Another dividend was declared by the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. The Tulsa-based company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.03 per share, same amount as the first quarter. It will result in an annualized dividend of $4.12 per share. The dividend is payable Aug. 14, 2025, to shareholders of record at the …
The water fight between Nebraska and Colorado has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nebraska filed suit over South Platte River water rights. “We’re going to fight like heck, said Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen. “We’re going to get every drop of water.” Attorney General Mike Hilgers added, “Every drop of water matters.” Their …
Any time 1,000 new jobs are discussed and it’s worth turning heads. Such is the case at Tinker Air Force Base where the government is adding 1,000 new jobs as part of the Air Force’s B-21 bomber campus. The B-21 “Raider” is the world’s first sixth generation bomber and the Air Force announced …
** President Trump, joined by industry and political leaders, announced a sweeping federal initiative—potentially totaling $70 to $90 billion in energy investments—aimed at boosting U.S. power capacity to support the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen, a costly turnpike repair, more data center growth and the demand it’s making on the electric-generation industry and—–a sneak preview of an interview with Willliams leader Alan Armstrong.
The growth of the U.S. fuel inventory combined with growing worries about the impact of U.S. tariffs resulted in lower crude oil prices on Wednesday. U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 3.4 million barrels last week, nearly three times more than the Energy Information Administration had expected. At the same time, crude inventories fell 3.9 …
A 9-minute Corporation Commission meeting? It happened Wednesday when Oklahoma regulators met to handle which turned out to be routine business of handling their daily signing agenda docket and the 24-hour signing agenda docket. Commissioner Brian Bingman was absent so the approval of the dockets was handled by Commissioners Kim David and Todd Hiett. …
The nation saw a decline in the amount of crude oil in storage in the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday the U.S total fell 3.8 million barrels, from 426 million barrels total as of July 4 to 422.2 million barrels the week of July 11. The nation’s total also …
Just as we’ve been stressing the importance of the reliability of electric generation in Oklahoma because of the growth of data centers for the AI industry, the same challenge exists in Texas. And recently the Texas Public Utility Commission was handed a report showing the “disorganized integration” of large loads, including data centers …
Some positive news about Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry came this week from the Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as it released its latest issue of the Oklahoma Economist, titled “Increasingly Bullish: Natural Gas Rebounds on Rising Demand and Infrastructure.” Growth in drilling activity in Oklahoma outpaced the U.S. …