While crude oil prices recorded only a slight gain on Thursday following the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, natural gas prices suffered with a more than 8% drop for the day. Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate rose about 0.4%. Reuters reported it might not …
December 11, 2025 archive
Corporation Commission repeats vote to support OGE projects
With little fanfare, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted 2-1 to uphold its original approval of massive energy expansion projects for Oklahoma Gas and Electric. “We don’t need to rehash this anymore,” said Commissioner Brian Bingman whose original proposed order was okayed two weeks ago in a vote that led to OG&E calling for …
AAA predicts increased Christmas travel by Oklahomans
With the cheapest gasoline in the U.S., more Oklahomans will be hitting the road and the airways this Christmas traveling season, according to AAA. More than 1.1 million Oklahomans will be traveling during the holidays, up 0.7% from last year. Nearly 93% of them, or 1 million, will drive to their destinations. More than 49,000 …
Gov. Stitt says Trump is wrong to cancel wind projects
President Trump just ran into criticism from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt over his elimination of wind energy projects across the U.S. “You cannot weaponize these things and just for political purposes put your thumb on the scale,” Stitt said while speaking at Semafor’s “Powering America’s Future” event reported Oklahoma Watch. “It’s very disappointing,” Stitt …
Proposed Yukon data center—not a done deal
(From left: Canadian County District 1 Commissioner Tom Manske, District 18 State Sen. Jack Stewart (R-Yukon), District 60 State Rep. Mike Kelley (R-Yukon), and Deckard. (Photo by Conrad Dudderar) The city manager in Yukon where a $1 billion data center project was recently proposed says it’s still not a done deal. It’s what Jeff …
Stardust Power Advances Validated Lithium Project in OK
Stardust Power Completes Independent Review of Lithium Refinery Plan in Muskogee Stardust Power Inc., an American developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, announced the completion of an independent third-party review of its Front-End Loading 3 (FEL 3) engineering study for its planned lithium carbonate refinery in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Stardust Power engaged Black & Veatch, a global …
Oklahoma moves forward on special space hangar
Oklahoma’s commission responsible for advancement of the space industry in the state sealed a deal this week to build a hangar for a $17 million spaceplane. The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission approved construction of a $490,000 hangar for the Dawn Aerospace Mark-IIB Aurora Spaceplane. The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority okayed a contract last …
Snow’s not in the Oklahoma Christmas forecast
Dashed! Hopes for a white Christmas in Oklahoma. “Well that about does it for our white Christmas hopes this year. Heck, we’ll be lucky if it isn’t in the 70s!” declared Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist Gary McManus, who might be the “Grinch who stole Christmas” in the eyes of those wishing for snowflakes on Christmas Eve. …
Energy Brief: Gulf Lease Bids, Exxon Cuts, Global Tensions
U.S. ENERGY Oil Companies Offered $300M for Gulf Drilling Rights Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 planned sales under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production. Exxon Cuts Low-Carbon Spending Plans Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cut planned spending …