Crude oil prices were mostly unchanged on Monday’s trading just days ahead of the meeting between President Trump and Russia’s Putin regarding the war in Ukraine. Only a few cents separate Monday’s close from Friday. Oil prices had a horrible week last week when they fell more than 4%. Trump and Putin intend …
The bid by Williams to win approval to construct a natural gas pipeline into New York was met with opposition by hundreds of demonstrators over the weekend. The Tulsa-based company awaits an August 16 deadline for public comment but if the Saturday morning demonstration was any sign, the firm will face some …
** The Trump administration has a new beef with renewable energy: It takes up too much space. One of the Interior Department’s latest rules for evaluating whether to approve energy projects on federal land will focus on “energy density,” a metric that supposedly captures how much power a project can produce per acre of land …
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc reported financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, showing a slight gain in revenue from operations. Total revenue from continuing operations was $16.4 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $16.0 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $15.6 million for the …
New Mexico, Colorado and Arkansas are some of the states affected by the Trump administration’s recent announcement of the cancellation of about $7 billion in grants funding solar energy projects for low-income households. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent notices to states where grants were made through the Solar for All program, a …
Oklahoma was one of a handful of states where oil and gas drilling rig counts grew in the past week, according to a Rig Count released by Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s gain of two rigs, reaching a count of 43 came in the Cana Woodford where the total reached 15 active rigs. The …
By Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger Summit Utilities Oklahoma has applied to the state Corporation Commission for a $4.9 million base rate increase. The public comment period will open Nov. 24 and a public hearing on the merits of the proposal is scheduled in Oklahoma City on Dec. 15. SUO customers are to be …
One of the supporters of a proposed “behind-the-meter” power plant and data center in Chickasha believes the availability of natural gas for the project is a perfect fit. Bond Payne, a former chief of staff to Gov. Kevin Stitt and now a developer, stands behind the large effort of California businessman Chet Hitt …
The governor of Missouri recently signed into law a law limiting large-scale water exports from Missouri such as into Oklahoma and Kansas. The law goes into effect Aug. 28 and requires a permit as well as restricts withdrawals of water for export to within 30 miles of the state border. Supporters called it …
New Mexico U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich has told Interior Secretary Doug Burgum his decision to personally review every solar and wind energy project in the nation is “troubling” because of what he described “increasingly partisan rhetoric from this Administration.” He and three other Democratic Senators recently wrote Burgum a a letter decrying what they …
