While Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is well known for his stands against some of the Environmental Protection Agency and its Clean Power Plan, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is making his own charges against Clean Power Plan opponents. He’s accusing them of running a well-oiled “propaganda machine” that he claims is supported by …
In a move that will directly affect Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf struck down efforts to create tougher regulations of the oil and gas drilling industry in the Marcellus Shale region of the state. It’s where Chesapeake has nearly made its home for the past several years, becoming a major player …
A Dallas energy company executive stands accused of defrauding investors of nearly $80 million, money he allegedly spend on private jets, personal escorts and gentleman’s clubs. The Securities and Exchange Commission, in the filing of a lawsuit in Dallas accused Chris Faulkner of spending at least $30 million to “maintain a lifestyle of decadence and …
The Tulsa-based Williams Companies will hold a special meeting of shareholders at its headquarters on Monday at 9 a.m. in order to vote on the merger agreement with Energy Transfer Equity, according to a new report issued by The Tulsa World. On Friday, a Delaware chancery court judge ruled in ETE’s favor over the long-awaited …
Oil futures sank nearly 5% on Friday in response to the United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. “The unknowns surrounding the Brexit and chances that other countries may follow suit will be seen as a substantial headwind for risk assets, including oil in the near term, while demand …
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A judge in Delaware has ruled against the efforts of Tulsa-based Williams Companies to continue with a $38 billion merger with Energy Transfer Equity of Dallas, Texas. Delaware Judge Sam Glasscock issued a 62-page opinion and denied the request of Williams to prevent ETE from ending the proposed merger over the lack of a needed …
Accused in lawsuits of profiting from pollution, ConocoPhillips has agreed to a $3.7 million settlement with the State of Oklahoma. The agreement was signed this week and in it, ConocoPhillips admitted to no wrongdoing nor liability, according to documents obtained by OK Energy Today. The agreement ended a 2013 lawsuit filed by the State accusing …
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has yet to say whether the offer by Volkswage to pay more than $10 billion to settle claims in the emissions cheating scandal will apply to the lawsuit he recently filed in Oklahoma City federal court. A request by OK Energy Today for a comment from Pruitt’s spokesman was not …
