New Mexico, Colorado Join Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Emergency Order Attorneys General for New Mexico and Colorado are among those who joined a multistate lawsuit challenging President Trump’s “Energy Emergency” executive order, which he signed on his inauguration day invoking the National Emergencies Act. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and Colorado Attorney General Phil …
Texas Upstream Oil and Gas Employment Holds Steady in 2025 Texas upstream oil and natural gas employment remained essentially flat throughout 2025, even as producers continued to deliver strong output in the face of volatile commodity prices, inflationary pressures, and ongoing regulatory uncertainty, according to new data released by the Texas Workforce Commission. Through November …
Maryland Senator Targets Data Centers Over Grid Costs A U.S. Senator from Maryland is moving to address the growing strain data centers place on the nation’s electric grid, echoing legislative efforts now underway in Oklahoma that seek to rein in the soaring energy demands of large-scale technology facilities. Sen. Chris Van Hollen has introduced federal …
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2758266471212015 Everything we know about the Devon Energy merger with Coterra Energy and what it means for Oklahoma City. Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen and of course, Devon Energy is the number one topic.
Fired Power Development as AI and Data Centers Drive Demand A new report shows the United States now leads the world in gas-fired power capacity under development, reflecting a nationwide surge in demand for electricity driven largely by data centers and artificial intelligence (AI). As Oklahoma regulators consider a growing number of utility requests for …
Tensions rose again Tuesday between the U.S. and Iran and it sent crude oil prices climbing 2%, a day after both Brent and WTI dropped more than 4%. But on Tuesday, the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier and armed boats approached a U.S.-flagged vessel in the Strait of …
As we’ve been reporting on the pace of the state lawsuits filed against natural gas marketers following the 2021 winter storm Uri, it might be later this year when one of the suits in Osage County District court actually goes to trial. If so, that will make it 5 years since the storm sent …
Energy Brief: Policy, Power, and Global Markets U.S. plans $12B critical minerals stockpile President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will build a $12 billion stockpile of rare earth elements and other critical minerals to counter reliance on China, using a $10 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank and nearly $2 billion in private funds. …
FERC approves Williams pipeline expansion in Southeast Oklahoma’s Williams Cos. scored another win from federal regulators who have approved an expansion of a natural gas pipeline in Virginia and North Carolina. Critics argued against the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted to approve the project and issued a 61-page …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners to Hear Utility Cost Requests Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners have been asked to decide two significant utility requests for costs associated with their expanded energy generation projects and in each case, it could have a direct impact on the electric bills of residential ratepayers. They will join an administrative law judge in a …
