Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wasn’t the only national Trump administration energy leader to attend a recent gathering of energy representatives at Oklahoma State University’s Hamm Institute for American Energy for the Powering AI: Global Leadership Summit. The one-day, high-level summit focused on solving one of the most pressing challenges of our time: how to …
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Burgum wants to open federal lands to mining and drilling
A plan by U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to open federal lands to mining and drilling has already drawn fire from opponents who say it’s all about corporate profits. “This aren’t concerned about what our children lose from this,” said one in reaction to Burgum’s comments that came during the Powering AI Global Leadership …
New executive named at Williams Cos.
Williams announced that Larry Larsen has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Office, overseeing all aspects of the company’s transmission, storage and gathering and processing operations, effective May 3, 2025. Larsen will replace Micheal Dunn, who announced his planned retirement from Williams last month. Larsen currently serves as Williams Senior Vice …
AEP to build large transmission line to support needs in Permian Basin
AEP Texas announced it is set to build one of the first 765-kV transmission line projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to support the growing electricity needs of the Permian Basin. The Howard-Solstice Transmission Line Project is one of three 765-kV transmission lines to be constructed along the 765-kV import paths …
PSO finishes power improvement project for Chelsea and Foyil
Public Service Company of Oklahoma announced the completion of an infrastructure project aimed at improving power reliability for the communities of Chelsea and Foyil in northeastern Oklahoma. The company explained that the project, part of the Distribution Automation Circuit Recovery (DACR) program, involved upgrading and rebuilding power lines between Chelsea and Nowata, which will …
ONEOK announces dividend
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 …
Energy briefs
** 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 …
Opposition mounts to NextEra solar farm proposed near Coweta
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 …
Thursday brought gains for crude oil and Oklahoma energy stocks
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 …
Former Corporation Commissioner Hamp Baker dead at 91
(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 …