In an emotional speech Wednesday on the Senate floor, Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Lankford again was critical of Democrats for delaying votes on a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. “Why in the world are we holding up small businesses and holding up checks to individuals and cutting off support for nonprofits because we’re thinking about a few things like …
The closing of another coal-fired power plant across the U.S. this week highlights what is happening to the coal mining industry. The Associated Press reported what it means to those who work in the coal mining industry. When coal-burning plants close, coal mining loses its best customer. Since 2010, 500 coal-burning units, or boilers, at …
** White House energy adviser Mike McKenna exited his job Tuesday, according to a statement issued late that day. ** Water utilities are urging Congress to provide financial relief to offset the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ** Energy industry groups and labor interests this week urged the Supreme Court to overturn a decision blocking a natural …
Environmental efforts across the U.S. to ban plastic bags might be growing especially in the coronavirus pandemic. As more Oklahomans and others across the U.S. resort to certain foods and other necessities being shipped to their doorsteps, they’re finding more paper surrounding their purchased products. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced last week that reusable …
Efforts to extend tax credits for the wind and solar industries did not make it into the $2 trillion emergency coronavirus relief package. Democrats had sought to include them as negotiations stalled over the weekend, sparking anger and frustration from Republicans including Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford who took to the Senate floor this week …
Despite the dramatically low oil prices, oil and gas developers bid on 72% of the nearly 119,000 acres of public land in Wyoming in this week’s first quarterly lease sale. Some bids were as low as $2 per acre according to results posted on EnergyNet, a digital marketplace. The bids represented about 72,000 out …
Small refinery operators, including one in Oklahoma who were the target of a Denver Federal Appeals Court ruling regarding waivers exempting them from the nation’s biofuels regulations have filed a challenge to the decision. Court records indicate appeals were filed Tuesday by the Wynnewood Refining Company, HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC, HollyFrontier Refining and Marketing, LLC and …
Big pay cuts have struck Occidental Petroleum Corp in Houston. Reports suggest the company will cut employee salaries by up to 30%, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters, as the debt-laden U.S. oil producer tries to save cash amid tumbling energy prices. Global oil prices have dropped 60% since January as fuel …
Attorney General Mike Hunter issued a consumer alert after receiving reports of individuals attempting to sell at-home tests for the Coronavirus. Attorney General Hunter said Oklahomans need to be on high alert for scam artists trying to sell or administer home-testing kits for COVID-19. “There are currently no credible test kits on the market for …
The price of oil in the mid $20 hasn’t caused ConocoPhillips to back off drilling interest in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas. It recently obtained 11 permits to drill in the shale play, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. Operating as Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co. LP, ConocoPhillips submitted applications with …
