Large supplies and falling demand sent crude oil prices falling by more than 1% on Friday. Plus, Oklahoma energy stocks suffered too. The worries of supplies proved to be more than expectations the year’sfirst interest-rate cut by the Fed might boost more consumption. As a result, Brent crude fell 76 cents or 1.1% …
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Oklahoma family forced to leave home following oil leak
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is investigating a possible oil leak that has already contaminated a house near Fort Gibson and forced a family to evacuate. The Commission is attempting to determine the source of the oily mess that is leaking into the home of Mitch and Kara Meredith. Plumbers were called but so far, no …
Utility wants ratepayers to pay for wildfire damages
Oklahomans who are still complaining about the 2021 Winter Storm costs passed along to them by state utilities hit with historic high natural gas prices might have some advice to more than 2 million customers of an Oregon-based utility. That’s because PacifiCorp, a utility with 2.1 million customers across half a dozen Western states …
Poll: Americans Want Bigger Grid, Cheaper Power
Voters Want Grid Expansion but Cheaper Electricity A new poll shows most Americans want a bigger grid to handle surging energy demand. At the same time, voters are frustrated with constant utility rate hikes and want cheaper monthly bills. The survey covered likely voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two states in the backlogged …
Leslie Beyer Confirmed to Key Interior Energy Post
Senate Confirms Leslie Beyer to Key Interior Department Role The new head of the Bureau of Land Management and three other agencies under the Interior Department is Leslie Beyer, the former CEO of the Houston-based Energy Workforce & Technology Council. She served as CEO of the council from 2014 to 2023 but just won U.S. …
Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen talk energy—the latest on electric rates
As Scott Mitchell put it, it’s another “all electric” show on his Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen podcast. Maybe “electrifying” could be used to describe their talk about the booming energy demands not just in Oklahoma but across the U.S. How is the state’s electric grid responding? Plus, there’s an update on the …
Polluted water suspected in rancher’s loss of 25 head of cattle
Two state agencies have launched an investigation into suspected polluted water that might have caused the death of nearly two dozen head of cattle for one rancher. The plight for rancher Mike Loula is on his ranch along Five Mile Creek near the Caddo-county town of Eakly in the western part of the …
Crude oil prices fell again over US economic worries
Crude oil prices fell a second day on Thursday as traders continued to express their worries about the U.S. economic outlook. The fall came a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in 2025. Reuters reported the Fed cut its policy rate by a quarter of a …
Explosions brought down NY wind farm
Part of a wind farm in New York State was brought down by explosions this week as the company operator said seven wind turbines had reached the end of their productivity. It was in Madison County where the turbines and towers were imploded after they reached the end of their estimated lifetime of …
Nation’s latest oil spill is in North Dakota
North Dakota environmental officials are dealing with the aftermath of an oil spill involving an estimated 20,000 barrels of crude oil and produced water. The State’s Department of Environmental Quality reported the spill came from a pipeline leak in the northwest part of North Dakota. The oil and water spilled onto farm land …