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Bridenstine Amendment Adopted to Speed up LNG Exports
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine walked away with a victory in the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday when it adopted his amendment to speed up Energy Department decisions on approving Liquefied Natural Gas exports. He called it a “big win” for Oklahoma’s natural gas industry since the state is the fourth largest natural gas …
Williams Faces Uphill Fight for East Coast Pipeline
A proposed $1.2 billion PennEast Pipeline proposed by Tulsa-based Williams Partners L.P. in conjunction with three other firms faces an uphill road after a regional regulatory agency in Pennsylvania indicated this week it wants to carry out an independent review of the project. Williams is in partnership with Cabot Oil and Gas Corp., Piedmont Natural …
Worker Embezzled $450,000 from Houston Energy Firm
An 80-year federal prison sentence could be awaiting a former financial employee who embezzled more than $450,000 from the Southwestern Energy Company in Houston, Texas. Kendra Walker, 28 pleaded guilty this week to wire fraud counts and is free on bond waiting to be sentenced. She worked in the company’s accounts payable department and stole …
51-week Low for Nation’s Ethanol Production
Another drop in the nation’s ethanol production is reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Production averaged 927,000 barrels a day or 38.93 million gallons a day which is a drop of 12,000 barrels daily from the previous week. It also represents a 51-week low for ethanol production in the U.S. the EIA indicated the …
EDF Renewable Energy Expands with New Acquisition
EDF Renewable Energy, the firm building the Great Western wind farm in northwest Oklahoma has just acquired Global Resource Options, Inc, a privately owned company that provides development and turnkey engineering, procurement and construction. It allows EDF to expand further into other renewable energy forms. The acquisition, according to the announcement by EDF makes it …
House Committee Hears Pleas to Prevent Methane Flaring on Federal Lands
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources were told this week that proposed new rules governing the flaring and venting of natural gas from wells on federal lands is needed. It’s what they hard from some of those who testified Wednesday during a hearing into the Bureau of Land Management’s Regulatory Overreach into …
Lankford Not Giving up on Forcing Government to Maintain Federal Lands
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford isn’t giving up on forcing the U.S. government to take care of the more than 600 million acres of land it owns in this country. It’s his vow after his amendment to allocate money for maintenance of the land failed in the Senate. “The federal government is a terrible landlord,” …
New Law Boosts Pipeline Violations to $1 million
Three more energy-related bills have been signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin including one that increases fines and penalties up to $1 million for violations of state pipeline safety laws. House Bill 2444 by Rep. Terry O’Donnell and Sen. Jason Smalley boosts the daily civil penalty from $10,000 to $100,000 and the maximum civil …
Inhofe and Boxer Unveil new Water Resources Development Act
Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and Barbara Boxer on Tuesday released their various of The Water Resources Development Act of 2016. Inhofe is chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee and Boxer, a Democrat from California is the ranking minority member. Their Act authorizes 25 critical Army Corps projects in 17 states. “These …
10-Year Gas Storage Deal Announced by Plains All American Pipeline
A 10-year agreement has been announced by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. based in Houston, Texas and Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. The Pine Prairie Energy Center LL, a subsidiary of Plains All American will provide 8 billion cubic feet of firm natural gas storage to Cheniere beginning in 2018 to serve the storage needs of …
