Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen admits he was hesitant to recently vote in the House for the Senate-amended One Big Beautiful Bill because of the Senate changes regarding green energy projects from the Biden administration. But he said he remained committed to the principle of restoring fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C. “Specifically, the Senate …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has launched the effort to conduct a fuel adjustment clause of the Fort Cobb Fuel Authority. The Commission has been asked to hold a hearing to monitor and oversee the application and review the various charges or credits to determine whether they are based upon the actual prices paid …
The issue of when is an “audit” an “audit” at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is back. A year after then-Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony raised the issue regarding the agency’s reported one-page audit of the bond security cases following the 2021 Winter Storm Uri costs, it has been raised in a current Oklahoma Natural Gas rate …
Tulsa’s Empire Petroleum Corporation has launched its $5 million registered rights offering as it moves to raise money. In an SEC filing, the company said the offering includes $2.5 mililon to be received upon exercise of warrants. Under the terms of the rights offering, the Company will grant, at no charge, to each stockholder as of …
One of the largest and most active plays in Oklahoma, the Cana Woodford, experienced a loss of three active oil and gas rigs in the past week. It was part of the nation’s decline in rig activity for an 11th straight week. The latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed the Cana dropped from …
Data centers and natural gas. We’ve emphasized their growth and the spreading demand across the U.S. for electricity, even in Oklahoma. The topics will be the subject Tuesday of a large “Energy and Innovation Summit” in Pennsylvania, the second-largest natural gas-producing state in the country after Texas. President Trump is expected to be …
** The U.S. House Appropriations Committee releases proposed legislation that would slash funding for the Department of Energy’s office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 46% and shift money toward nuclear, critical minerals, and fossil fuels. ** Texas industry associations and energy experts say Trump’s budget bill is “pulling the rug out” from under …
After getting experience as the Attorney General’s top attorney in charge of regulatory affairs at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Chase Snodgrass has gone to work for Oklahoma Gas and Electric. As OK Energy Today reported in early July, Snodgrass, who joined the Attorney General’s office in February of 2023 and became a Deputy AG, …
The immense Grain Belt Express project, the one designed to carry wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas to Indiana, faces a rocky road. In one of the latest developments, project developer Invenergy, is urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright to continue with the $4.9 billion conditional loan guarantee originally promised by the Biden administration. But Missouri …
In OK Energy Today’s recent interview with Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford, he not only stated how the state’s oil and gas industry saw an immediate impact from the President’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but also explained the wind and solar industries are not being punished. “There’s not an opposition to wind and …
