Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count slipped below 100 over the past week while the national count grew by two to reach 756, according to figures released by Baker Hughes Co. The Oklahoma county dropped by 3 to reach 98. Nationally, the county of 756 is 267 more than one year ago. The increase in …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has some support in a move to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing what he calls a “midnight” regulation requiring chemical storage information be made available to the public. Together with Sens. John Cornyn of Texas, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Jerry Moran of Kansas and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, …
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to update the public later this month on one of its existing Superfund sites created by the former Kerr-McGee Company when it was based in Oklahoma City. The 251-acre site is in Navassa, North Carolina where Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation carried out creosote-based wood treating from 1936 to 1974. The company …
As the new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has indicated he wants to make clearing long-term Superfund sites from the EPA’s national list. It’s what he recently told the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington D.C. Pruitt drew applause when he said one program that has been successful and will …
Didn’t take Scott Pruitt long to act on a request by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter and 10 others to put an end to the 4-month old EPA methane regulation adopted by the Obama Administration against the oil and gas industry. On Thursday, one day after getting a letter from Hunter and the other attorneys …
An attempt to create a task force to study energy regulations enforced by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has resulted in a spat over the lack of transparency of such a group. House Minority leader Scott Inman has raised questions about House Bill 1377 proposed by House Speaker Charles McCall. Rep. Inman believes the measure would …
Two years later and some things never change in the Oklahoma legislature, such as attempts to modernize the state’s regulations regarding horizontal oil and gas drilling. It was April 2015 when OK Energy Today reported on attempts in the legislature. Those efforts are still underway in 2017 as the Oklahoma House Energy and Natural Resources …
Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association Vice President of Governmental Affairs Tim Wigley released the following statement regarding the withdrawal of an EPA request for oil and natural gas operators to provide information on equipment and emissions at existing operations: “Today’s announcement is a clear signal that the days of burdensome and costly regulations put on the …
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Energy Department under the Trump Administration. Perry was confirmed by a vote of 62 to 37. Despite calling for the agency’s elimination in 2012 on the campaign trail, Perry expressed regret with his statement during his confirmation hearing. In January, …
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a floor measure on Thursday holding trespassers liable for property damage. The bill is designed to deter public protests like the recent Dakota Access Pipeline demonstration in North Dakota. House Bill 2128, authored by Rep. Mark McBride (R-Moore), assigns liability to anyone who is arrested or convicted of trespass …
