With a statewide average of $2.81 per gallon of gasoline, Oklahoma is still among the top ten states with the lowest prices in the country. However, prices have also been on the increase in the past month. AAA reports the top ten lease expensive markets are: Mississippi ($2.71), Louisiana ($2.79), Arkansas ($2.79), Texas ($2.79), Tennessee …
Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ released figures this week showing what he called a “seasonal dip” in the state’s monthly revenue for August and it included a nearly 32% drop in revenue from the gross production tax on oil and gas. At the same time, Russ pointed out that the August 2025 State …
Entergy has run into opposition in Arkansas over its plans to bild a new 754-megawatt natural-gas fired power plant southeast of Little Rock. The State Attorney General, Tim Griffin, is among those opposing the project near Pine Bluff in Jefferson County. So is the staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. Both asked the …
Leeward Renewable Energy, the Texas-based firm in the process of constructing three solar farms in eastern Oklahoma was named to Fast Company’s list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators. This marks the second consecutive year LRE has been recognized for cultivating an environment where creative ideas thrive and employees are empowered to develop …
** In a surprise move, oil-and-gas giant ExxonMobil announced the acquisition of a privately owned company that produces a key ingredient used in lithium-ion batteries, The New York Times reported. The purchase offered an indication that the $470-billion company might be hedging its bets by investing in cleaner technologies viewed by many as the future of energy production and storage. …
Empire District Electric Company, one of three companies to recently notify the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of its intent to use a new controversial state law allowing depreciation expenses, contends the move will not immediately affect its ratepayers. In a letter to the Corporation Commission’s Public Utilities Division, Empire District Director of Legal Services, …
The nation saw an increase in crude oil held in storage over the past week while the total at the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma declined. Cushing’s amount of crude oil in storage dropped by 300,000 barrel at the end of September 5, 2025. It fell from 24.2 million barrels held at the …
A day after Poland shot down Russian drones over its airspace, crude oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel. It’s an indication that investors worry about possible supply disruptions and added to concerns following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar. Brent crude futures finished up $1.10 or 1.7% at $67.49 …
The Southwest Power Pool announced the completion of a process that it says will “significantly accelerate the addition of new generating resources to the grid.” Headquartered in Little Rock, the SPP grid includes Oklahoma and 13 other states and parts of others. It said it recently completed a plan to clear the backlog …
Dawn Aerospace, the international company that recently decided to locate its only U.S. operation at Oklahoma’s Burns Flat Space port, says its recent successful flight carrying a payload in New Zealand builds on its partnership with Oklahoma. Dawn Aerospace flew the Aurora spaceplane carrying California Polytechnic State University’s student-built payload, reaching Mach 0.79 …