July 25, 2017 archive

WTI and Brent Crude Rebound on Monday as Nigeria and Saudi Arabia Agree to Production Curb

Crude oil ended higher on Monday as news that Saudi Arabia pledged to lower crude exports and Nigeria plans to limit its production sent prices higher for the first time in three sessions, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. September West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 57 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $46.34 a barrel on the …

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FOIA Request Reveals Pruitt Spent $15K on Oklahoma Travel Expenses During First Three Months in Office

Responses to a Freedom of Information Act request landed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt in hot water with critics, according to a report by News9.com. Records revealed that the EPA director traveled back to Oklahoma on ten occasions at taxpayer expense for weekends during his first three months in office. The travel expense …

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Milestone $535 Million Case Overturned Against Energy Transfer Partners by Appellate Court

Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is having a rough week. OK Energy Today reported on Monday that the pipeline company’s expedited plans for Ohio’s Rover Pipeline have been met with federal and state regulatory orders halting further construction until the company has completed a large-scale remediation project due to numerous spill violations. A three-judge panel …

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