Meta Expands Data Center Investment Technology giant Meta Platforms is expanding its investment in El Paso, Texas, committing $1.5 billion for a new artificial intelligence–optimized data center. The project will employ about 100 full-time workers and occupy a 1,000-acre site near the Texas–New Mexico border. The expanded plan marks a major leap from Meta’s original …
Lankford and Mullin Join Bipartisan Push It’s called the Russia Sanctions bill and it has the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin along with dozens of others on Capitol Hill. It is a weapon proposed by Trump supporters to end the war in Ukraine. S. 1241, authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham …
Governor Seeks Faster Resolution in Tyson Case Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently expressed more differences with Attorney General Gentner Drummond and did so in the long-running federal court case against Tyson Foods over the poultry waste pollution in eastern Oklahoma. Balancing Environmental and Economic Concerns It’s no secret the two are at odds over issues …
Rising Crime in the Oil Patch Oilfield thefts are spreading across the Permian Basin, draining profits and endangering small producers from West Texas to southeast New Mexico. Investigators now estimate millions of dollars in losses tied to organized theft rings. The problem gained national attention after authorities arrested five men linked to a Mexican cartel, …
Yes, Oklahoma recorded its first freeze of the season over the weekend. Just as we reported last week, there indeed was “frost on the pumpkins.” Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet, reported it was the “first freeze in the state up in the Panhandle…first time we’ve seen 32 or below in Oklahoma …
DOE Loan Targets Oklahoma Power Line Modernization The U.S. Department of Energy approved a $1.6 billion loan guarantee for American Electric Power (AEP) to modernize 5,000 miles of high-voltage power lines. The upgrades will cross Oklahoma, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. This project will strengthen regional reliability and reduce outages linked to severe weather. …
Oklahoma Ties to Carbon Pipeline Complications Delays in the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline keep reshaping plans across the Midwest. The project includes investment from Oklahoma City energy leader Harold Hamm. His involvement keeps Oklahoma tied to every major turn in this carbon capture story. This week, Gevo Inc. moved a headline project out of South …
Surprising growth in some of Oklahoma’s oil and gas plays was recorded in the most recent rig count released by the Baker Hughes Co. Void of any drilling activity for months, the Mississippian play, which extends from northern Oklahoma into southern Kansas, recorded its first rig. Details of where the rig is located …
Friday turned out to be something of a sour day for the majority of Oklahoma energy stocks and those of firms with heavy exploration and operations in the state. The biggest percentage loss belonged to Vital Energy with a more than 2% fall for the day. Expand Energy recorded the largest percentage gain …
A company with plans to construct small, nuclear reactors 1 mile underground for data centers and other electricity-hungry industries plans to put its first reactors in Kansas, Texas and Utah. Deep Fission, a Berkeley, California company, announced its plans saying its technology will be able to meet the “explosive demand for power from artificial …