 million acres, could generate up …
A report by the non-profit organization SmileHub is out with a new rpeort on the Best States for Environmental Protection in 2025 and ranked Oklahoma 39th. The group also released a new report on the Best Charities for Environmental Protection. SmileHub compared the eco-friendliness of all 50 states across 25 key metrics. The data …
