The number of oil and gas rigs dotting the landscape of the U.S. increased in the past week, reaching a total of 553, reported Baker Hughes Co. in its latest weekly update. It showed a gain of 2 rigs including one more oil rig for a total of 412 oil rigs while the number …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has been contacted by the El Reno-based Bass Law Firm requesting the OCC to purchase a residence in Fort Gibson, OK where water has been reported entering the home from beneath the structure. Under Oklahoma law, the OCC does not have statutory authority to purchase this property. Since August …
Mach Natural Resources LP plans an expanded investment in its development for 2026 following the company’s release of financial and operating results for the three and 12 months of 2025. “Building upon last year’s momentum, our 2026 plan is designed to maximize distributions while staying true to our proven reinvestment approach. With a continued focus …
Those about to join the Southwest Power Pool in its expansion of a regional transmission organization are expressing enthusiasm and confidence in the project. In an announcement, the SPP stated, “leaders from participating organizations have affirmed their support to move forward with a vote of support” with less than a month to go before the …
They came sporting yellow “No Data Center” tee-shirts. Dozens of them in a crowd of hundreds. A sign of growing opposition to the AI manufacturers who want to build their projects. It wasn’t in Coweta, Yukon, or any other Oklahoma city, but in Wichita, Kansas. They came to a Sedgwick County listening session where many …
** U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today directed Sable Offshore Corp. to restore operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System to address supply disruption risks caused by California policies that have left the region and U.S. military forces dependent on foreign oil. Sable’s facility can produce approximately 50,000 barrels of …
Crude oil prices finished up again on Friday as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed to oil shipping because of missile and drone attacks that left several ships burning as well as crude oil storage facilities in neighboring Middle East countries. The global benchmark, Brent closed up at more than $100 while WTI in the …
(Click below to view the entire interview) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUCvlaJ4VyTF5UdDbSRV3YqPGaufT3rr/view?pli=1 As a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in Oklahoma, Chip Keating has some definite thoughts about energy. Put him down as a supporter of data centers in the state, but Keating, in an interview with OK Energy Today, includes his support with an alternative …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Kim David didn’t waste any time after Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern announced he’s a candidate for US Senate. David, a Republican, wants to replace Hern as the state’s First Congressional Representative and made the announcement Thursday afternoon. “Others talk conservative,” said David. “I’ve spent my career delivering results. In Congress, I will …
Crude oil prices bounced back up again Thursday after oil tankers and oil storage tanks were hit by Iranian drones and missiles in the Strait of Hormuz and in neighboring countries. After huge fires lit up the sky Wednesday night in Oman, targets of Iran’s drones, prices rose again, with West Texas Intermediate crude in …