The government’s forecast of less U.S. oil production this year and next sent crude oil prices climbing to a two-week high on Tuesday. It also resulted in some rather dramatic gains for some Oklahoma energy stocks. The forecast came from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Along with renewed Houthi attacks on Red Sea …
Look at that map. Beautiful sight, isn’t it? No consecutive days of 100 degree weather so far this summer in Oklahoma. Ha ha…..laughing in the face of mother nature. You would expect Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet to do just that. “I’m sorry (not really), but this is no way to …
Just as we reported Oklahoma Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling intended to be a candidate for attorney general, he took the formal step in recent days. Starling filed his official candidacy for the Republican nomination with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission on July 1. He became the second candidate for the nomination. The other …
A new report in Osage News indicated that water issues continue to nag the city of Hominy and the Osage Nation denies it has anything to do with causing the problems. A boil order had been issued earlier in the year but it was lifted in mid-June. Tribal leaders are also refuting a …
Oil and gas exploration firms held on as long as they could before Oklahoma saw any reduction in its weekly rig counts. As we reported this week, the state’s rig numbers fell by 3, based on the Rig Count supplied by Baker Hughes Co. It left 43 others still drilling for more oil and …
At Monday’s meeting, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 to 2030. The updated five-year plan includes nearly $930 million in scheduled upgrades to county roads and bridges outside of ODOT jurisdiction across all 77 Oklahoma counties. One of the major, newly added projects …
Just as we have noted and reported, America’s quest for more energy is rapidly growing. And it’s growing so fast, the U.S. Energy Department, in a new report, is warning of growing prospects of brownouts and blackouts in the coming few years. “This report affirms what we already know: The United States cannot afford …
Members of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority Board are scheduled to meet Wednesday, July 9 and the agenda is a lengthy one. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and be livestreamed for public viewing. To watch: Public access meeting link: https://video.ibm.com/channel/RG5BGejedSk AGENDA 1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING ACT, FILING OF …
** A U.S. Energy Department report warns the risk of blackouts could surge by the end of the decade amid growing power demand and calls for keeping gas and coal power plants online — though the GOP budget bill will stymie clean power development that could help meet that demand. ** In a televised cabinet …
The Department of the Interior is proposing critical updates to Bureau of Land Management oil and gas regulations that would make it easier for operators to combine production from multiple leases—a practice known as commingling. This will implement the One Big Beautiful Bill’s directive to the Secretary of the Interior to approve onshore commingling …
