July 2025 archive

2Q results coming in late July from Expand Energy Corporation

    Expand Energy Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the United States, plans a release of its second quarter operational and financial results at the end of July. The results will be released after the market closes on Tuesday, July 29, A conference call to discuss the results has been scheduled for July …

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Weather advisory issued by Oklahoma’s power grid

  The approaching heat wave that will bring temperatures into the mid and upper 90s and 100 degrees in Oklahoma and surrounding states prompted an advisory from the state’s electric grid manager, the Southwest Power Pool. SPP is issuing a Weather Advisory for the central and southern regions of its Balancing Authority area, effective Monday, July …

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Dividend declared at ONEOK

    Another dividend was declared by the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. The Tulsa-based company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.03 per share, same amount as the first quarter. It will result in an annualized dividend of $4.12 per share. The dividend is payable Aug. 14, 2025, to shareholders of record at the …

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Water fight leads to Nebraska suing Colorado before U.S. Supreme Court

    The water fight between Nebraska and Colorado has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nebraska filed suit over South Platte River water rights. “We’re going to fight like heck, said Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen. “We’re going to get every drop of water.” Attorney General Mike Hilgers added, “Every drop of water matters.” Their …

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Workforce at Tinker Air Force Base to grow by 1,000 jobs

    Any time 1,000 new jobs are discussed and it’s worth turning heads. Such is the case at Tinker Air Force Base where the government is adding 1,000 new jobs as part of the Air Force’s B-21 bomber campus. The B-21 “Raider” is the world’s first sixth generation bomber and the Air Force announced …

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Energy briefs

** President Trump, joined by industry and political leaders, announced a sweeping federal initiative—potentially totaling $70 to $90 billion in energy investments—aimed at boosting U.S. power capacity to support the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate …

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Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—a sneak preview of interview with Alan Armstrong

  Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, a costly turnpike repair, more data center growth and the demand it’s making on the electric-generation industry and—–a sneak preview of an interview with Willliams leader Alan Armstrong.  

Crude oil slipped on Wednesday

  The growth of the U.S. fuel inventory combined with growing worries about the impact of U.S. tariffs resulted in lower crude oil prices on Wednesday. U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 3.4 million barrels last week, nearly three times more than the Energy Information Administration had expected. At the same time, crude inventories fell 3.9 …

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Short meeting for regulators

  A 9-minute Corporation Commission meeting? It happened Wednesday when Oklahoma regulators met to handle which turned out to be routine business of handling their daily signing agenda docket and the 24-hour signing agenda docket. Commissioner Brian Bingman was absent so the approval of the dockets was handled by Commissioners Kim David and Todd Hiett. …

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National crude oil storage dropped while Cushing gained in past week

    The nation saw a decline in the amount of crude oil in storage in the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday the U.S total fell 3.8 million barrels, from 426 million barrels total as of July 4 to 422.2 million barrels the week of July 11. The nation’s total also …

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