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Advice to Devon Energy
With the near closing of its merger with Coterra Energy and the approaching move of headquarters to Houston, Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy is getting some advice to sell some of its assets. The advice came this week from Kimmeridge, the private investment firm focused on the energy sector. The firm released an open letter to …
Growing technology battles
New Report: Grassroots Opposition to AI Data Centers Surges 4x in 4 Months, 360,000+ Americans Mobilizing Across 37 States Oklahomans fighting data centers are among hundreds of thousands of Americans who have organized in recent months to fight the proposed AI operations. And a new national study says opposition jumped four times in four …
Devon wins royalty fight
The federal appeals court in Denver has ruled in favor of Devon Energy in its fight with the Department of Interior over royalties from gas production in New Mexico. The challenge of the results of an audit involved more than $2.8 million and the Oklahoma City-based energy company took the federal government to court. …
Warning to regulators
The AARP in Oklahoma says state regulators should take note of the warning from consumers—-don’t shift the soaring costs of powering large data centers onto residential customers. An overwhelming 92% of Oklahomans age 50‑plus say elected officials should ensure residential customers do not pay for the costs of serving new large data centers, according to …
Grid issues advisory
SPP has issued a Resource Advisory for the East Balancing Authority (BA) area, effective Tuesday, April 28, from 10:00 a.m. CT until an anticipated end time of 6:00 p.m. CT. Resource Advisories are still considered normal operating conditions, and do not require the public to conserve energy or take any action, but are issued to …
Iran blinks and oil rises
Even as Iran made an offer to open the Strait of Hormuz in a venture to end the war with the U.S., crude oil prices finished higher in Monday’s trading. The continued shuttering of the Strait as well as the U.S. naval blockade along with the President’s cancellation of weekend peace talks in Pakistan …
Higher PSO rates at stake
Months after filing an application for a 15% rate hike for its customers, Public Service Company finally gets it chances to make arguments in front of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners. Regulators will hold what will likely be a lengthy hearing Tuesday afternoon on the rate application formally known as Case No. PUD2025-000064, a proposed $1.255 billion addition …
Earnings decrease at Alliance Resource Partners
Lower earnings were reported in the first quarter by Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., the major coal firm headquartered in Tulsa. Total revenues decreased 4.5% to $516.0 million for the 2026 Quarter compared to $540.5 million for the 2025 Quarter primarily due to lower coal sales pricing, partially offset by record oil & gas royalty revenues …
Oil drilling in Oklahoma
Still strong in western Oklahoma—-the state’s oil and gas industry drilling efforts. The latest Baker Hughes Rig Count showed Oklahoma gained a rig to reach a total of 43 in the past week, as OK Energy Today reported earlier. But a deeper dive into where the rigs are active showed the gain was in the …
More tankers for Altus?
This week’s announcement that the U.S. Air Force plans to add to its fleet of KC-46 refueling tankers will likely assure the existence of Altus Air Force Base in southwest Oklahoma and more support for Tinker Air Force base as well. The Air Force said it plans to field 263 of the tankers to fully …