As the 57th Legislature’s first session is underway at the state capitol those who follow energy and energy-related issues should know the players. The Energy Committee in the State Senate is chaired by Sen. Mark Allen while Sen. Lonnie Paxton is the vice chair. Others on the committee are Senators Mary Boren, David Bullard, Julie …
Completion reports for Feb. 4, 2019. None were filed.
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Tulsa Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after he was appointed to new leadership positions on his committees. On the Small Business Committee, Rep. Hern will serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access. On the Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Hern will serve as the …
House Minority Leader Emily Virgin, D-Norman, released the following statement in response to the Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State Address: “We certainly appreciate Governor Stitt’s tone during his speech today. For the first time in many years, there is a sense of optimism in the Capitol, and the governor and his team …
“Being conservative with our budget surplus today—will protect Oklahoma from having to cut core services in the future.” Gov. Kevin Stitt. While much of the coverage of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s first State of the State address focused on education, he also gave a warning to legislators about relying too much on the state’s oil …
Reuters reports that a flotilla loaded with about 7 million barrels of Venezuelan oil has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, some holding cargoes bought ahead of the latest U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and others whose buyers are weighing who to pay, according to traders, shippers and Refinitiv Eikon data. The Trump administration’s move to …
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s state of the state address on Monday received support from the newly-formed OIPA-OKOGA, the group created by the 2018 merger of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association. “The governor’s call for clear rules, common-sense regulations, and a competitive tax code will allow our industry and …
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to take over permanently as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. He is likely to get a favorable recommendation as Republicans control the committee and outnumber Democrats who believe Wheeler has too many potential conflicts of …
With Democrats now in control of the U.S. House, the likelihood of a carbon tax is being pushed more and more. But in 2012, remember what U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said about a carbon tax? “A carbon tax will mean consumers will pay more at the pump and more for energy in their homes. An …
