One of the writers who helped bring you energy news here at OK Energy Today over the past several years was Alisha Davidson. She substituted for me whenever I took time off and proved to be a most capable and reliable writer, eager to provide information for our readers.  …

  Strong winds of 40mph to 50mph on Tuesday in Oklahoma left firefighters hoping for relief from the growing number of wildfires in the state. The Oklahoma Forestry Services put it this way—-“Verry-high fire danger” will be present with “extreme fire risk in far western Oklahoma.” The “verry” was not …

  While the recent spike in the nation’s gasoline prices might have taken a brief rest, prices are still much higher than a month ago. The U.S. average is $3.27 per gallon while Oklahoma’s average is $2.87. The Oklahoma average price is up four weeks from a week ago and …

  From the Arkansas Business Morning Roundup comes the story of Family Dollar in West Memphis being fined nearly $42 million by the Justice Department over its “rodent-infested warehouse.” The $41.7 million fine, described as the largest-ever monetary criminal penalty in a food safety case, came after the firm pleaded …

They’re major pocket book issues and have the potential to affect tens of thousands of utility ratepayers throughout Oklahoma. We’re talking ROFR and the proposed rate hike on renewable energy in Oklahoma. Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen discuss it at length in the latest podcast of Mitchell Talks Energy. Click …

Europe is facing a shortage of diesel fuel because of Russian sanctions and shipping disruptions and as a result, crude oil prices gained in Monday’s trading. Combine that with limited U.S. refinery output because of planned overhauls and you have a recipe for higher prices. West Texas Intermediate rose $1.09 …

  Higher fourth quarter earnings were reported by ONEOK. It also said the 2023 results also increased. In a release on Monday, the company cited net income of $688 million or $1.18 per share in the fourth quarter along with adjusted EBITDA of more than $1.5 billion. At the same …

While members of an Oklahoma state House committee prepare to hold a hearing this week on a bill to grant certain exemptions from the Open Meetings Act to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a similar attempt in Kansas is reported to be dead. Ardmore Rep. Tammy Townley’s HB2367 would make the three …

  The map above depicts the potential situation this week for western Oklahoma as temperatures could hit record highs into the mid 80s before plunging more than 30 degees Tuesday night. Here’s how Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist Gary McManus described things in his Mesonet update. “Now along the way to that …

What a week of crazy weather in Oklahoma. Temperatures on Monday could hit 85 to 86 degrees in central Oklahoma and do it again on Tuesday before taking an estimated 33-35 degree plunge Tuesday leading to highs on Wednesday in the low 50s. But there is a caution about wildfire …