Representative Tom Gann, one of the three legislators who took their fight to the Oklahoma Supreme Court against billions of dollars in 2021 Winter Storm rate hikes makes another appeal of a court reversal of his first attempt. And he doesn’t hold back in accusing the Court of punting on some easy questions of …
2024 Residential Utility Disconnections Report What is being called a ” first-of-its-kind federal report” had some startling revelations when it came to power shutoffs across the U.S. It showed utilities disconnected residential electric service 13.5 million times for unpaid bills in 2024 and residential gas service cutoffs happened 1.6 million times. Surprisingly, Oklahoma was the third ranked …
Another Williams Cos. pipeline is facing a legal challenge. It is the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, described as the largest pipeline project in the East Coast in a decade. Williams operates the Transco pipeline, an approximately 10,000-mile natural gas transportation system that extends from south Texas to New York City. The Transco pipeline is …
Fourteen people are indicted in connection with an oil theft ring in the Permian Basin stretching from Texas to New Mexico. The federal grand jury in Lubbock accuses the 14 of stealing the crude oil in eastern New Mexico and hauling it to Texas to resell at cut-rate prices. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has approved a reduction to the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund (OUSF) assessment of nearly 17 percent. This is in conjunction with the Commission’s continuing oversight of the OUSF and consideration of assessment levels. The reduction in the fee was lowered from $1.63 to $1.35 per connection, a decrease of …
Oil and gas rig activity held steady in the past week across the U.S. while Oklahoma saw a slight jump in the number of rigs across the state. The Baker Hughes Rig Count showed the U.S. count increased by only one to a total of 544 rigs. The number of oil rigs declined 3 …
What’s impacting oil prices? No more peace talks with Iran ** Oil prices held steady over the weekend even as President Trump canceled any more peace talks with Iran. “They can call us anytime they want,” he said on Saturday. Naval blockade still in effect ** As the naval blockade of the Strait of …
As investors hoped for peace between Iran and the US were boosted on Friday, crude oil rose less than 1% globally but dropped the same in the US. The US naval blockade had turned back 34 ships as of Friday but both the US and Iran plan more peace talks in Pakistan. At the same …
OG&E crews are actively repairing downed and broken power poles after tornadoes and severe weather struck across OG&E’s service area. As of 12:45 p.m. on Friday, 99% of customers had power back on, with approximately 350 customers remaining without service. Restoration personnel were actively repairing damage to the grid and restoring service to homes and businesses that …
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1642700580209765 This week on Mitchell talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen, the Supreme’s say ‘no’ to the ‘law firm’ of Gann, West & West; so what’s next? The Supremes being not the singing group of the 60s and 70s but the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Gann, West & West is not a law firm but three …