Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Monday to consider a surprise reduction of a $332 million rate hike initially requested by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. down to nearly $127 million. What was surprising in the move to slash the rate hike request by nearly half was that the agreement the utility reached with a …
The same day that Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners consider Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s reduced rate hike request, from $332 million to $126 million, it’s clear who the utility’s top executives are backing in the primary election for Corporation Commission. Campaign contribution records on file with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission show 16 OG&E executives and …
News 9 and News On 6 political analyst Scott Mitchell talks with energy reporter Jerry Bohnen about the candidates seeking to succeed long-time Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony and the issues that will impact the pocketbooks of Oklahoma ratepayers in the future. Click below MitchellTalks: Insight On Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner’s Race (news9.com)
Kansas Gas Service, a subsidiary of Oklahoma-based ONE Gas, has run into strong opposition from ratepayers in its request for a rate hike that would tack on another $7 –$10 a month, depending on usage. The company wants Kansas Corporation Commission to approve its request for an increase in base rates of $58.1 …
** Oil lobbyist groups American Petroleum Institute, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Texas Oil & Gas Association have filed suit over the Biden administration’s efforts to move the country to electric vehicles. They’re challenging the EPA rule to shift new car sales to EVs. ** More than 1,000 diesel-powered cargo trucks — which …
In a nearly $1.3 billion deal, Tallgrass Energy LP of Kansas City has acquired final ownership of the Phillips 66 Rockies Express Pipeline. The sale involved the 25% interest still owned by Phillips 66. Tallgrass had been the majority owner of one of the line, considered one of the largest US natural pipelines. The closing …
Following a developing decline of oil and gas rig activity across the U.S., the number of active rigs in Oklahoma fell again in the past week. Oklahoma’s count of 37 was down one from the previous week and compared to 42 oil and gas rigs reported one year ago, based on the rig report …
The U.S. Senate’s confirmation of three new members to the 5-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission saw split votes by Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin. The lone Republican, Lindsay See, the Solicitor General of West Virginia, was confirmed on a vote of 83-12 and Sens. Lankford and Mullin supported her. As Solicitor, she managed …
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin were among those who stepped up to the plate in fighting the Biden administration’s new EPA regulations intended to shut down American power plants. They filed a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its …
Results of Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.’s recent annual meeting of stockholders were revealed Friday in a filing with the SEC. The meeting was held two days earlier in Oklahoma City and four proposals were decided. Arthur Amron, Corey Booker, Paul Jacobi, James Palm, Arthur Smith and Arty Straehla were elected to continue to serve as …
