To CNG or not to CNG 3 hr ago | Add a comment Will your next car be powered by natural gas? That’s up to you. More and more people are making that choice, proponents of using the fuel to power our nation’s transportation system...

Supply rises, demand falls, pushing Oklahoma gas below $2 mark 19 hr ago | Comments 5 Many perhaps thought hell would freeze over before the price of fuel fell below $2 a gallon again. No one has checked in with Hades, but as for the price of gas — it’s happened....

Financial cold spell may heat up music Yesterday | Add a comment No one likes an economic downturn, but the music is amazing. This is not a call for continued fiscal crisis, but history points to a correlation between cold economies and hot music. Let’s...

Oil prices continue to drop Yesterday | Comments 4 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil prices Thursday hit levels not seen in more than three years and retail gasoline prices are now below $2 across nearly half of the country on dour economic reports...

Q&A with Roy Peters Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Strong manufacturing outlook owed to flexible companies Q: Despite the dismal economy, what is the good news now about the manufacturing industry? A: The good news is manufacturing in Oklahoma...

With money to spend, big oil looks at small companies Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment HOUSTON — Big Oil is set to spend billions on new exploration in 2009, but in addition to ocean beds thousands of feet below the water’s surface, major producers are surveying the...

Thanksgiving day drivers will feast closer to home Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment For the first time in six years, fewer Americans will travel during the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend, industry experts said this week. About 41 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more...

Consumer prices drop record 1 percent in October Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount. The Labor Department said Wednesday that consumer...

Experts forecast sluggish economy Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma’s economy will slow in 2009, but will continue to outperform the national economy, according to a forecast issued Tuesday by Oklahoma State University’s Center for Applied...

Consumer confidence continues downward spiral, expert says Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Consumer confidence continues downward spiral, expert says Q: What is the state of consumer confidence in this region, based on the results of your poll taken in October? A: The current state of...

In Brief: Oil triggers Japan's drop Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment OIL TRIGGERS JAPAN’s DROP Oil prices fell below $56 Monday and gasoline futures plunged to a new low as Japan joined a number of European nations in recession and provided even more...

Cleveland County says water district needs time Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Cleveland County commissioners agreed Monday to ask for an extension on a grant to help install a rural water system. The commissioners approved a request by Daryl Covey, chairman of...

Oil and Gas: Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma crude oil prices, posted as of 5 p.m.Thursday: Oklahoma Sweet: Sunoco Inc. — $54.75 Oklahoma Sour: Sunoco Inc. — $42.75 Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activities posted Nov.6:...

Oil and Gas: Thursday November 13, 2008 Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 Oklahoma crude oil prices, posted as of 5 p.m.Wednesday: Oklahoma Sweet: Sunoco Inc. — $52.75 Oklahoma Sour: Sunoco Inc. — $40.75 Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activities posted...

Biofuel future may brighten Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 Blame high fuel costs — not federal renewable fuel requirements — for soaring costs at the grocery store, a researcher told several hundred people at the Grow Oklahoma Biofuels...

Oklahoma revenue collections buck U.S. decline Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma’s revenue collections fared better last month than the nation’s economy, but a couple ominous indicators loom in figures released Wednesday. The second quarter of...

Oil and Gas: Wednesday November 12, 2008 Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma crude oil prices, posted as of 5 p.m.Tuesday: Oklahoma Sweet: Sunoco Inc. — $55.75 Oklahoma Sour: Sunoco Inc. — $43.75 Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activities posted...

T. Boone Pickens predicts higher oil prices Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 5 PHOENIX — When billionaire oilman and investor T. Boone Pickens launched his plan over the summer to boost the use of wind and natural gas to ease American dependence on foreign oil, gasoline...

Gasoline continues plunge; crude tumbles below $60 Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 5 HOUSTON - Retail gasoline prices dipped for a 17th week since July 4, falling below $2 a gallon in a number of states and approaching $1.50 at some service stations. The price of crude fell again...

Consumer spending worries clobber stocks Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 3 NEW YORK - Homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. and coffee chain Starbucks Corp. helped send Wall Street sharply lower Tuesday after giving investors more evidence that the housing market and consumer...