Senate Confirms Leslie Beyer to Key Interior Department Role The new head of the Bureau of Land Management and three other agencies under the Interior Department is Leslie Beyer, the former CEO of the Houston-based Energy Workforce & Technology Council. She served as CEO of the council from 2014 to 2023 but just won U.S. …
As Scott Mitchell put it, it’s another “all electric” show on his Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen podcast. Maybe “electrifying” could be used to describe their talk about the booming energy demands not just in Oklahoma but across the U.S. How is the state’s electric grid responding? Plus, there’s an update on the …
Crude oil prices fell a second day on Thursday as traders continued to express their worries about the U.S. economic outlook. The fall came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in 2025. Reuters reported the Fed cut its policy rate by a quarter of a …
OG&E Adds New Energy-Saving Tools for Customer September 18, 2025 Even as utility electricity rates are on the rise, Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is rolling out new energy-saving tools designed to help customers better manage their usage and bills. New OG&E Energy Insights Tools OG&E’s upgraded Energy Insights platform uses smart meter data …
** President Trump posts on social media that he doesn’t “want to frighten off or disincentivize investment into America by outside countries or companies” despite a recent immigration raid on Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, hinting at the conflict between his administration’s immigration and economic agendas. ** PJM Interconnection rolls out a proposal to cut off …
New Mexico’s State Land Office recently held its second-best auction ever of oil and gas leases. The auction brought in $117 million including one Eddy County tract that sold for $175,000 per acre. Eddy County is in southeast New Mexico and makes up part of the oil-rich Permian Basin. The previous record was $132,552 …
Diesel Stockpiles Push Oil Prices Lower September 18, 2025 A reported increase in U.S. diesel stockpiles pushed crude oil prices down on Wednesday, while natural gas prices also dipped. At the same time, the Federal Reserve’s anticipated interest rate cut added pressure to energy markets. Oil and Natural Gas Prices West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude …
Crude oil supplies fell across the U.S. over the past week and the Cushing Hub total was part of the decline. A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed the U.S. total plummeted 9.2 million barrels, from 424.6 million barrels as of September 5 to 415.4 million barrels on September 12. The …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Thursday for a regular meeting to consider cases and one will focus on protection of water wells for the city of Enid. The city wants the wells protected from the incursion of more oilfield disposal wells. The request was made in April of 2024 by the city of …
Congress is being asked to repeal parts of an Energy Policy and at the same time protect consumer fuel choices when it comes to purchases of appliances….especially gas stoves. George Lowe, American Gas Association Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and …
