After months of study, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is being advised it should take little action when it comes to a call to require stronger wooden poles used by utilities in the state. The recommendation comes from the Commission’s Public Utilities Division which reached its conclusions following a Notice of Inquiry launched last …
The recent decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to stop a proposed hydroelectric project on the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County was supported by one southeast Oklahoma Senator. Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard called it a “tremendous victory” for southeast Oklahoma. “The Kiamichi River is a cultural landmark, and a treasured natural resource …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen and the two have their own memories of the Oklahoma City bombing, plus discussion about a legislator’s latest attempt to stop Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from voting in some rate cases.
As Oklahoma energy stocks were split in Wednesday’s trading, crude oil prices bounced back nearly 2% to reach a two-week high. The gain on crude prices came because of reported worries about global supplies following the Trump administration’s decision on Wednesday to issue new sanctions against Chinese importers of oil from Iran. Reuters explained …
Within minutes of concluding their regular public meeting on Tuesday, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners almost immediately held another meeting, one that did not include the public and fell under the new state law allowing gatherings exempt from the Open Meeting Law. A filing of the Open Meeting Act Exempt Event Compliance Form on Wednesday …
The country’s supply of crude oil grew by 600,000 barrels in the most recent reporting period according to the government, but storage at the Cushing hub in Oklahoma took a drop of about the same amount. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported U.S. crude stocks went from 442.3 million barrels the week of April …
The Kansas Legislature is taking steps in an attempt to attract even more large data centers. But the tax incentives also include some restrictions on the ability of such operations to build their own power plants. As the Kansas Reflector reports, the original bill was introduced by NetChoice, the trade group representing online firms …
** Honda is reportedly preparing to significantly expand its US manufacturing footprint by up to 30% over the next two to three yearsin response to the Trump administration’s sweeping new tariffs on foreign imports. The Japanese automaker is considering shifting production of several key models from Mexico and Canada to the US. ** Dallas-based Vaquero Midstream, a natural …
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, April 2025 A new report shows just how much U.S. crude oil production rose in the past year and much of the credit goes to exploration in the Permian Basin. The U.S. Energy Information Administration stated in a newly-released report that U.S. crude oil production grew by 270,000 barrels per …
After earnings of more than $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, NextEra Energy plans to unveil its first quarter 2025 results next week. The Florida firm, with heavy commitments in Oklahoma’s wind and solar industry, will release the results before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 23, …