** Louisiana voters approve a ballot measure to adjust property tax rates on oil and gas wells based on whether they’re in production, according to S&P Global. ** E and E News reports the fate of legislators in Pennsylvania who favor more aggressive climate and clean energy action could be unclear for days as votes continue to be counted. ** Voters approve a …
November 4, 2020 archive
Increase seen in drilling permits in Oklahoma
Drilling interest in Oklahoma is slowly picking up according to the permits to drill approved by Corporation Commissioners. This week’s permits show Citizen Energy III LLC received a permit to drill the LATHAM #2H-14-23, in Canadian County. The drilling site is several miles southwest of the city of El Reno near the Canadian River. 07 …
Oklahoma’s U.S. House delegation returns to all Republican
Four of Oklahoma’s five sitting members of the U.S. House earned major victories in Tuesday’s election, returning two of them to important positions on House energy-related committees. The returning Representatives are Republican and the upset win by Republican Stephanie Bice over Democrat Rep. Kendra Horn returns Oklahoma’s congressional delegation to an all-Republican group. First …
Sen. Inhofe scores an easy re-election win over Abby Broyles
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe skated to another easy re-election win, defeating Democratic challenger Abby Broyles by a nearly two-to-one margin. It means the Republican Senator will return to his longtime seat on the Senate Public Works and Environment Committee, a committee he previously chaired. Broyles, a former TV reporter and attorney campaigned against Inhofe by …
Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett sails to easy re-election victory
Oklahoma Corporation Commission chairman Todd Hiett won an easy re-election campaign, picking up more than 76% of the votes on Tuesday’s election day. The Republican Commissioner defeated Libertarian challenger Todd Hagopian by a vote of 1,098,561 to 345,002. Hiett scored 76.10% of the votes while Hagopian received only 23.90%. (Todd Hagopian) Absentee voting favored …
Bice upsets Democrat Congresswoman Kendra Horn
Two years after Democrat Kendra Horn upset Republican Congressman Steve Russell, she was upset by Republican challenger and state Rep. Stephanie Bice. It was a short term in Congress for Horn who was the only Democrat in Oklahoma’s U.S. House delegation. She had energy-associated assignments on House committees. Horn was a member of the …
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