The latest dividend to be declared by ONEOK, Inc. totaled $1.03 per share. The company announced it is the same amount as paid in the prevous quarter and resulted in an annualized dividend of $4.12 per share. The dividend is payable May 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of …
** The U.S. Interior Department orders environmental reviews for fossil fuel and mining projects — but not wind and solar projects— to be reduced to no more than a month, leading to praise from the oil and gas industry but criticism from environmental groups. ** The amount of power used by data centers has tripled …
Some residents are marshalling forces in their fight against a NextEra company proposed solar farm near the town of Porter in northeast Oklahoma. They held a recent meeting in Coweta as NextEra conducted surveys of the proposed site for the Persica Solar project. Wagoner County Commissioners delayed a vote on the farm until possibly …
Crude oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks recorded moderate gains on Thursday as investors are still wondering about the impact of a possible OPEC+ output increase, a weaker U.S.dollar and conflicting U.S. tariff signals. Most Oklahoma energy stocks recorded gains while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude had a 52 cent or 0.8% boost to …
(Photograph of Corporation Commissioner Hamp Baker, Chairman, 1974-1985.) Former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Hamp Baker, who served in the statewide-elected office for 12 years, died this week. He was 91 and after losing a re-election bid for a third term on the commission, he returned to his home in Ringling. Baker was defeated in 1984 by …
A wind turbine bill calling for setbacks from homes and property lines failed to make it out of the Senate Energy Committee on Thursday as opponents raised issues of property rights. HB2751 authored by Rep. Trey Caldwell in the House and Sen. Ally Seifried in the Senate failed on a 4-6 vote. It …
Lightning during an early-morning thunderstorm hit a large oil tank battery, setting it afire near Purcell. No injuries were reported. KOCO TV News reported firefighters responded and the fire was extinguished in about an hour.
Supreme Court justices gave a strong indication this week they might allow fuel producers to move forward with suing California over its strict vehicle emission rules. Conservative and liberal justices suggested the companies should have legal standing to sue the state. Some even went so far as to suggest a federal appeals court in Washington, …
A recent disclosure of a non-public meeting held by Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners shows they attempted to reach out to Rep. Trey Caldwell before voting this week against his proposed energy bills, HB2747 and SB998. Both are similar in nature and focus on an attempt to force the regulators to approve electric-generating projects that rely …
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says its April Manufacturing survey of the district that includes Oklahoma showed a modest decline. The Tenth District includes Oklahoma, western third of Missouri; all of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming; and the northern half of New Mexico. “Regional factory activity continued to …
