U.S. Commerce Department Solar Tariff Decision The U.S. Commerce Department will announce whether it will impose tariffs on solar cell and panel imports from India, Laos, and Indonesia. Trump Administration Eyes $25B Nuclear Contract The Trump administration is considering awarding a $25 billion contract to little-known nuclear power company Entra1 Energy, which has fewer than …
February 2026 archive
House bill adds felony penalties for foreign land buys
Legislator wants to get tough on foreign owners of Oklahoma land Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, secured committee passage of a bill that would add criminal penalties to Oklahoma’s existing prohibitions on hostile foreign ownership of land. The measure, House Bill 1453, builds on current Oklahoma statutes that restrict certain foreign ownership of property but, according …
Slow containment of Oklahoma Panhandle wildfires
Fire danger rises again as Oklahoma warms into the 70s While victims of last week’s wildfires try to recover from the widespread devastation in the northwest and the Panhandle, the Oklahoma Forestry Division expects increased fire dangers as temperatures climb into the 70s this week. The renewed concern comes as firefighters continue mop-up operations and …
$58 billion oil and gas economic impact in Oklahoma in 2024
The people of Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas are driving the economy of our state—OERB A new report issued through the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board shows the economic impact in the state totaled more than $58 billion in 2024. “Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas sector remains a crucial pillar of the state’s prosperity and is …
Hearings conclude into PSO’s $1.2 billion in CWIP projects
After three days of six separate hearings into the $1.255 billion energy expansion projects of Public Service Company of Oklahoma, the case is under consideration by a Corporation Commission judge. It’s a critical case because the cost would be borne by customers of PSO and they will be paying for the projects eve as construction …
Williams seeks fast start on Transco pipeline expansion
Williams Cos. wants to begin work as quickly as possible on its FERC-approved Southeast Supply Enhancement project, an effort to expand the company’s existing Transco natural gas transmission system along the east coast. The Tulsa-company recently applied for permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to begin work and hopes to have bulldozers and other …
Wildfires spark legislator to urge more funding in fight against cedar trees
As Oklahomans in the northwest and the Panhandle suffered from disastrous wildfires this past week that burned nearly 155,000 acres in the state and grew to nearly 300,000 acres total combined with Kansas, observers witnessed what fueled some of the quickly spreading fires—–cedar trees that turned into firebombs. Now Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, has picked …
Work begins Monday on John Kilpatrick Turnpike widening in north OKC
This map shows the area of the I-344/John Kilpatrick Turnpike that will be widened to six lanes between W. Wilshire Blvd. (mm 116) to just north of N.W. 122nd St. (mm 120) starting Feb. 23, 2026. Widening work is scheduled to begin Monday on the I-344/John Kilpatrick Turnpike in north Oklahoma City as part …
ONE Gas announces annual shareholders meeting date
ONE Gas, one of the largest natural gas utilities in the United States and parent to natural gas operations in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, plans its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders in a few months. The Tulsa-based company said the virtual meeting will be held Thursday, May 21 at 9 a.m. central daylight time. …
Record increase in construction of battery storage systems in US
Electrical grid batteries, such as those planned by Oklahoma Gas and Electric near Enid and Ponca City, are breaking records nationwide….their development that is. Canary Media reported that more than 13 gigawatts of energy storage was installed last year across the nation. It cited the information in a new report from the Business Council for Sustainable …