Firms move quickly to transfer to Houston Devon Energy is moving quickly to transfer its headquarters from Oklahoma City to Houston following its recent merger with Coterra Energy, a Texas firm. Merger and integration team members were recently named by the two companies. A recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Devon Energy Corporation indicated …
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Energy Briefs: Data centers, DOE loan, rare earths
Ratepayer protection pledge and data center power demand ** Tech execs are expected at the White House next week to sign what President Trump called a “ratepayer protection pledge” during Tuesday’s State of the Union. ** Goldman Sachs, in an updated analysis, sees 220% growth in data center power demand between 2023 and 2030, up …
OGE Corp. Board member retiring in May
OGE Energy Corp. Board Member Judy R. McReynolds to Retire After serving 14 years on the Board of Directors of OGE Energy Corp., Judy R. McReynolds is not seeking re-election. The corporation announced the matter in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. McReynolds’ term will end and she intends to retire from the …
House passes Home Appliance Protection Act
House Backs Bill Protecting Natural Gas Home Appliances Natural gas appliances vote draws support from Oklahoma delegation Don’t touch my gas stove. It’s the message in the U.S. House this week as all five Oklahoma members in the U.S. House voted in support of a bill aimed at reversing efforts of the Biden administration to …
Empire modifies subscription rights offering terms
Shareholder offering made by Empire Petroleum Empire Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas company with current producing assets in New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana, Texas, and Louisiana, announced that it has modified the terms of its previously announced subscription rights offering. The update affects shareholders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—behind the meter and the State of the Union
https://www.facebook.com/reel/24604264572605533 A State of the Union announcement on data centers and large load customers—-was it a copy of what Oklahoma did last year? It was one of the things talked about as Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, how the state legislature wants to close certain Corporation Commission books and records to the …
Crude oil prices split as U.S. oil inventory is on the rise
News that U.S. crude inventories rose by 16 million barrels in the past week sent crude prices slipping ever so slightly in Wednesday’s trading. At the same time, investors remained wary about the U.S. and Iran nuclear talks and whether the the flow of oil from the Middle East could be threatened. West Texas Intermediate …
Gulfport Energy sees growth in 2026 in its Marcellus and Utica production
Oklahoma City’s Gulfport Energy Corporation is expecting at least a 5% growth in its production by the end of the year after it reported financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and provided its 2026 outlook. The company reported fourth quarter net income of $132.4 million and adjusted …
Cleanup advances at former Duncan oil refinery in southern Oklahoma
Four decades after a refinery in southern Oklahoma was closed, the property has been taken over by a development foundation in Duncan. Stephens County Commissioners voted 3-0 this week on an agreement for the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation to manage the Stephens County Refinery property located between Duncan and the town of Comanche along …
Data center operators run into delays due to power demands and opposition
As data center controversies boil in different cities and sites around Oklahoma and some government entities consider new ordinances targeting the power-hungry AI operations, there’s a new report indicating that 30 to 50% of the data centers proposed across the world won’t come online before the end of the year. Sightline Climate, in a new …








