Tulsa’s Unit Corporation has declared a second quarter dividend. The cash dividend of $1.25 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2025 will be paid on June 27, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 17, 2025. The quarterly cash dividend will be funded by …
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Energy jobs slowly declining in Oklahoma
A new report from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council shows Oklahoma oil and gas and other energy employment is slowly losing numbers. The Council showed Oklahoma had 48,618 energy jobs in April, down from 49,546 reported in January and below the 49,774 jobs reported in November 2024. The Council indicated that nationally, there has …
Prairie Chicken protection might be reversed
The Trump Administration is moving forward with its effort to overturn a move by the Biden administration to give protection to the prairie chicken, a decision last year that the oil and gas drilling industry considered to be a roadblock to more oil and gas production. In recent weeks, the government filed a motion …
Latest Oklahoma Broadband expansion in Rogers County
The small Rogers County town of Tiawah was the site of the most recent high-speed internet expansion project by the Oklahoma Broadband Office. An official launching ceremony for the eight projects totaling $34.2 million was held Friday by the OBO and internet service provider Atlas Broadband. The projects, funded through $17.1 million in federal grants awarded …
Arkansas carbon capture moves ahead
Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries is on its way in becoming one of the suppliers of low-carbon or “blue” ammonia as it moves ahead in a joint project with carbon management expert Lapis Carbon Solutions. Lapis Carbon Solutions recently finalized its investment decision and intends to provide 100% funding of the capital and operations expenditures …
More details about the proposed Chickasha data center
We’re delving into more of the intimate details of the recently announced data center a California businessman wants to build in Chickasha. It potentially could become the first complex to actually create its own power source as part of Oklahoma’s new “behind the meter” law. Details are courtesy of Mike Ray with the …
Energy briefs
** Constellation announced it has received regulatory approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas for its previously announced acquisition of Calpine Corporation. ** Maryland regulators issue the final approval needed for US Wind to begin construction on a 114-turbine offshore wind farm, though local opposition remains strong and the possibility the Trump administration could intervene still …
Oil and gas drilling remains strong in Oklahoma
While the latest Baker Hughes rig count reported a drop of 2 rigs in Oklahoma to 50, most of the strong oil and gas plays in the state still saw continued activity. A breakdown of the oil plays showed only one with a decline of activity and that was the Granite Wash, which …
Solar manufacturer Sunnova lays off more than 700
More than 700 workers at Sunnova Energy in Houston lost their jobs this week as the solar power manufactured filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, another sign that things were anything but sunny for the nation’s solar industry. It’s the latest renewable energy firm to fall victim to weakening sales and growing debts, the …
Nation’s rig count slips again but sees a gain in gas drilling
The nation’s rig count took another tumble in the past week with a decline in oil rigs but a gain in gas rigs. All the while, Oklahoma’s count slipped too. Baker Hughes reported Friday the total in oil and gas rigs fell by 4 to 559 and included a loss of 9 oil rigs, …






