Ukrainian drone attacks that left more Russian refineries afire and operations closed sent crude oil prices higher on Monday. The price reaction also came as President Trump urged NATO nations to stop all oil purchases from Russia. Reuters reported one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, in the northwestern town of Kirishi, has halted …
September 15, 2025 archive
Native leaders in New Mexico campaign to protect Chaco Canyon from oil and gas drilling
Before they headed to Washington, D.C. this week to make their case against oil and gas drilling around the historic Chaco canyon of New Mexico, Native American leaders first did a flyover of what they consider to be sacred land. Leaders from Tesuque, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Cochiti, Santa Clara, Acoma and Picuris …
Oklahoma’s oil plays still see drilling activity
Oklahoma saw a drop of one in the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count but at the same time, one of the state’s busy drilling sectors saw a gain in its count. The Baker Hughes Rig Count released on Friday showed Oklahoma’s count fell from 43 to 42 rigs. A breakdown of where the rigs …
Entergy wins approval for two gas power plants in Texas
Entergy just won approval to build two more natural gas power plants in Texas. The state’s Public Utility Commission signed off on the projects as Texas, Oklahoma and many other states face a growing boom of electricity demand caused in part by construction of data centers and expanding industries. Entergy said it expects the Legend …
Legislator wants to know more about data centers proposed in Oklahoma
Just as some residents of Yukon contend they have been kept in the dark by city leaders of plans for a $1 billion data center to be built on land sold by the city, an investigation by the Frontier finds the same is being reported across the state in other data center projects. …
Northwest Oklahoma farmers and ranchers face new state water restrictions
A plan by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to cut the amount of water farmers and ranchers in northwestern Oklahoma can use drew users to a recent public hearing in Mooreland. The hearing focused on the board’s first major update to groundwater permit limits since 1983 and drew the attention of several farmers …
Vital Energy headquarters to eventually close in Tulsa
Following Vital Energy’s acquisition by Crescent Energy in late August, one executive of the Tulsa company is reassuring employees that things will continue as normal. But it is also clear the Tulsa office of Vital will likely close. Crescent Energy, headquartered in Houston, Texas bought the company in a $3.1 billion all-stock deal …
California legislators approve bill to increase oil and gas drilling
In a twist from the reputation the state of California has when it comes to targeting the oil and gas industry, legislators made a surprise move over the weekend by passing a bill to allow construction of 2,000 new oil wells a year in the San Joaquin Valley. It was reported to be …
Energy briefs
** The House Oversight Committee released a new report that appeared to show how some of former President Joe Biden’s allies financially benefited from his Green New Deal. ** The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named globally recognized energy and sustainability leader Jennifer Layke its next executive director. She will join ACEEE on November 6. Layke …
Green New Deal a political scam? Fraud and abuse?
When President Biden’s administration rolled out the Green New Deal, there were cries it was a political scam. Now a Republican-led House Committee has concluded the same thing, alleging it was a scheme to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to nonprofits run by the former president’s allies. The report, “The Green New Scam: The …