Oklahoma Governor hopes to secure Enel solar plant and 1,500 jobs

  Oklahoma  is reported to be the leading candidate for a solar-panel manufacturing facility that Enel North America wants to build. It already has the support of Gov. Kevin Stitt who is urging the legislature to support an undisclosed incentive package to land the site that could result in 1,500 new jobs in northeast Oklahoma …

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Loves Travel Stops expands to include stores along Oklahoma and Kansas Turnpikes

  Love’s Travel Stops, the company based in Oklahoma City, will soon be available on turnpikes across Oklahoma and in Kansas. The company is taking over the EZ GO chain and the deal involves six locations along Oklahoma turnpikes and five on the toll roads in Kansas. The takeover from the Carey Johnson Oil Company …

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Panasonic to build $5 billion plant in Pryor—-maybe

  Panasonic says it is coming to Oklahoma but first—it wants $245 million in infrastructure upgrades at the industrial park in Pryor where a $5 billion, 5 million-square foot plant will be constructed. Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Friday in return, Panasonic will receive about $700 million in capital investment rebates as part of the LEAD …

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Crude managed gains on Friday while OK energy stocks made moderate increases

Friday saw another gain for crude oil prices—their fourth straight week of increases after the International Energy Agency warned the cuts by OPEC and other productions might worsen an oil supply deficit. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 36 cents or 0.4% and closed at $82.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, …

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Red River boundary issue lingers at the state capitol

  A special commission created to resolve a dispute over a North Texas Municipal Water District pump located on the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma recently held a meeting at the State Capitol. The Red River Boundary Commission, led by House Speaker Charles McCall, formally asked the University of Oklahoma to form a team of …

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Oklahoma’s rig count falls nearly to level a year ago

The nation’s number of oil and gas rigs continued to decline in the past week and Oklahoma followed suit, reaching nearly the same number of rigs it recorded last year at this time. Baker Hughes released figures Friday showing the state’s rig count dropped by 3 in the past week, reaching 55 active rigs. A …

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Transportation Secretary says Oklahoma’s bridge system is better than ever

  Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz recently made a bold declaration about the state of Oklahoma’s bridges and highways. “Our infrastructure today is better today than it’s ever been in my career, in 33 years, better than it’s ever been,” he stated in a speech to the Enid Regional Development Alliance. The Enid News …

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First quarter financial results to be released by Williams

  After reporting a 34% increase in adjusted net income for 2022, Williams prepares to release its first quarter 2023 financial results. They will be made known after the market closes on Wednesday, May 3, according to a company announcement. The company will hold a conference call with analysts and investors the next day, Thursday, …

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Enel plans to build 10,000 EV chargers in US in addition to its wind farms

  Enel is already a well-known name in Oklahoma where it has 13  wind farms. Now the Italian-based company plans to add an estimated 10,000 DC electric vehicle chargers across the U.S. and more than 2 million across North America by 2030. It was a year ago when the company began construction of its 13th …

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Pittsburg County is the source of two more Calyx Energy wells

  Recently-filed completion reports show Tulsa’s Calyx Energy III LLC with two natural gas wells on a single pad in Pittsburg County and combined production was nearly 24,000n Mcf. Located several miles northwest of the city of McAlester at 3 7N 13E, the two Fairway wells were completed in December of 2022 with production coming …

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