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Sen. Lankford Says It’s Time to Pull the Plug on Renewable Fuel Standard Program
If Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford gets his way, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program will be history. At a recent hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal management, the Senator said it’s time Congress repealed the entire RFS program. “The ethanol Renewable Fuel Standard mandates …
Oklahoma Supreme Court Asked to Intervene Again in 1989 Bribed ATT Case
The group seeking a $16 billion bribery refund from ATT over a 1989 bribed vote on a rate case is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to order an evidentiary hearing to examine all of the facts surrounding the bribed vote by the Corporation Commission that allowed ATT to keep millions in excess revenue and not …
Oil and Gas Rig Counts Grow in Oklahoma and U.S.
The number of drilling rigs increased in the nation’s oil and gas patch in the past week, growing by 4 to reach a total of 597 while Oklahoma added two, according to figures from the Baker Hughes Company. The nation’s count increased 3 additional oil rigs to reach 477 and one more gas rig to …
Big Gas Wells Hit in Blaine and Grady Counties
Oklahoma’s STACK has produced a big gas well in Blaine County, one producing more than 12,000 Mcf of natural gas according to the latest completion reports at OK Energy Today. Marathon Oil, based in Houston hit the Donna Dudley well several miles northwest of Geary and had a spud date of July 4 while drilling …
New Chairman Chosen for House Energy and Commerce Committee
Oregon Republican Rep. Greg Walden will be the new chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee after being chosen this week. He will succeed Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) in the 115th Congress. “Like the Chicago Cubs, we are a team full of MVPs and Energy and Commerce will be in great hands with …
Texas based Bennu Oil and Gas Goes Belly Up
With liabilities of more than $700 million, Texas based Bennu Oil and Gas LLC has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and has shut down operations. The company said it has about $32.5 million in assets but most of its liabilities, about $495 million is owed to creditors whose claims are secured by property. Bennu Oil and Gas is …
Chesapeake Still Battling Royalty Lawsuits in South Texas
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy finds itself still fighting lawsuits by 110 royalty owners in the Eagle Ford shale of south Texas. In recent days, the Texas Multidistrict Litigation Panel took over and ordered a pretrial consolidation of the claims of those who contend they were underpaid by Chesapeake. But according to some of the court …
Judge Won’t Block Law Enforcement at North Dakota Pipeline Protest Site
A federal judge refuses to block North Dakota Law Enforcement from using excessive force against protesters camped for several months near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Judge Daniel Hovland denied a request for a temporary restraining order filed by the National Lawyers Guild which represented the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other protesters. …
Expect Big Changes in EPA if Trump Picks Texan to be New Administrator
While Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s among those reportedly being looked at to take over the Environmental Protection Agency in a Donald Trump administration, so is Kathleen Hartnett White, head of a conservative think tank. And she makes it clear that if she becomes the new EPA administrator, there’ll be some drastic changes. She not …
OKC Protesters Show Support for Standing Rock Sioux
Thursday was “Global Day of Action” in downtown Oklahoma City where about 50 protesters gathered in support of the Standing Rock Sioux fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Speakers urged people to withdraw money from banks and other businesses that have financial involvement in the $3.8 billion pipeline that will carry out from …