“A full-fledged environmental emergency.” “A professional climate denier.” “This is a four-alarm fire.” Those are comments from Democrats in the U.S. Senate in describing Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and his nomination to be the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. But as E and E News reported in its recent Climate Wire, Republicans …
Interest has yet to wane in Oklahoma’s STACK as the number of requests for permits to drill in the three-county area totaled 30 over the past week. A review of the permits as published by OK Energy Today shows the heaviest interest is in Kingfisher county where 14 permits were requested of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in the …
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s already giving an indication of the changes coming at the Environmental Protection Agency if and when he is confirmed to be the new chief administrator. In a Thursday morning interview with Radio Oklahoma Network affiliate KWON, Pruitt explained his fight with the EPA is based on overreach. “It’s this view …
Oklahoma Corporation Commission ALJ Ben Jackson has recommended a rate increase of $60.3 million for Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., according to a report by The Oklahoman. OG&E proposed doubling a monthly customer service charge to more than $26 while reconfiguring residential bills to explain their system costs. The electric utility also proposed lowering the …
Crude oil futures posted modest gains and moved settlements above the crucial $50 a barrel benchmark on Thursday, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, January West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.07, or 2.2%, to settle at $50.84 a barrel. On the London ICE Futures Exchange, February Brent crude, the global benchmark, tacked on …
Oklahoma’s billionaire oilman, Harold Hamm, sounded off on Thursday, citing a fringe element is responsible for stirring up controversy at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest in North Dakota. President-elect Donald Trump’s key energy adviser questioned the motivations of protesters who are behind the standoff to halt construction of the controversial pipeline. “Let …
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is lowering the cost for customers who elect to participate in its WindChoice program, according to a company press release. PSO proposed modifications to its existing Green Energy Tariff in a July 29 filing with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The purpose of the modification was to reduce the cost for …
Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and LBC Tank Terminals, LLC of Belgium announced Thursday the companies are expanding the infrastructure of Seabrook Logistics, LLC by increasing its crude oil and condensate storage and pipeline assets in the Houston Gulf Coast area, according to a joint press release. Seabrook Logistics – a 50/50 jointly owned subsidiary …
Over 950 Edmond Electric commercial customers will be paying higher utility bills in the near future. That’s because ratepayers participating in the utility’s Pure and Simple Wind Rider program will be subject to more than a sixfold increase over the next five years, according to a news report in The Oklahoman. Last week, the Edmond …
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