OKC travelers can enroll in Global Entry, a trusted traveler program administered by Homeland Security, onsite at OKC Will Rogers International Airport during a three-day event on August 19, 20, and 21. Global Entry is an authorized program that streamlines travel for passengers who fly internationally more than four times a year. “We are grateful …
A big turnaround for Gufport Energy Corporation was reported in the second quarter as the Oklahoma City-based energy firm went from a $500,000 net loss of revenue in the first quarter to a reported $184.5 million of net income in the second quarter. With a focus on gas and crude oil operations in …
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-930, Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report The summer demands for electricity across the U.S. set records on two days in the last week of July when temperatures rose and homeowners and business operators dialed in their thermostats to keep cool. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that hot …
Dawn Aerospace, the company that agreed last spring to locate its only U.S. base at Oklahoma’s Burns Flat Space port, announced recently a joint completion of its first demonstration flight carrying a space domain awareness payload. Together with Scout Space, the successful test was considered a significant first step towad Space Domain Awareness …
In a special meeting this week, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will begin a deep exploration of their Motor Carrier Enforcement Practices and Efficiencies Under the Commission’s Jurisdiction, an issue that arose from a recent legislative attempt to transfer such enforcement to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. Commissioners, apparently worried about losing millions in …
In a letter from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Oklahoma leaders are being told they do have environmental regulatory power over all Indian territory in the state with the exception of Osage County. Zeldin informed Gov. Kevin Stitt in mid-May after the Cheyenne-Arapaho tribe created its own environmental division and notified oil and gas …
** President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Indian imports to 50% as part of an ongoing row with New Delhi over its purchase of Russian oil, Forbes reported. The move came the same day that special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ** Fallout from the One Big Beautiful Bill will curb rooftop solar …
The OPEC+ decision to increase crude oil production resulted in another drop in crude oil prices on Tuesday. Adding to the momentum was a matter of growing concern about weaker global demand. Then there is the question of when President Trump will follow through with tougher sanctions on Russia over its war in …
The summer heat returns. It’s not a surprise, is it? You knew it was coming, again. Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet writes that “we’ve been pretty darned lucky thus far.” In his Tuesday Mesonet update, he explained that the normal statewide average high temperature for June 1 throuogh Aug. 4 is …
With a growing demand for natural gas nationwide, you would expect improved earnings for Tulsa-based Williams and that’s just what happened. Not just “improved” earnings but very improved earnings as the company released its second quarter earnings report. As company President and CEO Chad Zamarin said in releasing the figures, “Williams delivered another outstanding …
