Attorney General Gentner Drummond is celebrating a significant win for Oklahoma’s agricultural and energy sectors, as a federal court has vacated the Biden-Harris administration’s rule that listed the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. A U.S. District judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, finding that the U.S. …
** The Trump administration will make available $1 billion in funding to accelerate the growth of the U.S. critical minerals and materials sectors, the Energy Department said in a statement on Wednesday. ** Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is revealing more details about his department’s plan to fix the nation’s air traffic control system – and a big part …
© Provided by Google Google executives were in Pryor on Wednesday to announce the company plans to spend $9 billion over the next two years in the state. Google will expand its data center in Pryor …
A leak in the Seaway pipeline that carries oil from the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma into Texas resulted in a drop in the amount of oil flowing. The pipeline’s operator reported a leak on the system to state regulators. The line normally carried 950,000 barrels a day from Cushing to …
Crude oil prices held mostly steady on Wednesday, experiencing less than a 1% drop as traders remained unsure ahead of Friday’s meeting in Alaska between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two intend to talk about ending the war in Ukraine. The steady price levels came after data from the American …
Crude oil stocks rebounded in the past week, both across the U.S. and at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub. The U.S. saw a gain of 3 million barrels from the 423.7 million barrels recorded as of August 1 to 426.7 million barrels as of August 8, reported the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The nation’s crude oil …
A year after he came under fire from Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond over enforcement of the state’s anti-ESG law, State Treasurer Todd Russ is the target of more criticism over the way he runs the office. This time, he’s the target of an opinion piece by Bartlesville vice Trevor Dorsey, who is …
As the U.S. and other countries report a growing demand for natural gas to run their power plants and meeting the booming requirements of data centers, crude oil producers in the Permian Basin are taking notice. And making changes. And they’re starting to focus on natural gas production and not just king oil. …
Nearly 18 months after a Florida-based EV manufacturing startup tried to woo city leaders in Langston, Oklahoma into helping build a factory, the project and its promoters have mostly disappeared into thin air. Langston, home of Langston University, isn’t the only town where Imola Automotive USA came in with promises of jobs, …
** President Donald Trump named David Rosner as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he has served since mid-2025 as a commissioner, the agency said ** In 2024, the United States exported about 30% of its domestic primary energy production. Nearly all of the exports were fossil fuels destined for other countries in North America, Europe, or Asia. The United States …