A new employment report from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (EWTC) shows a slow loss of energy jobs, which includes oil and gas, in Oklahoma. The data for January 2026 showed Oklahoma’s energy employment totaled 47,582 compared to 47,895 in December of 2025. The loss of 313 jobs is a continuing movement in the state’s …
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Energy Briefs: NEPA rollback, coal, data centers
Interior Department Completes NEPA Rollback The Interior Department says it’s completed a major rollback of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that will help speed energy, mining, and other projects. Power Plant Retirements Total 11 GW Power plant owners plan to retire 11 GW of utility-scale power generation this year, most of it from coal …
Oil spill into southern Kansas river
An oil spill into a south central Kansas river drew the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency which ordered an oil company to clean up the spill. KSN TV in Wichita reported the EPA issued the order to Atlas Operating LLC following the oil spill in the Chikaskia River. It was February 15 when the …
Trump data center power plan echoes Oklahoma’s “behind the meter” law
Trump pushes ‘ratepayer protection’ plan tied to data centers–just like Oklahoma’s ‘behind the meter’ law A year after Oklahoma adopted the “behind the meter” law aimed at large load users of electrical power, President Trump in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address unveiled a similar plan targeting data centers. In one of his few …
Oil prices drop 1% on Iran nuclear comments
Oil Prices Fall 1% on Iran Nuclear Talk Signals After Iran’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that Tehran was ready to take any necessary steps to reach a deal with the U.S., it resulted in a 1% drop in crude oil prices. Iran, facing a U.S. military strike as threatened by President Trump, said …
US Senate confirmation hearing to include former Devon Energy executive
President Trump’s nominations of a new Director of the Bureau of Land Manager, a member to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a new Under Secretary of Energy will go before a U.S. Senate committee this week. One of the nominees is a former executive with an Oklahoma City-based energy company. The Senate Committee on …
Oklahoma regulators to meet Wednesday to discuss grid reliability and risks
The risks facing Oklahoma’s power grid will draw attention Wednesday when Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet to discuss a new 2026 Regional Risk Assessment made by the Midwest Reliability Organization. Oklahoma is one of several midwest states that fall under the MRO’s assessment and the group’s new report is designed to serve as a critical …
Stardust Power joins Defense Department consortium
Stardust Power Joins Defense-Aligned Lithium Supply Effort Stardust Power Inc., the company building a lithium processing operation in Muskogee, says it has joined the Cornerstone Consortium, a U.S. Department of Defense aligned collaborative framework focused on strengthening the domestic industrial base and securing critical supply chains. What the Cornerstone Consortium Includes The Cornerstone Consortium brings …
Two workers critically injured in Canadian County oilfield accident
An intense pressure release of an oilfield pipeline in Canadian County Tuesday morning injured three workers and left two of them in critical condition. As KOCO TV News reported, the two critically injured workers were flown to Oklahoma City hospitals for treatment while the third worker was taken by ambulance to a hospital. The …
Energy Briefs: Supreme Court, Oil, Alaska Drilling
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Climate Liability Case The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one …