** Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin are part of a group that traveled to the North Slope on Monday, promising to undo the Biden administration’s restrictions on crude oil development. ** An Alaska startup proposes a bitcoin mining data center on the North Slope that would be …
Category: Oil & Gas
Rig numbers are slipping in Oklahoma
Drilling activity across Oklahoma is on a slow decline, according to rig counts released by Baker Hughes. The Cana Woodford total fell by two to 18 rigs and the Granite Wash count declined by one to 15. The Ardmore Woodford count dropped by one to 3 rigs while the Arkoma Woodford was unchanged and …
Rig numbers decline again across the US
The U.S. saw a decline of another 3 oil and gas rigs over the past week, according to the most recent Baker Hughes rig count. Oklahoma joined the list of states where there were declines in rig numbers. The state count declined by one to 52 rigs. A year ago, Oklahoma’s rig count was …
Status of some energy bills in Congress
Several bills dealing with energy issues in the U.S. are moving slowly through Congress. Below are some of them and where they stand. – US HR 3616 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system. — Last action: May 29, 2025, House: Referred to the …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—why OGE reversed a rate hike request
A walk-back by utilities for rate hikes, the Energy Secretary’s review of the completed legislative session and more as Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, Oklahoma regulators delay again their decision on Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s request to buy the Green Country power plant, and the state awaits the governor’s decision …
Osage Minerals Council wins another federal court ruling
First came a federal court ruling upholding the Osage Minerals Council lengthy fight over a wind farm and now the Council has scored another ruling in favor of the tribal group in northern Oklahoma. The tribe found itself in a 10-year legal fight in which it challenged the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ …
Crude oil prices finished down on Friday
Crude oil futures closed the week of trading on Friday with moderate losses as traders anticipated a weekend decision by OPEC+ whether it would boost oil output for July. Weekly losses were expected to be about 1%. Brent crude, the global benchmark, finished down 25 cents or 0.39% to $63.90 a barrel. The US …
Energy briefs
** Washington, D.C. spent $200 million on a two-mile light rail route in downtown DC and now they’re tearing it up. After less than a decade of operation, the D.C. Streetcar is set to be phased out and replaced by an electric bus that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) called a “next generation streetcar” when …
Texas legislative efforts fail to curtail wind and solar development
The efforts of some legislators in Texas to rein in the state’s wind and solar industry are dead after several of their bills missed a deadline in the state House before Monday’s end of the legislative session. One of the bills would have put strict limits on where wind and solar farms could be …
OGE backs out of rate review request of regulators
Only a week after Oklahoma Gas and Electric informed Corporation Commissioners it intended to file a rate hike request, it has withdrawn the request and attributes the summer implementation of a new law created by SB998. The utility notified OK Energy Today on Thursday it had withdrawn the previous filing thereby delaying an …