At last word, Step Up Oklahoma’s proposed $581.4 million tax hike, including increases on the wind industry and oil and gas had not won approval in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A vote was put on hold late Monday afternoon with the measure still short of the needed votes. At last word, House Bill …
February 12, 2018 archive
Supreme Court to Hear Drilling Company’s Fight With City of Mustang
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has set Feb. 28 as the date to hear the appeal of Tulsa-based Citizen Energy II in its fight to drill some wells in the city limits of Mustang. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. as the energy firm fights a temporary injunction granted the city of Mustang by a …
Vanguard Group Expands Holdings in Devon Energy
The mutual fund investment company, the Vanguard Group apparently likes what it sees in Devon Energy in Oklahoma City. A recent Devon Energy filing made with the Securities Exchange Commission revealed the Vanguard Group has acquired more shares and now owns 8.56% of shares in the energy company. The Pennsylvania firm has 726,630 shares in …
Second Time Around for EPA Nominee
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and the White House are left wondering what will be the fate of EPA deputy nominee Andrew Wheeler, the man chosen to be Scott Pruitt’s No. 2. In light of the White House decision recently to withdraw the nomination of Kathleen Harnett White to a top EPA job, Wheeler’s supporters …
Whiskey Maker Inks Deal to Get Wind Power in Kansas
Okay, okay, maybe the company is a little out of Oklahoma’s reach. But anytime a whiskey manufacturer decides to become part of the renewable energy industry, we ought to be interested, right? Anyone say whiskey? How about the company that makes Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniels and Cola, Gentleman Jack, Old Forester, Canadian Mist …
When Scott Pruitt Speaks—-Environmentalists Listen
Whenever EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt opens his mouth and talks about climate change and the impact of carbon emissions, his critics react quickly. Such was the case when Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General gave an interview to a TV reporter in Las Vegas. The New York Times carried the observations of reporter Lisa Friedman …
EPA Disagrees With Auditor Jones Over Tar Creek Trust
Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones apparently has a different opinion about the way contracts were handled by the Trust created to handle the relocation of homes and businesses at the Tar Creek Superfund site. He thinks there might have been criminal wrongdoing. But the Tulsa World reported over the weekend that a federal …
Tax Cut Law to Change Rates for KCPL Customers
Missouri customers of Kansas City Power and Light could be getting millions in savings in their utility bills, just like those proposed for PSO customers in Oklahoma…thanks to the new federal tax law. KCPL and KCPL Greater Missouri Operations Company, subsidiaries of Great Plains Energy Incorporated filed recent rate updates. The companies are asking to …
Natural Gas Industry Fights “Endangered Listing” of Texas Hornshell Mussel
The Texas Hornshell, a freshwater mussel was recently listed by the federal government as “endangered” and the natural gas industry in the state doesn’t like it. The industry is suggesting the listing might even lead to an impact on oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford. The government contends the …
Drilling Growth in Permian Prompts Expansion of Environmental Company
The expansion of drilling activity in the Permian Basin is prompting an oil and gas water treatment and disposal company to expand as well. Milestone Environmental Services of Houston, Texas announced it will build several new facilities in the Basin in the coming two years. Two will be built in 2018 and the company said …
