Records show energy lobbyists spent nearly $4 million in a recent attempt to save some of the green energy priorities adopted by the Biden administration before Congress and President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful bill into law. As one news outlet put it, “they didn’t get much bang for their buck.” E&E News …
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New Assistant Attorneys General to represent Corporation Commission in lawsuit
The recent departure of Oklahoma Deputy Attorney General Chase Snodgrass resulted in a change of state attorneys representing the Corporation Commission in the lawsuit filed by three state legislators challenging the votes of Commissioner Todd Hiett. Snodgrass resigned to take a position with an Oklahoma City law firm and his departure was explained …
Increased manufacturing activity in Oklahoma and surrounding states reports KC Federal Reserve Bank
Tenth District manufacturing activity edged up slightly, and expectations for future activity remained expansionary. Price growth cooled slightly for both raw materials and finished products. Oklahoma is one of the states that makes up the Tenth District of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. The month-over-month composite index was 1 in July, up slightly …
Rig count held steady in Oklahoma but dropped nationwide
After a large jump in oil and rigs last week across the U.S. the industry saw a decline this week, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count released on Friday. The U.S. total fell by two to 542 rigs while Oklahoma’s count was unchanged. The nation’s decline included a drop of 7 …
Regional power grid wins FERC accreditation
Southwest Power Pool announced a milestone in its commitment to securing a reliable energy future for the region: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved SPP’s performance-based accreditation (PBA) and effective load carrying capability (ELCC) methodologies and its innovative Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) process. These FERC orders represent a bold leap …
Air Force refuses access to New Mexico environmental officials to investigate forever chemicals at Cannon Air Base
New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James Kenney and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez asked a state court to order Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis to comply with state law and let inspectors collect on-site samples of toxic PFAS. The motion follows Cannon officials’ refusal to allow NMED inspectors to conduct environmental sampling during …
Energy briefs
** Wyoming lawmakers are wrestling with whether to green light potentially numerous nuclear waste sites throughout the state. Some say it’s good for the economy, while others say it’s not worth the risk. ** Nebraska regulators discuss the possibility of building small modular nuclear reactors in a small city, largely because of its electric transmission …
Corporation Commission’s ONG rate hike approval doesn’t create another increase on top of one that took effect in June
As a point of clarification to our article this week about Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners approving a more than $41 million rate hike for Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, the impact on consumers won’t mean another increase in bills following one in late June. As the Commission pointed out, the actual increase of $1.69 a …
Crude oil made gains of 1% on Thursday and OK energy stocks were up too
Crude oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks made gains in Thursday’s trading following news of cuts to Russian gasoline exports. Plus, there was the news that oil major Chevron is getting approval to restart production in Venezuela. It actually sent prices falling before the close of trading. Brent crude, the global standard, rose …
Sen. Lankford used national TV news program to explain energy benefits of One Big Bill
Some of the national media finally caught up with Scott Mitchell talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen’s recent interview and discussion with U.S. Sen. James Lankford about the One Big Beautiful Bill and what it means for American energy. The Senator was on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business this week, telling her, “This is …