SandRidge Energy’s 2Q report to be released this week

    The second quarter 2025 operational and financial results for SandRidge Energy, Inc. will be released on Wednesday, August 6. The release will be made after the close of trading and company leaders will followup with a Thursday afternoon conference call to discuss the financial results. The call will begin at 1 p.m. Central …

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Bosch takes over Norman HVAC plant in more than $8 billion acquisition

    Germany’s Bosch company, known for its engineering and technology, recently finished an $8.6 billion acquisition of Norman’s Johnson Controls heating, ventilation and air conditioning plant. It is considered the largest acquisition ever made by Bosch, a move that puts the 1,300 workers at the former Johnson Controls plant under new employment. The deal …

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Quarterly dividend announced by ONE Gas

  The board of directors of ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) today declared a quarterly dividend of 67 cents per share of common stock, payable Sep. 3, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 18, 2025. ONE Gas announced previously that it expects the quarterly dividend to be 67 cents per …

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Report shows drop in energy employment in July in Oklahoma and nearby states

A new report from the  Energy Workforce & Technology Council for July showed another slight drop in energy employoment in Oklahoma as well as other states in the region. A cooling in the U.S. labor market? It’s what the council suggests as it explained  total jobs in the sector declined slightly to 633,938, a month-over-month …

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ONEOK releases 2Q earnings report showing big gain in earnings

    ONEOK announced increased earnings for the second quarter of the year climbing from $691 million net income in the first quarter to $853 million three months later. The second quarter highlights included $841 million in net income attributable to ONEOK resulting in a $1.34 per diluted share. In the first quarter, ONEOK’s net …

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Energy briefs

** Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Curtis (R-Utah) place holds on three Treasury Department nominees, escalating their fight against the Trump administration’s clampdown on wind and solar tax credit use. ** A Mississippi mayor confirms Elon Musk’s xAI company has purchased a defunct Duke Energy gas-fired power plant to provide energy to the company’s …

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Crude oil dropped Monday following OPEC+ decision to boost production

    The OPEC+ decision to boost its output in September put a big dent in crude oil prices as they fell $1 a barrel on Monday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, together known as OPEC+, agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day (bpd) for …

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Data Centers to demand more power from PSO’s parent company American Electric Power

      Weeks after Public Service Company of Oklahoma won approval for its $730 million acquisition of the Green Country Power Plant in Jenks, a move based on anticipated growth in power demands, PSO’s parent company is out with a projection of connecting to 24 GW of new load by 2030. That’s a 15% …

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Houston oil majors brace for disappointing 2Q earnings news

    The news could be bad this week for some of the oil giants based in Houston, Texas—bad because earnings are expected to be lower. As the Houston Chronicle reported, Chevron and Exxon could see dramatic drops of nearly 30% in earnings. If the paper’s report is true, Exxon might experience a 27% decline …

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Evergy to move ahead with $2.75 billion plan approved by Kansas and Missouri regulators

    Evergy, the utility firm in Kansas and Missouri, is on its way to following through with a $2.75 billion infrastructure plan. The company first won approval from Kansas regulators then received approval of regulators in Misosuri to build three natural gas plants and two solar projects. Evergy announced last year its intent to …

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