As Unit Corporation attempts to increase revenues following the sale of its drilling subsidiary in late 2025, the Tulsa-based company revealed in this week’s first quarter earnings statement it had divested nearly $19 million in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin. It also suffered a 74% drop in net income from a year ago. “On April 27, 2026, …
Devon Energy Corporation and Coterra Energy Inc. say their merger is completed and formalized. As of Thursday, they became one, with the company to bear the name Devon Energy. Leaders of the two firms say the result of their merger created a premier large-cap shale operator with a high-quality asset base anchored by a leading position …
As gasoline prices were only a penny or two away from $4 a gallon in Oklahoma City this week, drivers obviously complained and in some cases, talked of cutting back on long-distanced trips. As I paid $4.75 for a cup of coffee this week at one Oklahoma City restaurant, it led to a discussion about …
American Electric Power Co., considered to be one of the largest utilities in the U.S. and also parent company to Public Service Company of Oklahoma, is threatening to pull out of the Southwest Power Pool grid. And it involves data centers. It also might do the same with the PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest regional …
Two weeks after he described the FAA’s traffic management systems as “glorified calculators,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford came to Oklahoma City this week to tour the agency’s main Air Traffic Control Training Academy. Accompanied by U.S. Reps. Tom Cole, Frank Lucas and Stephanie Bice, he toured the academy on Wednesday and got a hands-on …
This fall, Oklahoma FFA chapters will have the opportunity to turn their STEM ideas into reality because of a $40,500 grant by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) Foundation to the Oklahoma FFA Foundation. Oklahoma FFA chapters located in areas served by PSO or where major PSO facilities operate can now apply to …
Crews lend a hand in Enid, Route 66 celebrated; $141.5 million in projects awarded Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s monthly meeting include an update on tornado debris clean up in Enid, a recap on the recent Route 66 / Turner Turnpike project and public art dedication in Wellston and a bridge rehabilitation project on SH-51/Broken …
Reports suggested the U.S. and Iran are at their closest point to reaching a peace deal to end their war and the news sent crude oil prices downward to two-weeks lows on Wednesday. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell nearly 8% with a drop of $8.60 a barrel, closing at $101.27. In trading earlier …
Ratepayers of Public Service Company of Oklahoma will have to wait until Monday to learn whether regulators will give preapproval to the utility’s request for $1.2 billion in power generation expansion projects. Corporation Commissioners spent time early Wednesday morning discussing the request following extended hearings last week and again this week in which there was …
The Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, which aims to shield Oklahoma families and small businesses from higher utility costs tied to large-scale energy users like data centers, is one step closer to becoming law. It’s on its way to the Governor after winning approval this week in the State House and Senate. …