While calls have been made in recent months for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett to leave office following sex abuse and excessive drinking allegations against him, a GOP State Senator wants legislation to allow for recall elections of state elected officials. Ponca City Sen. Bill Coleman, in announcing he requested such legislation to …
ONEOK advances $4.3 billion EnLink share purchase
ONEOK is moving ahead with a decision reached late last month to acquire all of the outstanding publicly held common units of EnLink in a $4.3 billion plan. It’s part of ONEOK’s merger with EnLink. In a Dec. 11 message to employees of the two companies, Pierce Norton, President and CEO of ONEOK and …
Next broadband launch to take place Monday in Wellston
Wellston is the site of the next broadband expansion project to be launched by the Oklahoma Broadband Office. Centranet is also othe latest internet service provider to carry out the project in northern and central Oklahoma, according to an announcement by the state. The launching will take place on Monday and according to the Broadband …
Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen—a supreme court Todd Hiett ruling and Gov. Stitt wants to “uplug” from SPP
Did the Supreme’s ‘kick the can down the road’ with their legislators versus Hiett ruling? Jerry Bohnen at OK Energy Today takes an in depth look at the ruling, plus his story about the Gov’s SPP bombshell during my interview last week on “Hot Seat.”
Lower gasoline prices an early Christmas gift in Oklahoma
With holiday travel approaching, gasoline prices across the U.S. are at a three-year low of $3.02 and close to falling below $3 a gallon. But prices in Oklahoma, well below $3 for more than a year are a steady average of $2.52 per gallon. Still, some of the state’s county averages are among the …
Highways to be crowded for Christmas Holiday travel
Travel plans for the approaching Christmas holiday? Get ready to join a record 119.3 million of your best friends who plan to travel 50 miles or more from home from Saturday, Dec. 21 to Wednesday, Jan. 1. AAA announced this year’s domestic travel project narrowly surpasses the previous record set in 2019 by 64,000 travelers. …
PHX Minerals to consider a merger or sale
A month after PHX Minerals, Inc. turned down an acquisition offer frm Philadelphia-based WhiteHawk Energy, its directors now say they wll consider a merger or sale of the company. The board of directors of the Fort Worth, Texas-based firm announced Thursday it agreed to “initiate a process to evaluate certain strategic alternatives to maximize …
Crude prices made $1 gain on Wednesday
Crude oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday and it wasn’t because of a new government in Syria. It came after the European Union took a stance to add more sanctions against Russia, a move that could result in tighter global crude supplies. European Union ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to a …
Gov. Stitt explores “unplugging” from Southwest Power Pool
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he is ready to stand up in defense of Oklahoma landowners opposed to regional transmission line development by the Southwest Power Pool. He’s ready to take on the SPP and suggested he won’t allow the power grid to control Oklahoma. He might explore “unplugging” from the SPP. Interviewed by …
Tinker Colonel named Oklahoma’s 2024 Aerospace and Aviation’s Woman of the Year
Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, and Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest City, applauded Col. Abigail Ruscetta for being named the 2024 Oklahoma Aerospace and Aviation’s Woman of the Year. She was honored at the eighth annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day, held Friday at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base. Colonel Abigail L. W. …
