An Oklahoma contractor was charged today with nine counts of felony embezzlement and a pattern of criminal offenses after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit. The Office of the Attorney General charged Benjamin Moore, 36, in Pottawatomie County District Court after the investigation revealed he allegedly took nearly $85,000 from nine customers …
October 27, 2023 archive
Crude oil managed 3% gain on Friday while OK energy stocks slumped
Crude oil prices wrapped up the week with gains of nearly 3% on Friday as worries grew that the fighting in Israel and Gaza might lead to a wider conflict in the Middle East. At the same time, Oklahoma energy stocks experiences losses of 2% to 3%. West Texas Intermediate crude went up $2.33 or …
Oklahoma House members supported Act to rein in Green New Deal
All five Oklahoma Representatives in the House recently voted in support of a measure that not only reins in the Biden administration’s Green New Deal policies but funds improvements in the nation’s waterways. Rep. Tom Cole, Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee eagerly gave his support to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water …
Brief energy stories
** The Biden administration issued a federal plan Thursday to remove all remaining oil and gas infrastructure located off the California coast once they stop producing. ** Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., blasted the Biden administration Thursday for its actions delaying a major offshore oil and gas lease sale, and called for it to move forward with the sale within two …