Energy policy takes center stage ahead of Oklahoma’s 2026 session Energy policy — from data centers and artificial intelligence to water use, eminent domain, taxation, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission — is poised to dominate discussion when the Oklahoma Legislature convenes for the 2026 regular session in early February. More than 60 energy-related bills were …
NextEra Energy, the Florida-based energy development company with extensive operations in Oklahoma, plans to release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results later this month. The company recorded a nearly 10% adjusted earnings increase in the third quarter. The results will be made known before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on …
** The Trump administration files a lawsuit seeking to overturn California’s law banning new oil and gas wells near homes, schools, hospitals, and parks, claiming it violates federal law and hampers energy development. ** Advocacy groups revive a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s proposed oil and gas leasing program in the Arctic National …
Will Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry be impacted by the the U.S. takeover of Venezuelan oil? Likely not, according to noted energy economist Dr. Steven Agee. He says Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry will likely see little if any impact from the U.S. removal of Venezuelan leader Maduro and the takeover of the oil and …
Rep. Brad Boles, the Republican State House member from Marlow isn’t the only Oklahoma legislator concerned about the impact of AI and data centers. A week after he filed a measure to protect consumers being forced to pay higher electric bills for data centers to obtain their large amount of required power, Durant Rep. Cody …
FERC approves SPP’s large load connection proposal The grid controlling electrical power in Oklahoma and 13 other states won approval from federal regulators for a plan to quickly handle expanded energy projects to meet the power demands of data centers and large industrial projects. It will have an impact on Oklahoma’s electrical power industry …
** U.S. refining companies like Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum are set to benefit even more from a potential Venezuelan oil resurgence than drillers, as they have the equipment to process the country’s viscous crude. ** Valero Refining Company will begin laying off hundreds of workers at its Benicia refinery this spring in California. In a regulatory …
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 …
** 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 …
EIA forecasts strongest four-year growth in U.S. electricity demand since 2000, fueled by data centers A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts electricity use will grow this year and next year showing such gains for the first time in 18 years. The EIA made the prediction in its its first energy-sector …
