EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says the President is close to a decision whether the U.S. will continue to take part in the controversial Paris environment accord, something President Trump has vowed to cancel. Interview on Fox Business on Wednesday, Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General repeated his assertion that the Paris climate agreement is a …
Much of the snow that fell in the weekend blizzard in the Oklahoma Panhandle is gone, but the power outages remain. However, Tri-County Electric Cooperative based in Hooker indicates progress in restoration of power has been quick. As of Thursday morning, the Cooperative reported 2,155 customers in Texas County still were without electrical power. Cimarron …
With less than two weeks remaining in the legislative session and still no budget agreement, the State Transportation Commission decided this week to put the hold on new construction projects. “Suspending current highway construction due to a proposed reduction in state funding is not something ODOT has ever been faced with,but we are preparing for …
Two big energy companies in Kansas denied a merger by the Kansas Corporation Commission filed a Petition for Reconsideration on Thursday. Great Plains Energy and Westar Energy announced Thursday the petition had been filed after the KCC issued an order April 19 denying Great Plains Energy’s purchase of Westar. The two firms are asking the …
A bill born partially out of protests by environmentalists against oil and natural gas pipelines in North Dakota has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. House Bill 1123, authored by Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, creates a new misdemeanor level and two new felony levels for trespassing. “This law isn’t about lost hunters or …
Kansas grabbed a lot of the headlines in this week’s release of the first quarter 2017 Market report from the American Wind Energy Association. The report showed Kansas finished behind only Texas in new wind installations during the quarter. Nearly 500 MW of new in-state capacity came online and the state will soon top 5,000 …
“The fact is, you cannot lock up votes and say ‘unless you give me 100% of everything I want, I’m gonna take my toys and go home’, you just can’t do that.” It’s how Gov. Mary Fallin describes the growing battle between Republicans and Democrats in the legislature over how to resolve the state’s …
Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources, Inc. announced Wednesday that it had a net income of $0.47 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, during the first quarter of 2017. “Relative to 2017 guidance, we are ahead on production, under on CAPEX and expect to be at the top-end or better than our production guidance for the year,” said Harold Hamm, Continental’s Chairman …
Tulsa-based Williams is reporting net income of $373 million in the first quarter of 2017, which is sharply contrasted to last year’s net loss of $65 million reported just one year ago. The company said that’s an increase of $438 million. “Our consolidation of operating areas from five to three became effective in first-quarter 2017 – …
