August 2025 archive

Crude oil prices and OK energy stocks gained on Wednesday

  Crude oil stocks across the U.S. dropped higher than analysts predicted and it led to a more than 1% jump in crude oil prices on Wednesday. At the same time, the drop in U.S. crude inventories came as investors considered the potential impact from new U.S. tariffs on India because of its purchases of …

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Cushing and US crude stocks dropped in recent reporting period

  Crude oil supplies held at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub fell 900,000 barrels this month, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The decline was from 420.7 million for the week ending August 15 to 418.3 million barrels the week ending August 22. The drop was even greater when compared to a year ago when the …

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Eastern Oklahoma solar farms to help Google but also face some opposition

  A company with Canadian connections is in the process of attempting to build three solar farms in eastern Oklahoma’s Mayes County near the town of Pryor Creek and their goal is to be supportive power sources of Google’s data center at Pryor. It was in January when Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) formally announced over …

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Secret energy talks held between the US and Russia

    A report by Reuters says American and Russian officials got together in August and discussed several energy deals. The talks came during a visit by US Special Envoy Steve Wtikoff to Moscow where he met with Russianleader Vladimir Putin and his representative Kirill Dmitriev. There were also discussions at the White House involving …

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OGE is after higher rates—says it’s to meet growing electricity demand

  Oklahoma Gas and Electric wants to raise rates—again. And it’s because of growing demand for electrical power. Customers recently received a notification, along with their monthly bills. In it, they were informed of the utility’s request of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners for approval to build two additional nautural gas combustion power generation units at its …

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First there was a shortage of air traffic controllers…now there’s not enough FAA instructors at OKC training academy

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg)   The Trump administration’s recently announced campaign to recruit more air traffic controllers also raised another issue….a reported  shortage of the people who instruct the recruits. The instruction takes place at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Mike Monroney training academy in Oklahoma City. Looking into the issue, Bloomberg found out some instructors work …

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Clean water funding to help solve pollution issues for Logan county residents

    Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston has celebrated a $2 million state appropriation that will provide clean water for a residential area in his district with dozens of homes plagued by contaminated water wells. After more than six months of working closely with families in the area, Senator Green partnered with legislative budget leaders to …

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Oklahoma’s rural broadband expansion comes in cheaper than estimated

  In a rare move, ever heard of a state actually returning hundreds of millions of dollars it didn’t spend on a government-funded project? It’s in Oklahoma where Oklahoma Broadband Office director Mike Sanders says that with the state soon to have 95% connectivity with broadband, his office will be $225 million under budget. “We …

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Energy briefs

** The U.S. Commerce Department has seized control of a $7.4 billion semiconductor research fund from the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (NATCAST), a private non-profit set up during the Biden administration, as per Reuters. Describing it as a “slushfund,” for ex-Biden admin officials, the Commerce Department promised greater oversight and accountability for …

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Rocket fuel company in talks to buy land for plant in Lawton

  Firehawk Aerospace, the company wanting to build a rocket fuel manufacturing plant in Lawton is still attempting to buy property in the city. The sale has yet to be approved by the Comanche County Industrial Authority which discussed the issue in a recent executive session. Firehawk earlier announced intentions to build a $23 million …

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