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Senators Applaud Trump’s Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
Oklahoma U.S. Senators Inhofe and Lankford wasted little time Friday in offering statements of gratitude over the Trump Administration’s approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline permit. Sen. Jim Inhofe, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said, “President Trump continues to deliver on his promises to prioritize energy independence and to …
Teens Win Oil and Gas Fight in Colorado
Some teenagers in Colorado have pulled off a victory over the State when it comes to oil and gas development. The Colorado Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, ruled the state regulators wrongly denied a 2013 rulemaking petition from Earth Guardians. The group of teens, based in Boulder had asked the state to halt …
Seventy Seven Energy’s Proposed Merger Moving Ahead with Stockholders Meeting
Oklahoma City-based Seventy Seven Energy Inc. is moving ahead with plans to possibly merge with Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. based in Houston, Texas. A special meeting of Seventy-Seven stockholders will be held April 20 at 9 a.m. at SSE’s offices, 777 NW 63rd in Oklahoma City. Stockholders will consider and vote on the proposed merger and …
Trump Okays Keystone XL Pipeline……Overturns Obama Decision
From Fox News The Trump administration has issued a presidential permit to pipeline builder TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline. White House press secretary Sean Spicer tweeted that President Donald Trump would discuss the pipeline later Friday morning. The State Department says that it determined that building Keystone serves the U.S. national interest. …
Oklahoma Drinking Water Improvement Projects
The Washington D.C.-based Environmental Council of the States is out with a list of nearly $15 billion dollar waster and wastewater projects it describes as “ready to go.” Oklahoma has 20 of the projects with a total of $642,185,000 in funding this year. Eleven are for drinking water projects and 9 are for wastewater improvements. …
Keystone XL Permit to be Signed by Monday
What the Obama administration refused to do, the Trump administration will do—approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline and do it by Monday, according to a report by Politico. “Undersecretary for political affairs Tom Shannon plans to sign the pipeline’s cross-border permit on or before Monday, the last day for the 60-day timeline that President Donald …
US Senator Opposes Oklahoma Wind Power Sold to Tennessee
The project by Clean Line Energy Partners to carry Oklahoma wind power 700 miles across the state and through Arkansas to Tennessee has run into a big opponent. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander took to the Senate floor on Wednesday argue against the project, calling wind power “unreliable” and stating it would only raise electric bills …
Vandalism Against Dakota Access Pipeline Confirmed in South Dakota and Iowa
The Texas developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline is taking its sabotage claims against the line seriously enough it’s asking a court against releasing spill response plans for fear it could be used by activists and terrorists. Energy Transfer Partners made the revalation of “recent coordinate physical attacks” in the court filing in North Dakota. …
Energy Task Force to Include Closed-Door Meetings in House-Approved Bill
A bill creating another new energy-related state task force has won approval in the State House but it would also be exempt from the Oklahoma Public Meeting law. House Bill 2151 by Tulsa Rep. Weldon Watson was approved on a 68-20 vote despite opposition from Stillwater Rep. Cory Williams. He argued if state funds …
EPA Leader Pruitt Named in Complaint Filed with Oklahoma Bar Association
If EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt thought his problems over his confirmation hearing were finished, they are not. He has been named in a complaint filed with the Oklahoma Bar Association accusing him of violating the Oklahoma Rule of Professional Conduct. The complaint was filed this week by Kristen van de Biezenbosk, an Associate Professor at …