Tulsa-based Williams Co. could be in for quite an environmental battle after winning federal government approval last week to expand its Transco pipeline in New Jersey. A coalition of environmental groups came out against the approval granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The groups pan to fight the expansion of natural gas compressor …
January 17, 2023 archive
Study contends Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act will result in financial loss
A recently released report claimed that efforts by Oklahoma and 5 other states to prohibit their state governments from doing business with companies that discriminate against the oil and gas industry will actually harm those states. The study by EConsult Solutions Inc. (ESI) came up with its conclusion after reviewing in-depth the possible effects …
Will Oklahoma land another member on House Energy and Commerce?
Followers of Oklahoma’s energy industry might have to wait another few weeks to learn whether any of the state’s U.S. Representatives are named to important energy committees. That includes the important House Energy and Commerce Committee which included former Rep. Markwayne Mullin as a member until he was successful in succeeding former U.S. Sen. …
Corporation Commissioner’s first meeting could be eventful
If Oklahoma’s newest Corporation Commissioner Kim David thought she would have a honeymoon since being sworn in last week, her first meeting could prove her wrong. The Commissioner’s first public meeting will be Wednesday and the agenda includes some items in which Commissioner David might be pressured to decide just how public she thinks …
EPA backs off pollution crackdown in the Permian Basin
The recent giant sigh of relief heard throughout the Permian Basin might have come from Oklahoma energy firms and many others drilling in the nation’s largest shale basin. They feared the EPA would address high air pollution levels from the oil fields that make up the basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. …
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