Say it ain’t so Joe….or Gary! The state Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet says the heat wave spreading across Oklahoma might extend well into the fall? Writing this week, Gary McManus put it this way, “This is very reminis…remenis…looks a lot like what we saw in 2023, when exactly on this date 2 …
Burgum to give personal review and approval of any more energy projects on federal lands
Under the Trump administration, any more solar and wind energy projects proposed to be built on federal lands and waters first have to get the stamp of approval from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. His personal approval. It means, according to documents obtained by Politico that it means there will be increased scrutiny of the projects but …
Continental Resources comes away with legal win in 21-year old North Dakota fight
The North Dakota State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources in a ltwo-decade long court fight over the company’s installation of oil and gas facilities on one landowner’s property. Continental Resources, a major oil and gas operator in the state, was sued by John and Stacy Bang after …
Missouri explores nuclear energy to meet growing data center power demand
The spread of data centers and the need for more electrical power to feed the AI industry has the attention of a lot of observers and not just in Oklahoma. Just last week, hundreds of lawmakers, business leaders and state and federal energy officials gathered in Missouri to discuss how to meet the …
Drummond fights to protect Oklahoma’s energy industry from out-of-state lawsuits
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is fighting to protect Oklahoma’s vital energy sector and economic sovereignty from overreaching lawsuits. Drummond joined 25 attorneys general in filing a brief with the Supreme Court of Maryland opposing lawsuits that seek to impose massive liability on energy companies based on climate change allegations. The brief urges dismissal of three …
Gov. Stitt points to Oklahoma’s economic success
Governor Kevin Stitt is highlighting new data pointing to continued economic growth across the state, citing increased tax revenues, a strong labor market, and a high credit rating as signs that his administration’s fiscal policies are working. “This is what happens when you keep your fiscal house in order,” Stitt said. “Because we’ve cut taxes, …
Ovintiv Inc. urges regulators to keep natural gas proration rate the same
Denver-based Ovintiv, Inc. is urging the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to continue with its current statewide natural gas well proration rate of 75% as established in 2024. In a letter to Jeremy Hodges, Director of the Commission’s Oil & Gas Conservation Division, Ovintiv’s Vice President and GM of U.S. operations, Aaron Johnson any lowering …
Energy briefs
** Google agrees to pay more than $3 billion over 20 years to buy energy from two Pennsylvania hydroelectric plants, to help power its data center operations. ** A coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that closed in 2021 will get a $3.2 billion overhaul to reopen as a natural gas plant providing power to a …
Scott Mitchell talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen—a tsunami of energy demand
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen and in the latest podcast, they focus on the tsunami of energy demand—how it’s affecting Oklahoma and the rest of the nation.
Oil prices fell again on Monday and OK energy stocks tumbled
Monday’s trading produced a fall in crude oil prices as Russia boasted it could easily withstand the latest sanctions from the U.S. on its oil. Losses were reined in because of a potential fall in diesel supplies but the day brought losses for most Oklahoma energy stocks. The sanctions on Russia, the 18th …
