Former Oklahoma City Rep. Mike Reynolds responded this week to last week’s Oklahoma Supreme Court that said he did not have legal standing to file suit and ask for the removal of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett. In an op-ed piece he provided to journalists, Reynolds charged there is a reason for an epidemic of …
September 19, 2021 archive
Oklahoma regulators to meet Tuesday
The next meeting of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will be held Tuesday, September 21. Commissioners plan a 9:30 a.m. meeting in the Jim Thorpe Office building at the capitol according to the agenda that was posted on Friday. The 24-hour signing agenda docket could also possibly result in votes on proposed or potential orders. The …
Rig counts grew in Oklahoma and nation in the past week
The number of drilling rigs in Oklahoma increased in the past week as the U.S. count grew by 9 to reach 512 oil and gas rigs reported Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s count increased to 35 rigs while nationally, the increased count included 10 more oil rigs bringing the total to 411 while the number of …
BLM headquarters to return to Washington, D.C.
After the Bureau of Land Management headquarters under the Trump administration were moved out of Washington, D.C. to Grand Junction, Colorado, the Biden administration is reversing the decision. It is moving BLM headquarters back to D-C and converting the western Colorado site into a Western hub according to last week’s announcement by Interior Secretary …