July 27, 2020 archive

AEP’s dark money group contributed to campaigns of arrested Ohio leaders

  American Electric Power, the parent company of Public Service Company of Oklahoma is being linked to the racketeering and bribery case that led last week to the arrest of Ohio’s House Speaker Larry Householder. The Columbus Dispatch reported the link involves a dark-money group wholly funded by AEP, a group that contributed $350,000 to …

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Cornell launches study on impacts of solar farms in Oklahoma

  Oklahoma is one of three states to be studied by Cornell University researchers looking into the impact of solar arrays on farmland. Allison Chatrchyan and David Kay, senior research and extension associates at Cornell University, are studying solar leasing on farmland in Oklahoma, Maryland and New York to better understand the economic, legal and …

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Major failure suffered by Democrats when it comes to “forever chemicals”

  Chances grow daily on capitol hill that Oklahoma’s Senators and Representative will not get a chance to vote on any measure to clean up those controversial “forever chemicals,” the ones produced in many cases by firefighting foam used at military air bases and civilian airports as well. The chemicals have contaminated water supplies throughout …

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President Trump to visit Permian Basin this week in Texas

  It’s not just deep in the heart of Texas where President Donald Trump will visit this week, but deep into the state’s oil patch. The Permian Basin. He will take part Wednesday in a roundtable discussion with supporters and also be part of a fundraising luncheon in Odessa, Texas. POLITICO reported the president will …

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Funding energy and water agencies—House to decide this week

  Oklahomans in the House will have some decisions to make this week regarding energy and water development appropriations for the coming fiscal year. POLITICO reported the House will vote this week on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2021 as part of a series of spending bills comprising a $1.4 …

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Energy news in brief

** Reliance Industries Ltd. toppled Exxon Mobil Corp. to become the world’s largest energy company after Saudi Aramco, as investors piled into the conglomerate lured by the Indian firm’s digital and retail forays. Reliance, which is controlled by Asia’s richest man and manages the world’s biggest oil refinery complex, rose 4.3% in Mumbai on Friday, taking its …

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$1 billion note offering made by ONEOK

  ONEOK has filed a prospectus with the SEC on a $1 billion offering of shares in the Tulsa-based company. The filing was made July 23 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), under the symbol “OKE.” The last reported sale price of …

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