Pontotoc County Rep. Todd Thomsen is defending his house bill 2616 to strip the auditing powers of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of the Universal Service Fund money that goes to finance Internet and broadband communications to hospitals, schools …
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R) is pressuring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make more use of private weather firms when it comes to forecasting severe weather in the U.S.
He chaired the Environment Subcommittee hearin…
Williams Cos. in Tulsa isn’t the only major pipeline firm making major investments. DTE Gas plans to spend $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the coming five years.
The company plans to modernize its cast iron a…
The federal government is out with a forecast that at some point this year, natural gas-fired generation will surpass coal generation in the U.S. on an annual basis.
Coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the nation but…
A month after deferring interest payments on notes due in 2023 because of its massive financial struggles, Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy announced Wednesday it had made nearly $50 million in payments due on two sets of notes.
The company origin…
His state is suffering like Oklahoma in the energy downturn, but Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead also knows the coal industry has a big target on its back from the Obama administration. Jobs are being lost and the oil and gas and coal industries are hurting.
B…
One U.S. energy company wants the country to permanently bring an end to Daylight Saving Time. American Power and Gas serves New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania and this week launched a change.org petition to congress.
The company said the eli…
The nation’s ethanol production has increased to its highest total in nine weeks, reaching an average of 999,000 barrels a day, a 21,000 barrel increase in the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration indicated the four-week average …
The Sand Springs school district has gone to the State Supreme Court in a fight with the Oklahoma Tax Commission over how motor-vehicle tax revenue is distributed to schools.
The district’s general counsel and chief financial officer, Gary Watts filed…
In case you missed it, gasoline prices in Oklahoma have hit a three-month high at a new statewide average of $1.82 a gallon, according to AAA Oklahoma. The high hasn’t been seen in the state since Dec. 8, 2015.
“Prices increased by double digits due t…