In the latest Williams Newsletter, company CEO Chad Zamarin’s recent call for the “need for speed” in providing more energy to the nation was highlighted. The world is quickly recognizing that natural gas is the backbone of reliable, affordable and cleaner energy, CEO Chad Zamarin told analysts after the release of the company’s …
September 2025 archive
PSO seeks regulators’ approval of $1.2 billion in energy projects
Public Service Company of Oklahoma made recent regulatory filings seeking preapproval of more than $1.2 billion in energy projects that could mean higher consumer electric rates or more than $10 extra a month, if approved by Corporation Commissioners. “New loads, mostly from commercial and industrial customers, are driving the increase in demand for …
Southwest Oklahoma rainfall—enough to erase drought?
Southwest Oklahoma finally got some rain over the weekend. But as Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus with the Oklahoma Mesonet explained….the question is whether it was enough to “erase their burgeoning (English to Okie translation: “growing”) drought woes, but it will sure stop them from intensifying for awhile.”
Construction underway on first LNG plant approved by Trump administration
Louisiana already has four liquefied natural gas operations, the most of any state in the country. It’s about to grow to five plants after this week’s groundbreaking for Woodside Energy’s $17.5 billion production and export facility, best known as “Louisiana LNG.” It represents the largest foreign direct investment in state history. The plant …
Energy briefs (Thursday)
** Connecticut’s top utility regulator announces her resignation after months of dealing with accusations from Republican legislators and utilities that she was too controlling and responsible for rising power prices in the state. ** North Dakota’s attorney general considers legal options the state might have against South Dakota for banning the use of eminent domain …
Oversupply concerns sent crude prices falling Monday
Crude oil prices dropped on Monday, in part because of the continued concerns focused on an oversupply of oil across the globe. Those concerns are not likely to recede unless, in the opinion of some experts, the U.S. and Europe reach an agreement on tougher tariffs on countries that continue buying Russian crude oil. …
Lexington wins $1.5M wastewater loan forgiveness
Investment strengthens Lexington’s infrastructure Sen. Kendal Sacchieri, R-Blanchard, praised the $1.5 million wastewater system loan with full principal forgiveness awarded to the Lexington Public Works Authority by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB). The project will allow Lexington to conduct a citywide sanitary sewer evaluation survey (SSES). This work will address water quality concerns, …
Wastewater rules lead to calls for New Mexico Environmental Secretary to resign
New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney is under fire to resign because environmentalists didn’t like his plan to allow treated oil and gas wastewater to be reused. Dozens rallied recently outside his agency’s headquarters in Santa Fe and called for him to step down amidst the continuing fight over treated wastewater. Environmentalists pressed …
Large gas pipeline fire lit up Wyoming sky
Wyoming Gas Pipeline Fire Damages Train, Visible From Colorado A ruptured Kinder Morgan pipeline sparked a massive blaze early Monday in southern Wyoming, damaging freight rail cars and lighting up the night sky for miles Fire Ignites Near Train Carrying Hazardous Materials The pipeline ruptured around 1 a.m. near Interstate 80, according to Laramie County …
Sierra Club gives failing grade to Oklahoma utility for clean-energy efforts
A new Sierra Club report on the commitment of U.S. utilities to clean-energy transition gives a high grade to one major Oklahoma utility and a flunking grade to another. The environmental group’s latest edition of “The Dirty Truth” report finds that the country’s biggest electric utilities are collectively doing worse on climate goals than …