In their most recent non-public meeting, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners met behind closed doors for nearly an hour in discussion of internal finance and accounting. In the Thursday, November 20 meeting which started at 3:45 p.m. and ended at 4:37 p.m., the commissioners also discussed personnel issues. No further details were offered in the meeting …
A recent move by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to not follow through with a Biden-proposed rule drew strong praise from a non-profit civil rights group. The New Civil Liberties Alliance had opposed FERC’s 2022 proposed “Duty of Candor” rule which would have required anyone communicating with the commission or its staff about any …
Xcel Energy customers in Colorado are facing a potential 9% rate hike as the company is asking for a $356 million rate increase from utility regulators. If approved, it would mean a $10 a month jump in average utility bills. The utility filed the rate request last week with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, …
U.S. Senators and Representatives from New Mexico joined Pueblo leaders in urging the Department of Interior to continue protecting the Chaco Culture National historical Park from oil and gas drilling. Their call came after the Bureau of Land Management in October started a process to revoke protections for 10 miles around the national parks …
As drivers prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving in record numbers, gas prices are relatively steady compared to last week. The national average is $3.06, down a penny from a week ago and the same price as a month ago, reported AAA. Oklahoma’s average rose one cent to $2.50 per gallon, which is still …
The Permian Basin’s production of natural gas is so big that at least a dozen new pipelines in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma are planned next year to hand the transportation of the product. It’s being billed as the biggest pipeline buildup since the shale gas boom of 2008. Bloomberg reported the projects could …
** President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the “Genesis Mission,” a federal effort to boost innovation using artificial intelligence — the latest step by the administration to promote AI technology and its adoption. The effort aims to better coordinate research done by agencies across the government and more effectively integrate AI tools to achieve …
Crude oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday after Ukraine hinted it might be willing to accept a peace deal with Russia, stoking worldwide concerns of a growing crude oil glut. Such a deal, if reached, would also involve an easing of U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and potentially add more …
Crude oil prices went through a small drop on Monday as investors and traders remained worries a Russia-Ukraine peace deal could mean easing of sanctions on Russia and increase oil flows to the market. Analysts continue to predict that rising global supply growth will outpace demand, contributing to a general downward trend in prices. …
** A DOE official says the federal government plans to buy and own as many as 10 large nuclear reactors, which it could pay for in part with $550 billion in promised investment from Japan. ** The Trump administration has ordered the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open for the next …