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AG meets with poultry producers to discuss pollution lawsuit
Amid a recent federal ruling on Oklahoma’s 20-plus-year lawsuit over poultry litter pollution of the Illinois River Watershed, Attorney General Gentner Drummond met Thursday with a large group of poultry producers for a candid conversation about the case. The gathering coordinated by state Rep. David Hardin was held in Westville’s Baron Community Center. “I very …
Crude oil drops 4% after tensions ease in Iran
Oil’s wild ride was buffeted by geopolitical tensions involving Venezuela and Iran and led to a price drop of 4 to 5% on Thursday. The huge fall came a day after Brent crude, the world benchmark, hit a three-and-a-half-month high on Wednesday. Thursday was a different story as prices posted their biggest fall since June …
“Potential merger” by Devon Energy with Coterra Energy?
Devon Energy might be in the business of expanding through a reported possible merger with Coterra Energy. Or it could be an expansion of Coterra Energy. Reuters reported Thursday the two oil and gas firms are “exploring a potential merger” and the news agency said if it occurs, the result would be the creation of …
State of American energy “is strong” says American Petroleum Institute
The American Petroleum Institute convened its annual State of American Energy event, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers and market analysts to examine the forces shaping America’s energy future as demand accelerates at home and abroad. In his keynote address, API President and CEO Mike Sommers outlined the policy choices he said will determine whether …
$7 million fiber optics line project half-way completed at Hollis
Sometime early this year, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative anticipates completion of a $7 million, 200-mile fiber line that it started in 2024 in southwestern Oklahoma. The company started working on the fiber optics line in late 2024 around the Hollis area, a project involving 218-miles. The Lawton Constitution reported that as of last week, …
Energy briefs
** A federal judge rules the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in federal grants for clean energy projects in 16 Democratic-leaning states, including Colorado, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. ** Rival carrier T-Mobile piled on as Verizon struggled through a massive nationwide outage on Wednesday, telling customers its own network …
Supreme Court rejects challenge to New Mexico nuclear site
Supreme Court declines challenge to New Mexico nuclear fuel site The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a legal challenge to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) licensing of a proposed interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel in southeast New Mexico, ending the latest judicial effort to block the project at the federal level. …
$6 billion data center for Little Rock
A data center project proposed around Little Rock could be the state’s largest economic development project in state history with a price tag of $6 billion. Avaio Digital of Connecticut announced the project will be bilt on nearly 800 wooded acres near Interstate 530 in Pulaski County and construction could begin in the …
Yukon City council approves another step toward data center
A proposed $1 billion data center in Yukon continues drawing questions from residents who again raised their voices at a meeting this week of the Yukon City Council. Some residents again spoke against the project as council members voted Tuesday 4-1 to the creation of a new class in the city Code of Ordinances …
Governor criticizes AG’s poultry pollution lawsuit settlement
Oklahoma’s Governor used the settlement by Attorney General with one of the firms sued over the poultry litter pollution of the Illinois Water Shed to suggest the AG should have done it years ago. “I am glad to see Attorney General Drummond’s first settlement reflects the guardrails I put in my letter to him on …