The first shipment of North Dakota Bakken crude oil since the lifting of a 40-year old ban on exports has arrived in the Netherlands. A tanker carrying 175,000 barrels of oil was unloaded this week in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The ban on oil exports was lifted by Congress and the President in December. The Associated Press …
Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Lankford said his opposition this week to a new national energy bill came down to standing by his conservative beliefs and principles when it comes to government spending. “I do have a problem when we ask one taxpayer to pay for the weatherization and energy efficiency of their next-door neighbor and …
The projection offered this week about Oklahoma’s slumping economy from Moody’s Investors Service wasn’t necessarily a shock to state leaders. Nonetheless, it also wasn’t consoling to the governor and legislative leaders as they struggle with a $1.3 billion hole in Oklahoma’s budget for next year. Moody’s released a report indicating Oklahoma’s suffering from declining revenue …
