A $2 annualized dividend was declared this week by Williams board of directors in Tulsa. The big energy company said approval was for a regular dividend of 50 cents a share which figured to $2 a year per share. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2025 to holders of record at the …
Category: Oil & Gas
New Mexico’s proposed hydrogen hub opposed by some Navajo leaders
A proposed Hydroden Hub backed by New Mexico’s Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is running into some opposition in the Navajo Nation. Some Navajo leaders are fighting the hydrogen pipeline to be built by Tallgrass Energy and perhaps become the world’s longest at more than 200 miles. The line would stretch from Shiprock in …
Tenth Circuit hands setback to Trump EPA over a Colorado rule
A federal appeals court ruled against Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency, determining that the agency illegally approved a Colorado rule that allows the oil and gas industry to release unlimited amounts of air pollution from drilling and hydraulic fracturing without a permit. “Despite the Front Range’s chronic and severe smog problem, Trump’s EPA and Colorado continue …
Gasoline prices creeping back up with increased driving demand
Gasoline prices across Oklahoma joined other states in recent days in going up for motorists at the pump, reaching a statewide average of $2.74 per gallon. The new average, according to AAA, is three cents higher than a week ago and two cents more than a month earlier. Nationally, the average price for …
Ardmore city leaders informed Woodside hydrogen plant is on hold
City leaders in Ardmore have been told a proposed hydrogen plant by Australian-based Woodside Energy might not happen this year, maybe not next year and maybe never. It might also result in the city of Ardmore losing millions of dollars in preparation for the plant. The same week the company reached a final investment …
Will things have improved for Mammoth Energy in the first quarter?
First quarter financial results at Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. will be released Wednesday May 7 in Oklahoma City. Investors no doubt are hoping for improved results compared to the previous quarter and all of 2024. The results will be released before the market opens and will be followed by a 10 a.m. central …
Texas legislators push more restrictions on state’s renewable energy projects
Just as Oklahoma legislators move forward with restrictions on the renewable energy industry, Texas legislators are doing the same. And they are advancing such legislation to create the new restrictions. One report indicated legislation proposed by a state Senator would test the renewable energy industry to maintain the momentum seen by Texas over the past …
Energy briefs
** Three Bechtel construction workers died April 29 in an incident involving a concrete scaffolding at Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur LNG construction site, Bechtel confirmed in an announcement posted Tuesday. ** Major automakers want Congress to bar California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 …
Worries over US and China trade war sent crude prices down on Monday
Crude oil prices skidded downward on Monday falling nearly $1 a barrel while at the same time, Oklahoma energy stocks recorded moderate gains for the day. The drop in crude oil was attributed to economic concerns over how the U.S. and China trade war was affecting demand across the world. West Texas Intermediate crude …
A tough quarter for Alliance Resource Partners in Tulsa
Tulsa-based coal company Alliance Resource Partners L.P. released first quarter financial results showing a drop in coal production and a more than 17% plunge in total revenues. The company suffered declines in all categories of financial aspects of the quarter. But it’s hoping recent orders signed by President Trump will turn things around. …






