Interior Secretary Deb Haaland had some explaining to do this week when she went before Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and others on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and she didn’t do a very good job of it. It was revealed during the hearing that Haaland has failed to follow the ruling …
July 28, 2021 archive
Oil and gas firms continue their exploration in Oklahoma
Oil and gas firms are planning more drilling in Oklahoma’s STACK as well as the southern and eastern parts of the state. Drilling permits were issued this week to Black Mesa Energy LLC which will drill the JEWELL 13-12-1S-3W #SXH1, which is northeast of Ratliff City in Carter County. The legal description is 13 1S …
More calls for Biden to act on monuments
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and President Biden were urged this week by editorial boards of two national newspapers to set aside more U.S. lands for wilderness. The Denver Post and the Chicago Sun Times are calling on President Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to be more aggressive than their predecessors when it comes to conservation. Click here for …
Bipartisanship alive and well on House Science Committee
Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas helped celebrate action Tuesday in the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology after it marked up five bipartisan science-related bills. He joined chairwoman, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson in observing the work of the committee in passing: H.R. 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of …
Choctaw Nation takes complaints to the White House
The growing fight between the state of Oklahoma and Native American tribes following the McGirt Supreme Court ruling has gone to the White House. It’s where the Choctaw Nation has taken its complaints over police and safety funding for Indian territory reported Tribal Business News and Native News Online. The fight also extends to …
Improved 2Q revenues for National Oilwell Varco
NOV Inc. reported second quarter 2021 revenues of $1.42 billion, an increase of 13 percent compared to the first quarter of 2021 and a decrease of five percent compared to the second quarter of 2020. Net loss for the second quarter of 2021 was $26 million, or 1.8 percent of sales, which included pre-tax net charges …
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