Tulsa’s Empire Petroleum Corporation has launched its $5 million registered rights offering as it moves to raise money. In an SEC filing, the company said the offering includes $2.5 mililon to be received upon exercise of warrants. Under the terms of the rights offering, the Company will grant, at no charge, to each stockholder as of …
One of the largest and most active plays in Oklahoma, the Cana Woodford, experienced a loss of three active oil and gas rigs in the past week. It was part of the nation’s decline in rig activity for an 11th straight week. The latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed the Cana dropped from …
Data centers and natural gas. We’ve emphasized their growth and the spreading demand across the U.S. for electricity, even in Oklahoma. The topics will be the subject Tuesday of a large “Energy and Innovation Summit” in Pennsylvania, the second-largest natural gas-producing state in the country after Texas. President Trump is expected to be …
** The U.S. House Appropriations Committee releases proposed legislation that would slash funding for the Department of Energy’s office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 46% and shift money toward nuclear, critical minerals, and fossil fuels. ** Texas industry associations and energy experts say Trump’s budget bill is “pulling the rug out” from under …
After getting experience as the Attorney General’s top attorney in charge of regulatory affairs at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Chase Snodgrass has gone to work for Oklahoma Gas and Electric. As OK Energy Today reported in early July, Snodgrass, who joined the Attorney General’s office in February of 2023 and became a Deputy AG, …
The immense Grain Belt Express project, the one designed to carry wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas to Indiana, faces a rocky road. In one of the latest developments, project developer Invenergy, is urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright to continue with the $4.9 billion conditional loan guarantee originally promised by the Biden administration. But Missouri …
In OK Energy Today’s recent interview with Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford, he not only stated how the state’s oil and gas industry saw an immediate impact from the President’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but also explained the wind and solar industries are not being punished. “There’s not an opposition to wind and …
SPP is issuing a Resource Advisory for its entire Balancing Authority effective Monday, July 14, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. CT until an anticipated end time of 9:00 p.m. CT. Resource Advisories do not require the public to conserve energy, but are issued to raise awareness of potential threats to reliability among entities responsible for operating …
Just as Panasonic prepares to hold a grand opening Monday on the $4 billion battery plant built outside of Kansas City, Kansas, the company has decided to delay full production because of falling electric car sales. Plus, there is the factor of U.S. government policies that do not support EVs. Word of the delay …
The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent creation of a website to address conspiracy theories about jet plane contrails and their impact on the weather prompted Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin to suggest there are more important things to worry about. He and Sen. James Lankford responded to the move by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Mullin’s …
