Oklahoma Natural Gas Seeks Rate Increase, Citing Lower-Than-Allowed Returns Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) says the rates allowed under an Oklahoma Corporation Commission ruling aren’t enough and it needs an increase in rates for its 930,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers. The Oklahoma City-based utility filed a request with the commission last week for an increase …
Crude Oil Prices Jump Nearly 13% as Iran Conflict Enters Third Day Crude oil prices shot up nearly 13% on the world markets as the U.S. and Israeli military strikes continued Monday on Iran, marking the third day of the war. Natural gas prices also rose as the retaliation by Tehran following the deaths of …
Duration of War on Iran Key in Rising Oil Prices The war against Iran did one thing this week—send crude oil prices climbing. Prices in the U.S. rose to nearly $73 a barrel after closing Friday, prior to the launching of the attacks by Israel and the U.S., at $67 a barrel. How much higher …
The world awaits the impact the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran will have on crude oil prices. Some contend prices could soar $10 to $20 a barrel and if that’s true, it means the global cost of oil would approach the low 90s. The strikes were intended to destroy Iran’s nuclear program and …
** Just like Oklahoma did last fall, Wyoming is cracking down on illegal truck drivers. The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office caught 32 illegal immigrant truck drivers this week during a three-day crackdown called “Truck Around and Find Out.” They made 177 stops overall and wrote 51 tickets. ** Average daily crude oil production in the United States …
Another strong week of oil and gas drilling in Oklahoma was reported in the latest Baker Hughes Rig Count released Friday. Oklahoma’s count was unchanged with a total of 45 rigs. It compares to 49 rigs reported a year ago by Baker Hughes. The U.S. count was 550 with a drop of one rig compared …
Administration reverses Obama and Biden protective orders For years, the oil and gas industry and farm groups in Oklahoma were among those who fought the government’s designation of the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species. The fight has ended with the Trump administration’s recent announcement that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to publish …
The announcement wasn’t good for environmental group Greenpeace over its pipeline protests dating back to 2016 bin North Dakota. A judge in Bismarck has said he plans to order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in the lawsuit won by the owners of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The Associated Press …
U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Increased by 6.3 Bcf/d in 2025 Natural gas pipeline projects completed in the United States in 2025 increased capacity by approximately 6.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Tracker. A substantial portion, 85%, or 5.3 Bcf/d, of this new …
U.S. Power Grid to Add 86 GW of New Generating Capacity in 2026 U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in the latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a record …
