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Administrator tours FAA center
Two weeks after he described the FAA’s traffic management systems as “glorified calculators,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford came to Oklahoma City this week to tour the agency’s main Air Traffic Control Training Academy. Accompanied by U.S. Reps. Tom Cole, Frank Lucas and Stephanie Bice, he toured the academy on Wednesday and got a hands-on …
PSO finances STEM grants
This fall, Oklahoma FFA chapters will have the opportunity to turn their STEM ideas into reality because of a $40,500 grant by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) Foundation to the Oklahoma FFA Foundation. Oklahoma FFA chapters located in areas served by PSO or where major PSO facilities operate can now apply to …
Transportation Commission spending
Crews lend a hand in Enid, Route 66 celebrated; $141.5 million in projects awarded Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s monthly meeting include an update on tornado debris clean up in Enid, a recap on the recent Route 66 / Turner Turnpike project and public art dedication in Wellston and a bridge rehabilitation project on SH-51/Broken …
Oil prices fall during peace talks
Reports suggested the U.S. and Iran are at their closest point to reaching a peace deal to end their war and the news sent crude oil prices downward to two-weeks lows on Wednesday. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell nearly 8% with a drop of $8.60 a barrel, closing at $101.27. In trading earlier …
PSO request on hold
Ratepayers of Public Service Company of Oklahoma will have to wait until Monday to learn whether regulators will give preapproval to the utility’s request for $1.2 billion in power generation expansion projects. Corporation Commissioners spent time early Wednesday morning discussing the request following extended hearings last week and again this week in which there was …
Protection from data centers
The Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, which aims to shield Oklahoma families and small businesses from higher utility costs tied to large-scale energy users like data centers, is one step closer to becoming law. It’s on its way to the Governor after winning approval this week in the State House and Senate. …
Police probe failed Coweta data center project
Coweta Police have launched an investigation into the city council and the city manager over its handling of a controversial data center. But there’s a twist. The probe was asked for by the Coweta City Council. What prompted the request? It came in response to public allegations involving the council and City manager Julie …
Increased gas production by Gulfport
Gulfport Energy Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial and Operational Results Gulfport Energy saw a 7% increase in its total production in the first quarter of the year, reaching 996.8 MMcfe a day. The Oklahoma City company had $121.7 million in CapEx which included $117.9 million in drilling and completion expenditures along with $3.9 million of …
Iowa farmers get climate change lawsuit protection
Just as Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed a bill into law protecting oil and gas companies from climate change lawsuits, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has done the same to protect farmers, ranchers and ethanol producers from such lawsuits. The two states took the actions to block lawsuits that were filed to make polluters pay …
Record earnings at Williams
Williams Announces Record First-Quarter 2026 Results Williams Companies recorded record earnings in the first quarter of 2026 driven by a 13% gain in its EBITDA reaching $2.25 billion. The Tulsa company, in announcing its unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, credited strong performance in the company’s natural gas transmission …