Investors of ONE Gas, Inc. were informed the company’s board of directors approved a quarterly dividend. The board signed off on a dividend of 66 cents a share of common stock and it will be payable Aug. 30, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 14, 2024. ONE Gas announced previously …
July 2024 archive
Senators’ energy Act a reminder what PSO and Fort Sill attempted 3 years ago
Had Public Service Company of Oklahoma been allowed to proceed with a proposed $118 million energy center at the Fort Sill Army Post, it would have been possibly ahead of its time. It was this week when U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin along with Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, introduced an Act to make more …
Corporation Commission chairman embarrassed over “drunken” behavior
An apology was made this week by Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Todd Hiett over a reported drunken behavior at a conference last month in Minnesota. The Oklahoman reported the 57-year old Hiett released a statement, saying, “I take full responsibility for my actions and apologize to anyone who was offended by my behavior. …
Puerto Rico sues ConocoPhillips and other oil firms blaming them for climate change
Major oil and gas companies, including ConocoPhillips, are being sued by Puerto Rico in a lawsuit that accuses the firms over the effects of climate change. The lawsuit seeks at least $1 billion and is the second such lawsuit by two dozen cities and counties in Puerto Rico over the past two years. …
The man who proposed ROFR becomes head of the state senate
Sen. Lonnie Paxton, chosen this week to be the next Senate Pro Tem succeeding Oklahoma City Sen. Greg Treat, is a name known in certain energy circles in Oklahoma. He was at the center of efforts last year and this year to consider a Right of First Refusal bill in the legislature. The Senator …
BlackRock Inc. reaches out for PR help in Texas where it’s banned from state agency business
Oklahoma isn’t the only state where BlackRock Inc. has been banned from doing business with state agencies because of its ESG policies that discriminate against the oil and gas industry. Texas did the same and now BlackRock Inc., considered the world’s largest asset manager with $10 trillion assets under management, is hiring some …
Houston restaurants sue CenterPoint Energy over Hurricane power restoration
Fed up with the lack of electricity following Hurricane Beryl, some Houston restaurants have banded together to file suit against CenterPoint Energy. The company is currently being assisted by 105 line workers from Oklahoma Gas and Electric in restoring power to the Houston area, but a few hundred thousand are still without electricity. …
Energy briefs
** Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who former President Trump named his vice presidential running mate Monday, is broadly aligned with the former president on climate and environmental issues, minimizing the threat of climate change and calling electric vehicles a “scam.” Political reported Vance has not gone as far as the former president, who has falsely …
Another electric bill hike coming? Find out on Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen
Yet another electric rate increase? Yes—-and it’s a topic of discussion on Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus an allegation of a “whitewash” regarding the 2021 winter storm investigation and the plaintiff’s lawyer in the ESG case fires back at the AG.
Trump’s VP pick, Sen. J-D Vance agrees with his energy stances
Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance is former President Trump’s running mate—picked Monday just two days after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. But what do we know about Vance and his stands on energy? Politico’s The Hill reported Vance, the Republican from Ohio, is closely aligned with Trump when it comes to climate …