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Hybrids are outselling electric vehicles
Electric vehicle sales fell as hybrid vehicle sales continued to rise in 2025 Data source: Omdia Note: 1Q15=first-quarter 2015; 4Q25=fourth-quarter 2025 About 22% of light-duty vehicles sold in 2025 in the United States were hybrid, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid vehicles, up from 20% in 2024. Among those categories, hybrid electric vehicles have continued to gain market …
Expand Energy’s history in Oklahoma
Expand Energy, the latest major Oklahoma City energy company to announce a relocation of headquarters to Houston but with promises of maintaining a big presence still in Oklahoma, has a storied history. Formerly known as Chesapeake Energy, it is considered the nation’s largest independent natural gas producer, especially after its 2024 acquisition of Southwestern Energy …
Leadership decision making by Expand Energy
Expand Energy Leadership Shakeup and HQ Move to Houston Detailed in SEC Filing The surprise announcement Monday by Expand Energy to relocate its headquarters to Houston and remove company President Domenic Dell’Osso, Jr. was the result of decisions made days earlier, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Leadership Change Approved …
Oklahoma data center moratorium call copied in New York
Oklahoma Bill Proposes Data Center Moratorium Through 2029—New York does too State Sen. Kendal Sacchieri’s call for a moratorium on data centers in Oklahoma isn’t an isolated proposal when it comes to the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and the ballooning demand for electrical power. Senate Bill 1488 Calls for Three-Year Moratorium The Republican senator …
Energy Briefs: Labor deal, grid recovery, data center fights
Steelworkers reach contract with Marathon PetroleumThe United Steelworkers union reached a four-year agreement with Marathon Petroleum that raises wages for 30,000 oil workers and avoids a potential nationwide strike. Entergy nears storm power restorationEntergy announced it is nearly finished restoring electricity in Louisiana after a winter storm left residents without power for 11 days. Texas …
US sees big gain in rig counts and Oklahoma is unchanged
Oklahoma Rig Count Holds Steady at 46 Oklahoma rig numbers remain constant The nation saw a gain in its number of oil and gas rigs while Oklahoma’s count was unchanged in the past week, according to the latest rig count released by the Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma held steady with a count of 46 active …
Expand Energy—also moving headquarters out of OKC to Houston
Expand relocating headquarters to Houston First there was Devon Energy. Now Expand Energy Corporation is leaving Oklahoma City to make its headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company also removed its President Domenic (Nick) J. Dell’Osso, Jr. and replaced him. The announcement sent Expand shares down more than 6% at the end of the trading …
Broadband group pushes for better tribal coverage
Speaker of the Oklahoma House featured as Fiber Broadband Association Launches its Fiber Policy Labs The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) launched its new Fiber Policy Lab series at the Oklahoma City Regional Fiber Connect, bringing together policymakers, including Oklahoma Speaker of the House of Representatives Kyle Hilbert, the U.S. Small Business Administration, tribal leaders, and industry …
Kiowa Tribe to release plans for environmental cleanup of Indian City
As part of a $500,000 grant made two years ago by the EPA to the Kiowa Tribe in Anadarko, the tribe was to prepare a plan for use of the funding aimed at cleaning up so-called Brownfields, abandoned properties where redevelopment is slowed by possible environmental contamination. Soon, the Kiowa Tribe will be releasing its …
Winter storm produced record natural gas use
Record natural gas stock withdrawals during week ending January 30, 2026 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working natural gas stocks fell 360 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the Lower 48 states for the week ending January 30, 2026, amid Winter Storm Fern—the largest weekly net withdrawal reported in the history of …