April 21, 2026 archive

Oil rebounds over uncertainty

With uncertainty rising faster than a gushing oil well, oil prices gained Tuesday as the world waited to see if peace talks resumed with Iran or whether President Trump would carry out his threats as promised. The president’s cease fire comes to an end this week and while Iran’s military said one thing and its …

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Supreme Court rules against Gann

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down Rep. Tom Gann’s legal challenges of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s approval of rate hikes for Public Service Company of Oklahoma in 2024. In one of several legal challenges made by the Inola Republican legislator, he challenged the actions of the Corporation Commission, including participation of Commissioner Todd Hiett …

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Sandhills power line fight

  Just as Oklahoma rejected a controversial electrical transmission line a few years ago, the same kind of fight is being played out in other states, such as Nebraska and South Dakota. There, ranchers in the area known as the Sandhills joined forces with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and a nonprofit called Preserve the Sandhills, …

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1Q earnings coming from Mammoth Energy

First quarter earnings at Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. in Oklahoma City will be released in a few weeks. The energy firm plans a release on Monday, May 11 followed by a 10 a.m. Central Time conference call where the results of the first quarter ending March 31 will be discussed. Mammoth Energy finished 2025’s fourth …

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Summit Utilities seeks higher rates

Oklahoma natural gas customers of Summit Utilities Oklahoma could see a slight increase in rates as the firm is asking approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Summit filed a recent request for a change in what is known as its Performance Based Rate Change Plan, based on costs it incurred in 2025. If approved, the …

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Energy briefs: oil and peace talks

  Oil prices continue to fluctuate over crisis in Iran ** The price of oil has been driven higher by the latest round of escalations in the Middle East, renewing fears of a drastic global energy shock. IEA calls it the ‘worst energy crisis ever’ ** The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is …

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Court hearings moved

Construction improvements to one of the buildings at the Oklahoma State Capitol means interference with some hearings at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Commission announced this week that it would have to move certain courtroom hearings due to HVAC upgrades at the Will Rogers Building. “The Oil & Gas Conservation Motion Docket that is currently …

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Fermi loses CEO

Days after we reported that energy reporter Robert Bryce indicated that Fermi, the Rick Perry-connected proposed largest data center in the world in Amarillo had gone from “sizzle to fizzle”, things got worse. On Friday, CEO Toby Neugebauer abruptly departed, reported Axios and shares on the newly traded operation plummeted in value on top of a …

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Stunning claim by Burgum

  Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum no doubt stunned some on Capitol Hill this week as he explained why his agency is cutting some federal programs. “We found organizations that were receiving grants from Interior, where 80 to 100 percent of the revenue of that NGO was a grant from the federal government.” “And …

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Toxic compound discovered in Oklahoma air

A story in Oklahoma Watch reports the recent discovery of a so-called “forever” chemical compound in the air of northern Oklahoma and an attempt is made to link it to the spreading of biosolids or human waste on land. The Energy Department made the discovery through one of its atmospheric monitoring stations located in the …

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