Tulsa’s consideration of rezoning more than 300 acres of land to make way for a proposed data center was delayed this week. The City’s Planning Commission approved at least a two-week delay at the request of the developer of the Project Anthem. City staff had already recommended denial of the proposal. The delay caught some …
One of the significant challenges of two state legislators in their lawsuit against the continued 2021 Winter storm fuel costs borne by customers of Oklahoma Natural Gas Company has been the lack of what they contend were legitimate audits of the expenses. Reps. Tom Gann and Kevin West have used the argument in the case …
Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and Rick West, R-Heavener, filed their seventh appeal brief at the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Thursday. It asks the court to overturn Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) orders approving some $1.5 billion of 2023 fuel and purchased power costs incurred by monopoly public utilities, including $530 million for ONG, …
BNSF Breaks Ground on North Texas Logistics Center in Gunter It’s a new dawn for transportation through Grayson County as Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) broke ground Thursday for a North Texas logistics center in Gunter. “It’s an exciting time to have a facility of this size in our area,” said Grayson County Judge …
Crude oil prices were back up again at mid-week and the upward spiral happened after both Israel and Iran threatened more attacks on petroleum operations. International prices rose to nearly $110 a barrel. Bunker busting bombs were dropped on missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz where oil tankers have been stalled. AAA reported that …
As Devon Energy prepares to hold an approaching annual meeting of stockholders where they will vote on the merger with Coterra Energy, the Oklahoma City company also released its earnings report this week covering the fourth quarter and all of 2025. Devon recorded operations generated $1.5 billion of operating cash flow and $702 million …
Days after Empire Petroleum Corporation announced plans in its year-end financial update to take advantage of the higher oil prices, the Tulsa energy company made another big announcement….it has elected to participate in a new oil and natural gas development program in Louisiana. Empire called the move a “meaningful addition to the Company’s ongoing development …
Motorists who rely on gasoline or electric vehicles might be totally unaware of the price of diesel fuel and how it’s soared since the war against Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz where 20% of the world’s oil supply passes. But they might soon be paying close attention. Diesel fuel now averages …
A bill to expand the NOAA radio network across the nation won support this week in a U.S. House committee. The vote was in the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology which passed H.R. 7813, the NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act, at a full committee markup. The bipartisan legislation directs the National Oceanic …
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1913711342579525 The impact of the war against Iran on prices we pay at home. It’s a key discussion on the latest edition of Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen as they delve into rising crude oil prices, prices at the pumps and more. Plus, a dropout of a Corporation Commission candidate and a data …