From the Monday Morning Energy Report at Politico—-Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole. “Pro’s Budget and Appropriations Brief caught up with senior appropriator, Rep. Tom Cole, who said senior Republican leaders haven’t decided which chamber will move a government funding bill first, though he prefers the Senate. Some lawmakers are speculating about the need for a one- …
Democratic U.S. Senators who fought Scott Pruitt’s confirmation as Administrator of the EPA aren’t giving up their fight. Four more have written the former Oklahoma Attorney General demanding he reveal what he discussed with members of the Republican Attorneys General Association days before he withdrew an EPA information request called burdensome by oil and gas …
While the weekend death of Broken Arrow Rep. David Brumbaugh has focused on his work in the legislature, the 56-year old Brumbaugh was also noted for the energy company he founded and ran. He was President of DRB Industries LLC, a firm that produced Gas Turbine Filtration and Industrial Cooling products. It is considered …
The Houston, Texas-based company that recently paid $3 billion to buy old natural gas fields from ConocoPhillips Co. says the purchase fits perfectly into its profile. HilCorp Energy Co., a firm founded in 1989 by billionaire oilman Jeffrey Hildebrand made the deal that gives it a new position in the San Juan Basin. The Basin …
Maybe U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Tulsa is about to get the job he wants—-Administrator of NASA. He recently underwent a second interview with the Trump administration which is considering him to be the top man at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. “It went well, but I have not had anything offered,” he …
The Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance is making its voice known as it pressures the legislature and state leaders to do more to protect vertical well operators from losing oil to horizontal wells. Mike Cantrell with the group was interviewed over the weekend on Scott Mitchell’s “Hot Seat” on News 9 TV. He made it clear …
Two state energy association leaders are convinced that the answer to Oklahoma’s current budget shortfall is through industry growth rather than increased taxation. In an editorial opinion published by The Oklahoman on Sunday, Chad Warmington and Tim Wigley warned that “the Legislature must avoid job-killing tax hikes.” Both cite the creation of 2,800 jobs in …
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Another earthquake lawsuit blaming two oil and gas companies for earthquakes in the state has been tossed out of a federal court in Oklahoma and remanded to a District court. It’s a lawsuit prompted by last fall’s 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Pawnee, the state’s largest recorded quake on record. Tulsa U.S. District Judge Claire …
