Vastly improved earnings reported by Unit Corporation

    Unit Corporation’s second quarter earnings were double from a year ago, according to the Tulsa firm’s release of its consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $22.1 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, compared to $11.5 …

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Federal Judge sends refinery explosion lawsuit back to state court in Pauls Valley

An Oklahoma City federal judge has granted a widow’s request to transfer her lawsuit over the 2023 death of her husband at the Wynnewood CVR refinery back to Garvin County District Court. U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick made the determination in the request of Lacy Foster to transfer the case after it was moved …

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Tulsa coal company paid millions to feds last year for its operations

    A filling by Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners L.P. shows the coal company paid more than $51 million in the form of black lung excise taxes, reclamation fees, permitting fees and federal income taxes to the federal government last year. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed the various payments totaled $51,439,820 …

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Improved 2Q earnings at SandRidge Energy

    SandRidge Energy not only saw a 46% increase in crude oil production compared to a year ago in the second quarter but its net income also gained. The company’s second quarter earnings release showed net income went from $13.0 million, or $0.35 per share in the first quarter to $19.6 million and $0.53 …

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Mach saw gains in net earnings and oil production

    Mach Natural Resources LP reported financial and operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2025 showing improved earnings from the first quarter. It improved from $16 million in net income and $160 million in Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter to $90 million in net income and $122 million in Adjusted …

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News of Trump-Putin meeting sent crude oil down for another day

    Make it six straight days of dropping crude oil prices. On Thursday, prices fell about half-a-dollar on word that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet, possibly in a few days, all in the name of bringing an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. The fall in prices came …

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ConocoPhillips finalizes $1.3 billion sale of Oklahoma oil and gas assets

    ConocoPhillips confirmed Thursday its sale of more than $1 billion in oil and gas assets it held in Oklahoma. The company’s confirmation came in its announcement of second quarter financial results in which it stated, “Signed an agreement to sell Anadarko Basin assets for $1.3 billion, expected to close at the beginning of …

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Widening of I-35 in southern Oklahoma approved by Transportation Commissioners

    Oklahoma Transportation Commissioners did more than receive a report on the status of bridge safety in the state during their meeting this week. One move was another phase of I-35 widening which was approved in a $16 million project for the area between mile markers 5 and 8 near Thackerville. This project will …

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Wagoner County Commissioners deny claims of solar farm lawsuit

    Wagoner County Commissioners have responded to a lawsuit and appeal by Persica Solar, LLC following the denial of a conditional permit for a proposed 5,000-acre solar farm near Porter. In their response filed this week in Wagoner County District Court, the commissioners denied many of the claims and allegations made by Persica, a …

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Cushing Hub sees slight gain in crude oil stocks

    The amount of crude oil in storage at Oklahoma’s Cushing Hub increased by 400,000 barrels in the past week, according to a new government report. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Cushing’s current balance was 23 million barrels as of the week of August 1. It was an increase from the 22.6 million …

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