Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne plans to take part in at least two investor conferences this month. One will be the Piper Sandler 24th Annual Energy Conference  in Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19-20, 2024. The second will be the NYSE Energy & Utilities Virtual Investor Access Day …

  The efforts of Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas to protect U.S. farmland from foreign ownership, especially by Communist China, paid off over the weekend. President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes Congressman Lucas’s bill, the Agricultural Risk Review Act (H.R. 3378). H.R. 3378 adds the Secretary of …

    Attorney General Gentner Drummond has become the first ever attorney general to receive the Sunshine Award from Freedom of Information (FOI) Oklahoma. The prestigious honor is awarded each year to a public official for showing a commitment to open meetings and open records. The award comes during Sunshine …

  Get ready for some new turnpike designations in Oklahoma. The Kilpatrick and the Kickapoo Turnpikes will soon have new numbers for their designations in the turnpike system. The State Turnpike Authority announced the John Kilpatrick Turnpike, the one that winds around north Oklahoma City to the west and south …

  As Oklahoma remained steady with 45 active drilling rigs in the past week, the nation’s total dropped by 7, reported Baker Hughes Co. in its latest oil and gas rig numbers. Oklahoma’s count remained at 45 rigs, still far fewer than the 61 reported last year at this time. …

  The ROFR turned NOFR bill in the state legislature received the support this week of former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud. In opinion piece in the weekend edition of The Oklahoman, a newspaper that has yet to carry a story about the controversial proposed bill that won approval in …

A combination of soft Chinese demand and extended supply cuts by OPEC+ led to a Friday drop of 1% in crude oil prices. Natural gas closed down again. West Texas Intermediate crude finished down 92 cents or 1.2% at $78.01 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, …

  The Oklahoma City Utilities Department has been made aware that a person impersonating an Oklahoma City Utilities worker is knocking on doors in a residential neighborhood in an attempt to get into homes. The city issued an alert on Friday saying reports of the impersonator have been in Oklahoma …

      Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas is critical of the recent move by the SEC to become a climate regulator. He’s referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s vote for a climate disclosure rule that will affect major companies across the country—forcing them to reveal the impact of their …

    Oklahoma State House members raised few questions about a bill addressing delayed public records requests made with a government agency or body. Rep. Annie Menz, Democrat from Norman filed HB2730 and it received unanimous approval on Thursday in the House. The vote was 85-0. HB2730 relates to the …