Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford came away from the State of the Union address by President Biden Tuesday night in disbelief at what he heard and didn’t hear. “Well—that was interesting,” he said in recorded comments afterward, adding he was pleased to see the President at least started the speech talking about Russia and …
March 2022 archive
Inhofe says speech highlighted Biden’s failing energy policies
Incredibly disappointed—it’s the reaction of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe to President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address. In a statement issued Wednesday, the GOP Senator the address was just that–talk. While Inhofe’s criticism focused initially on Biden’s national defense blunders including the deaths of 13 American soldiers in the Afghanistan withdrawal, something …
Hern says “energy independence” was absent from President’s speech
Whether he was expecting anything more than he heard Tuesday night in the President’s State of the Union Address, Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern was disappointed. He said afterward there was only one thing Oklahomans needed to hear from the President and that was an immediate commitment to energy independence. “We didn’t hear that. …
Cole pleads for Biden to embargo Russian energy imports
Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole was among those pleading this week with the President to immediately embargo all Russian energy exports. He joined Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall in sending a letter to the White House in response to Russia’s unprovoked war and invasion of Ukraine. “Energy makes up approximately one-quarter of Russia’s …
Continental Resources enters carbon capture industry
Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources, the biggest oil driller in the state of North Dakota announced Wednesday plans to commit $250 million to fund a pipeline to gather carbon dioxide produced by ethanol plants. It is the company’s first venture into the growing world of carbon capture projects and will create the largest carbon capture and …
New leader takes over a New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Nearly a year after the executive director of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association abruptly stepped down, a replacement was named this week. Doug Ackerman most recently was the chief executive officer at the nonprofit Dairy Alliance and will take over his new duties immediately this week reported the Santa Fe New Mexican. …
Attorney General won’t intervene in OGE bond rate protests
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has decided he will not take part in the more than $800 million bond case before the state supreme court involving OG&E’s attempt to recover 2021 winter storm costs. In a filing this week, the attorney general notified the court he would not intervene after the justices last month …
Headlines of other energy stories
** The Biden administration on Monday declined to appeal a January court decision that invalidated oil and gas leases it sold last year. In a new court filing, the administration said it would not appeal the ruling. ** Duke Energy Carolinas will close a small peaker unit at its W.S. Lee plant in South Carolina on March 31, more than …
Gov. Stitt urges Biden to stop buying oil from Russia
Governor Kevin Stitt heavily criticized President Biden this week for not including oil and gas export sanctions against Russia and at the same time told the President he was in his prayers in making difficult decisions over the war in Ukraine. He sent a letter to the White House before the State of the Union …
Completion reports for March 1, 2022
BEAVER COUNTY Latigo Oil And Gas Inc Commingled: Gas 58 Flow 1 5N 24E Hodges 11-1, January 17, 2022 SH, GAS, TD: 8291 ft Lat: 36.92725, Long: -100.40633 API: 35007249310002 CARTER COUNTY Xto Energy Inc Hewitt: Oil 12 Water 1677 Pump 16 4S 2W Hewitt Unit 16-0303, January 04, 2022 SH, OIL, TD: 2634 ft Lat: 34.21463, Long: -97.41089 API: 35019226050001 Xto Energy Inc …
