Rig counts remained the same in Oklahoma in the past week while nationwide, they grew by 12 to reach 741, according to figures from the Baker Hughes Company in Houston, Texas. Of course, the count is only from Baker Hughes and does not include states where it does not operate such as Kansas. The Kansas …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s submitted $1.3 billion in transportation projects to the Trump administration as part of the new President’s plan to improve nationwide infrastructure. She proposed seven so-called “shove-ready” projects in Oklahoma. They are among 428 projects submitted from 49 states and territories to the White House National Trade Council. The submissions were made …
One vote that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will likely get during his confirmation vote in the U.S. will come from Alabama’s new U.S. Senator, Luther Strange. And there’s nothing strange about it either. That’s because Sen. Strange, the man appointed to take over when Sen. Jeff Sessions became U.S. Attorney General was Alabama’s former …
Sounds like Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s confirmation vote to be the EPA director could happen sometime in the coming week. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is hoping for a vote in the full senate before Congress hits the road starting Feb. 17 for a recess. “That’s my …
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee announced the leaders of the committee’s four subcommittees. Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe will be chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. Seven other senators join him to make up the subcommittee. West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capitol will chair the subcommittee on Clean …
A State House committee on Thursday passed a bill to increase the fee on the production of minerals other than coal in the state. The recommendation of House Bill 1844 by Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang came from the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services. It’s estimated the increase would generate …
One of the so-called “midnight regulations” that was created in the last weeks of the Obama administration is being fought by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. It is the EPA’s proposed Risk Management Rule which is designed to improve safety at facilities where hazardous chemicals are used, stored and distributed. At first read, …
Oklahoma now ranks third nationally in terms of electricity produced by wind power, according to the latest report from the American Wind Energy Association. Oklahoma moved past California to become the third-ranked state in the nation with more than 6,600 MW of installed capacity. Texas is number one followed by Iowa. California is now ranked 4th …
Crude oil futures continued to rise on Thursday as demand proved strong, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, March West Texas Intermediate crude rose 66 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $53 a barrel. On London’s ICE Futures Exchange, April Brent crude, the global benchmark, tacked on 51 cents, or 0.9%, …
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