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Rep. Mullin to Join in Election of New Chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee
The chairmanship of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to be determined by week’s end. It is considered a highly-sought-after position and the steering committee will meet Wednesday, following by presentations on Thursday by the interested candidates. Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin is a member of the committee and will no doubt …
Pruitt up for Consideration as EPA Head?
There is more indication that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was interviewed by Donald Trump this week not for a position in the Justice Department but as a possible head of the Environmental Protection Agency. He met with Trump on Monday in New York City, as did former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Kathleen …
T-Boone Picks up $146 million Judgment from 3 West Texas Energy Companies
Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens and his Mesa Petroleum Partners LP have won a $146 million dollar judgment in a lawsuit against three West Texas oil and gas companies they accused of cutting Mesa out of its share of a Permian Basin deal. It was a recent unanimous verdict by a Reeves County, Texas jury …
Swiss Vote to Keep Nuke Plants——Finland Moves to Dump Coal
In case you missed it—–what two European countries are doing in regards to their energy production. Voters in Switzerland have turned down a plan to speed up the country’s move to dump nuclear energy. In a referendum on Sunday, they voted 54.2 percent to 45.8 percent against the plan promoted by the Green party to …
Concho Resources Expanding Exploration into SE New Mexico
The state of New Mexico is anticipating more oil production to result from a $430 million deal by Texas-based Concho Resources to acquire land in the northern Delaware Basin in southeastern New Mexico. Most of the land is located in the Red Hills area of Lea County and Concho’s president and chief executive Tim Leach …
Oklahoma has Nation’s 2nd Cheapest Gasoline Prices Even after 5-cent Jump
Even with a 5-cent a gallon jump in gasoline prices in the past week, Oklahoma ranks 2nd lowest in the nation according to the weekly report from AAA Oklahoma. The car group says Oklahoma’s new weekly average is $1.89 a gallon making it 30 consecutive days when the average is under $2. Lawton has …
You Name the Federal Agency and They are Targeted in Senator Lankford’s Latest Federal Fumbles Report
It would seem that no federal agency escaped the wrath of U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s latest “Federal Fumbles” report where he cites 100 examples of what he calls wasteful federal government spending. From the USDA to the EPA, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the FAA, the DEA and to the Defense Department—–they made his …
Former McClendon Partner Sues Estate
One of the latest legal challenges to the Aubrey McClendon estate in Oklahoma City has been made by one of his former partners at American Energy Partners LP. Scott Mueller, chief financial office at AEP filed suit this month challenging the distribution of $136.5 million from the sale of the company’s assets known as SCOOP …
Incentive Commission to Finalize Tax Credit Recommendations to Governor and Legislature
Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission will hold a special meeting Tuesday to consider its final recommendations to the legislature on how to handle tax credits of several industries. While wind-farm opponents in the legislature wanted massive cuts in the credits for the wind industry, the Commission, in a meeting last week, recommended no changes from those …
EPA’s Out with 2017 RFS Mandates—–Sen. Inhofe Opposes Them
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says the latest announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding its final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017 shows “how broken the RFS is.” The chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a statement after the EPA’s announcement. “Though EPA has acknowledged the realities of the …