A bill to turn abandoned wells in Oklahoma into geothermal operations has won State House approval and is in the Senate. As OK Energy Today reported last month, HB 3173, called the “Well Repurposing Act,” could potentially create new purposes for some of Oklahoma’s estimated 20,000 abandoned oil and gas wells. “What this bill hopes …
NextEra Energy Secures Federal Support for Major Natural Gas Power Expansion NextEra Energy says the President has approved of the development of up to 10 gigawatts of natural gas-powered generation in Texas and Pennsylvania. The approval, made in connection with Japan’s $550 billion investment commitment to the United States as part of the U.S.-Japan trade …
Kansas Lawmakers Advance Bill Targeting EV Charging Costs in Utility Rates Legislators in Kansas have given early approval of a bill to prevent utility companies from including the cost of building and operating EV charging stations in their general rate increases. The measure passed last week in the state House but it was more than …
Oklahoma Rig Count Rises as Anadarko Basin Activity Expands Oklahoma is seeing increased oil and gas drilling and it is centered in the Anadarko Basin. The most recent Baker Hughes Rig Count showed the state recorded an increase of 2 to reach 46 active rigs and the gain was in the Cana Woodford. The Cana …
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Shakes Global Energy Supply Iran Threatens Full Closure of Key Oil Route Iran said the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to oil exports and global energy flows, would be “completely closed” immediately if the U.S. follows up on President Donald Trump’s threat to attack its power plants. Trump late Saturday set a …
Reports suggest Williams Cos. Executive Chairman Alan Armstrong is Gov. Kevin Stitt’s choice to succeed U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin in the even Mullin is approved to be the nation’s next Homeland Security Department Director. Armstrong took over at Williams as Chief Executive Officer in 2011 and because the company’s Executive Chairman in the summer …
After a windy Sunday in which almost the entire state of Oklahoma was under a Red Flag Warning, the state’s energy operators might have a brief respite from making sure wildfires don’t damage or destroy their operations. So will firefighters. Some near the northwest town of Camargo battled a more than 6,000-acre fire that …
Harold Hamm for Senate While Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has reportedly chosen someone other than oilman Harold Hamm to be the state’s U.S. Senator to replace Markwayne Mullin if he wins Senate approval to be the next Homeland Security Director, Hamm definitely has national support. Economist, writer and TV commentator Stephen Moore wrote recently in …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division, in coordination with state leaders, continues to pursue a lawful and sustainable solution to assist homeowners facing unresolved subsurface intrusion issues, including the Meredith family in Fort Gibson. Since late August 2025, the OCC Oil and Gas Division has conducted an extensive and ongoing investigation into …
While one Oklahoma based Native American tribe is conducting a study to determine the potential impact of data centers, another has chosen to adopt a moratorium on them. It was described as a landmark unanimous vote when the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma recently became one of the first Native American Tribes to enact a …