The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is already at work as the first major winter storm of 2025 hits the state. In an announcement Thursday morning, ODOT said its crews were plowing and treating slick highways and bridges in Southwestern and Southcentral Oklahoma as a winter storm moves into the state. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority …
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Senate hearings to be held next week for Interior Secretary and Energy Secretary nominees
The Republicans now in control of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources aren’t waiting for Donald Trump to be sworn into office for a second term before handling his nominees for Interior Secretary and Energy Secretary. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, the new chairman of the committee announced plans to holding hearings …
Biden administration hands out millions to Oklahoma Indian tribes to fight climate change
President Biden’s latest climate funding handout involved $121 million for Indian Tribes including several in Oklahoma—all with the intent of fighting climate change. The funds, according to the announcement by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, are designed to help “Tribal communities prepare for the most severe climate-related environmental threats to their homelands.” It is …
Report forecasts higher natural gas prices in 2025
Higher natural gas prices this year? It’s likely, according to a new forecasting report published by Deloitte. The report suggests that the slump in natural gas markets that occurred in 2024 will probably be a thing of the past because of an increased demand for Canadian natural gas combined with growing LNG shipping capacity …
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** Blue states are preparing for a legal battle with the Trump administration over whether they will be allowed to continue to adopt California’s more stringent regulations on tailpipe emissions. (Stateline) ** U.S. Senate Democrats say Republicans are rushing to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as interior secretary without the necessary background checks and paperwork. ** The owner …
ERCOT says it’s ready for winter storm power needs
As snow and ice move across parts of Texas, there remains a fear that the state’s electric grid, ERCOT, won’t be able to meet the demands for electricity to heat homes and businesses. Customers wonder if the state could be facing a repeat of what happened in 2021. But a spokesman for the Electric …
Growth in US fuel supplies sent crude oil prices down
A stronger dollar combined with large increases in U.S. fuel inventories led to a more than 1% drop in crude oil prices on Wednesday. The fall came after prices rose more than 1% earlier in the trading session. While crude oil stocks fell again across the U.S., gasoline stocks increased by 6.3 million barrels …
Crude oil stocks fall at Cushing Hub and the U.S.
Crude oil stocks took another fall over the past week, both across the U.S. and at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub. The Cushing Hub, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, as of the week of Jan. 3, 2025 held 20 million barrels of crude oil, a drop of 2.5 million from the week of Dec. …
Historic low Henry Hub natural gas prices—before the frigid weather
Typically, natural gas prices go up whenever extreme cold weather hits the state, such as this week’s arctic blast. But a new report pointed out how the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub natural gas spot price in 2024 was at a historic low. Whether the historic low will hold during the frigid weather is another …
Stop the Green rally attendees have support from Trump
Those green energy opponents who attended a Stop the Green rally at the capitol in Oklahoma City certainly have an ally in President-elect Donald Trump. Even as they rallied Tuesday, Trump was vowing to oppose all new wind energy production once he takes office later in the month. Speaking to reporters, he said, “We’re …