Crude oil prices went through a small drop on Monday as investors and traders remained worries a Russia-Ukraine peace deal could mean easing of sanctions on Russia and increase oil flows to the market. Analysts continue to predict that rising global supply growth will outpace demand, contributing to a general downward trend in prices. …
November 24, 2025 archive
Energy briefs DOE,COP30 ends, Rosneft
** A DOE official says the federal government plans to buy and own as many as 10 large nuclear reactors, which it could pay for in part with $550 billion in promised investment from Japan. ** The Trump administration has ordered the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open for the next …
Legislator worries about anti-pollution industry stance by AG
An eastern Oklahoma legislator is worried his region of the state could face a major reduction in poultry operations, thereby harming the state’s economy and the state’s agriculture industry. He blames some of it on aggressive efforts of the state Attorney General to fine the industry for pollution of the Illinois River. Rep. David Hardin, …
Gas group cheers approval of SPEED Act
The American Gas Association applauded U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Adam Gray (D-CA), Nick Begich (R-AK), Jim Costa …
Increased rig activity in Oklahoma and the U.S.
The latest Baker Hughes Rig Count released on Friday showed Oklahoma with a gain of one rig in its oil and gas activity while the U.S. gained 5 for a total of 554 rigs across the country. Oklahoma increased to 42 rigs while one year ago, the count stood at 44 active rigs. The …
FERC’s urgency over data centers
While Oklahoma deals with its own boom in data center growth, opponents and critics of the electricity-demanding industry might take notice from what Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s chair has to say about the industry. Chairwoman Laura Sweet joined new commissioner David LaCerte at their first open meeting since being confirmed, in making it …
OCC seeks reimbursement from Nject Disposal
Mike Ray, Southwest Ledger The Oklahoma Corporation Commission filed an enforcement action recently against Nject Disposal LLC, seeking fines and reimbursement of “various costs” arising from a saltwater “purge” flowing in Caddo County for the last two months. In his “Complaint for Contempt of Rules and Regulations” filed Nov. 6, Jeremy Hodges, director of the …
Grants help improve Guymon airport
The Guymon Municipal Airport and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) marked the start of construction on a new 120-foot by 100-foot hangar with a recent groundbreaking ceremony . The construction is a core initiative of the ODAA Statewide Hangar Program, an effort led by the ODAA to address a shortage of …
Virginia activists worry about Williams pipeline
Residents of Virginia and North Carolina have expressed growing concerns over the expansion of a Williams Cos. pipeline meant to transport gas. Williams, headquartered in Tulsa, is one of two major energy firms to transport gas through the Appalachian regions of the two states. But their plans, part of an effort to also create …