While some Oklahomans clamor for a Buc-ee’s center in their state, they might be disturbed to learn Arkansas will be getting its second Buc-ee’s. Reports indicate the company will build a 74,000 square foot travel center in West Memphis neaer Interstate 40 and Interstate 55. The center will have more than 120 fueling locations …
The third quarter for ALLETE, Inc., the renewable energy operator, wasn’t exactly what leadership wanted. It’s as though the wind was taken out of the sails of its wind farm earnings, including those in Oklahoma. Its earnings totaled $.78 cents on net income of $45 million, a significant drop from the $1.49 a share …
Third quarter earnings dipped for Oklahoma City’s LSB Industries, Inc. as the firm had net sales of $109.2 million compared to $114.3 million in the third quarter of last year. But it also had increased earnings per share. The firm recorded a net loss of $25.4 million compared to a net loss of $7.7 …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is callling the Energy Department on the carpet for its creation of a new system of records for medical and non-medical accommodations requests which he believes violate First Amendment rights. He claims it creates a “grave violation” of religious liberty. In a letter to the Department, the Senator expressed …
While regional transmission lines make the news in Oklahoma and other states of the Southwest Power Pool, consider what ratepayers in Massachusetts are facing…$512 million in additional costs over construction delays. That’s right—delays. Three utilities in Massachusetts and the parent company to Central Maine Power agreed the Massachusetts ratepayers should pay $512 million in …
Days before more than 40 wildfires broke out around Oklahoma, a state House committee held an interim study to examine issues surrounding recruiting and retaining volunteer rural firefighters. The packed study before the House Public Safety committee was led by Rep. David Smith, R-Arpelar. “Living in rural Oklahoma, I know the importance of rural firefighters,” …
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is moving forward with the scheduled release of water from Canton Lake to replenish critical water levels in Lake Hefner, a primary water source for Oklahoma City and seventeen other cities and rural water districts served by the Water …
The hydroelectric power project on the Kiamichi River we’ve reported on for the past several months ws the topic of an Oklahoma House committee interim study on Wednesday at the Capitol. It was held by Reps. Eddy Dempsey, R-Valliant, and Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, before the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Dempsey and Humphrey said the …
After a few days of disastrous drops in prices, crude oil experienced a more than 2% rebpound in Wednesday’s trading. The bounce-back came after new data showed U.S. crude inventories had a surprise drop compared to last week’s crude stock information. Plus, prices were affected by reports that OPEC+ might delay its planned oil output …
The nation’s amount of crude oil stocks declined in the past week while the total held in storage at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub increased. The latest U.S. Energy Information Administration report on crude stocks showed Cushing increased its total in crude oil by 700,000 barrels. The report showed Cushing held 25.4 million barrels as of …
