The number of energy jobs in Oklahoma declined again, according to the latest report from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. The Council, in its June 2025 jobs report showed a modest dip in employment within the energy services sector amid what it described as “continued economic uncertainty. The report showed Oklahoma’s energy workforce …
PSO is reminding the public and its customers across Oklahoma to remain vigilant against ongoing scam attempts. Recent reports indicate that individuals posing as utility representatives are demanding immediate payment for services, specifically targeting residents and businesses in PSO service areas. PSO issued a reminder that: • PSO will never call customers demanding immediate …
Some energy issues, including eminent domain use and setbacks for wind and solar farms, are among some of the topics to be reviewed in interim studies in the Oklahoma Senate. Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, has approved a series of interim study requests that will be considered during the Oklahoma Senate’s interim …
A new Dallas Fed survey finds growing uncertainty in the Texas oil patch. Plus, it found a slight decline in oil and gas production in the state. The business outlook in the U.S.’ largest oil and gas patch has “deteriorated,” according to a new Dallas Fed survey of producers and oilfield service (OFS) …
**The Environmental Protection Agency has placed roughly 140 employees on administrative leave days after they signed a public letter expressing concern about the treatment of federal employees and the Trump administration’s regulations on climate and public health. ** The arbitrators in a legal dispute between Exxon Mobil and Hess have reached a decision related to a major …
Just as the nation’s number of active oil and gas rigs has been declining over the past few months, Oklahoma is joining the movement. The nation’s count dropped by 8 to 539 rigs. The latest Baker Hughes rig count, released on Thursday, showed the number of active rigs pursuing new oil and gas resources …
A widow’s challenge of a Coal County District Judge’s decision in the Dec.. 18, 2014 natural gas rig fire and explosion that killed three men lost her appeal to the Oklahoma State Court of Civil Appeals. In a ruling by Judges Jane P. Wiseman, John F. Fische and Gregory C. Blackwell, the judges …
NextEra Energy Resources isn’t giving up the fight to locate a 5,000-acre solar farm in northeast Oklahoma’s Wagoner County near the town of Porter. The company, using the name of its proposed solar farm, Persica Solar, LLC, filed a challenge of the Wagoner County Commission’s late June vote of 3-0 to deny a conditional …
Some changes are coming in Oklahoma’s plans for the future when it comes to road and bridge improvements. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission meets Monday and one of the items before members will be the approval of the new edition of the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges 5-year Construction Work Plan. In 2024, …
Thursday, the last trading day before the July 4th holiday in the U.S. brought a slight decline in crude oil prices and it was largely blamed on concerns that U.S. tariffs might slow energy demand. The President’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs comes to an end on July 9 and some large trading partners, …