 News from the radio, Oklahoma News Network. I'm Bob Sands. The companies named in a lawsuit over alleged price gouging of natural gas during the winter of 2021 are now asking a judge to toss the lawsuit out of court. Energy Transfer and Symmetry Energy argue the statute of limitations has run and the claim state utilities had no role in the case is bogus. Oklahomans will pay higher natural gas bills for decades to cover the billions charged for natural gas during winter storm Yuri.