April 25, 2026 archive

Punting constitutionality?

  Representative Tom Gann, one of the three legislators who took their fight to the Oklahoma Supreme Court against billions of dollars in 2021 Winter Storm rate hikes makes another appeal of a court reversal of his first attempt. And he doesn’t hold back in accusing the Court of punting on some easy questions of …

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Record power shutoffs in Oklahoma

2024 Residential Utility Disconnections Report What is being called a ” first-of-its-kind federal report” had some startling revelations when it came to power shutoffs across the U.S. It showed utilities disconnected residential electric service 13.5 million times for unpaid bills in 2024 and residential gas service cutoffs happened 1.6 million times. Surprisingly, Oklahoma was the third ranked …

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Enviros challenge Williams pipeline

  Another Williams Cos. pipeline is facing a legal challenge. It is the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, described as the largest pipeline project in the East Coast in a decade. Williams operates the Transco pipeline, an approximately 10,000-mile natural gas transportation system that extends from south Texas to New York City. The Transco pipeline is …

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Indictments of oil theft

  Fourteen people are indicted in connection with an oil theft ring in the Permian Basin stretching from Texas to New Mexico. The federal grand jury in Lubbock accuses the 14 of stealing the crude oil in eastern New Mexico and hauling it to Texas to resell at cut-rate prices. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for …

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Regulators lower rates

  The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has approved a reduction to the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund (OUSF) assessment of nearly 17 percent. This is in conjunction with the Commission’s continuing oversight of the OUSF and consideration of assessment levels. The reduction in the fee was lowered from $1.63 to $1.35 per connection, a decrease of …

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Rig totals hold steady

  Oil and gas rig activity held steady in the past week across the U.S. while Oklahoma saw a slight jump in the number of rigs across the state. The Baker Hughes Rig Count showed the U.S. count increased by only one to a total of 544 rigs. The number of oil rigs declined 3 …

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Energy briefs–peace talks cancelled

What’s impacting oil prices?   No more peace talks with Iran ** Oil prices held steady over the weekend even as President Trump canceled any more peace talks with Iran. “They can call us anytime they want,” he said on Saturday. Naval blockade still in effect ** As the naval blockade of the Strait of …

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