The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled this week in support of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company in a legal dispute the utility faced with the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and Oklkahoma Electric Cooperative. The court upheld the commissioners decion to allow OGE to continue providing service to a customer outside of its service …
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Oklahoma regulators face business duties in Thursday session
Oklahoma regulators plan a meeting Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City and one of their items at hand will be an update on the agency’s judicial and legal counsel divisions. There will be reports from the Administrative Law Judge division as well as the General Counsel services. Commissioners are asked to vote on a …
Traders shocked by nation’s fall in crude oil storage
Traders were caught by surprise Wednesday when the government reported a drop in the nation’s crude oil supplies. But the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma recorded a slight gain. A decline of 600,000 barrels was reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration as the nation’s supplies fell form 415.4 million barrels the weekend of …
Seven week high hit by crude oil prices as OK energy stocks soared too
Crude oil prices hit a seven-week high in Wednesday’s trading, thanks largely to a surprise drop in U.S. weekly crude inventories. At the same time, Oklahoma energy stocks had another strong day in trading with one firm seeing a 24% gain for the day. The drop of inventories only added to a sense …
Dallas Fed reports drop in 3Q in oil and gas sector
Activity in the oil and gas sector declined slightly in the third quarter of 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey. The business activity index, the survey’s broadest measure of the conditions energy firms face in the Eleventh District, remained negative but edged up from -8.1 in …
Alphabet reveals First Amendment pressure under Biden
Alphabet Reveals Biden Pressure on Free Speech Policies Letter outlines government influence Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, sent a striking letter to the House Judiciary Committee this week. The company said the Biden administration pressured it during the COVID-19 pandemic to moderate content that did not break its own rules. Committee Chairman …
Arkansas joins fight against Midwest power line project
Arkansas Challenges $22 Billion Midwest Power Line Project States push back on transmission expansion Arkansas is one of five states challenging a $22 billion project to build high-voltage electric transmission lines across the Upper Midwest. Public Service Commissions from Arkansas, North Dakota, Montana, Louisiana, and Mississippi filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory …
Energy briefs: Offshore Wind Ruling and Global Energy Shifts
Energy Briefs: Offshore Wind Ruling and Global Energy Shifts A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration can move forward. This Energy Briefs highlights the setback for President Donald Trump’s effort to limit offshore wind development. Energy Briefs: LNG and Oil Exports at the U.N. Trump …
Oil Prices Rise Over $1 as Kurdistan Export Deal Stalls
Oil prices climbed Tuesday as a stalled deal to restart crude exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region helped ease investor fears about oversupply. The development gave energy markets a boost after several days of declines. Global Benchmarks Rebound Brent crude futures settled up $1.06, or 1.6%, to $67.63 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …
Ascent Resources Promotes Brooks Shughart to President
Ascent Resources Names Brooks Shughart as President OKLAHOMA CITY — Ascent Resources, LLC, one of the nation’s largest private natural gas producers, announced a major leadership change this week. The company promoted Brooks Shughart, currently Chief Financial Officer, to President of Ascent and its subsidiaries. Expanding His Role Shughart will continue serving as CFO while …