An employee of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) who is believed to have dropped out of college as a sophomore has been performing audits of utility companies collectively worth more than a billion dollars, a new brief filed at the Oklahoma Supreme Court reveals. Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and Rick West, …
December 19, 2025 archive
$1 billion interest in Arkansas Smackover lithium company
From Arkansas Business Morning Roundup We’ve closely followed the lithium developments in the Smackover play of southern Arkansas and now there’s a report how one such company recently attracted more than $1 billion in financing interest. Smackover Lithium drew the interest, according to Arkansas Business as it attributed the report to Reuters. Owned jointly …
Oil refinery proposed again in North Dakota
Refinery proposal resurfaces after nearly a decade After sitting largely dormant for nearly a decade, a proposal to build a new oil refinery in North Dakota has resurfaced in recent weeks as state officials consider potential investment options. According to reporting by the North Dakota Monitor, the Davis Refinery project appeared on a short list …
Canada moves to replace Keystone XL pipeline
New pipeline discussion emerges years after Keystone XL Four years after former U.S. President Joe Biden halted the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, discussion has resurfaced around the possibility of a new Canadian oil pipeline, according to reporting by OilPrice.com. Keystone XL was designed to transport crude oil from Alberta, one of the world’s most oil-rich …