** ConocoPhillips announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its interests in the Ursa and Europa Fields and Ursa Oil Pipeline Company LLC to Shell Offshore Inc. and Shell Pipeline Company LP, subsidiaries of Shell plc, for $735 million subject to customary closing adjustments. The transaction also includes an overriding royalty interest in …
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Caldwell bills on eminent domain, competitive bidding and windfarm setbacks win committee approval
Four bills dealing with transmission lines, competitive bidding, and eminent domain won approval Thursday at the urging of Faxon state Rep. Trey Caldwell during a meeting of the Oklahoma House Utilities Committee. HB2747, a bill Caldwell spent three years creating and one focusing on public utilities in the construction of electrical transmission lines, was …
Anti-wind farm bill fails in House Committee
The efforts of Rep. Tim Turner to rein in the growth of wind farms in the state through extensive setbacks for wind turbines failed this week in an Oklahoma House committee as wind farm supporters took the wind out of his sails. It shows wind farms and the electricity they produce have more supporters …
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** General Motors CFO Paul Jacobson said on Wednesday at a Barclays conference that if U.S. tariffs became permanent, the company would have to consider moving plants, but also said it had not made those decisions yet. GM and other automakers are closely monitoring how tariffs on vehicles and parts from Canada, Mexico and elsewhere will impact …
Another electric transmission corridor fight is brewing
Just as Oklahomans opposed a large electric transmission corridor across the northern stretches of the state, a similar corridor that would cross a small portion of theOklahoma Panhandle and in two other states is facing opposition. Oklahoma’s fierce opposition resulted in the Delta-Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor being cancelled by the federal government …
Legislator faces opposition in anti-green energy and “humanure” bills
The efforts of one Oklahoma legislator to ban the use of Humanure as fertilizer in the state are being blocked in a House Committee. “I received word yesterday that my bill calling for a ban on the application of Humanure as fertilizer in the state of Oklahoma, HB 1726, will not be heard in committee. …
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** During an internal town hall meeting last week, roughly 40,000 Chevron employees were shown a video touting the oil giant’s success in Colorado as the largest oil and gas producer in the state. Less than 30 minutes later, executives announced plans to cut up to 20% of the global workforce, reported Reuters. ** Experts say the …
Legislator promotes moratorium on green energy projects
Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, has filed a series of bills that range from placing a moratorium on green energy projects to creating setbacks to recapturing tax subsidies from the industry. Another measure would ban the use of biosolids. “I told my constituents when running for office I would fight against the green energy insanity that …
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** Amazon seeks a regulatory exemption for its plan to add 250 diesel-powered emergency generators at a large planned Minnesota data center, drawing criticism from environmental groups and state officials. ** North Dakota lawmakers vote down six bills that sought to place restrictions on and eliminate tax exemptions for carbon pipeline developments. ** U-Line Corporation, a manufacturer of refrigeration …
Bill to amend Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Act to be considered by House Committee
A move to amend Oklahoma’s 3-year old Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, the one suspended last year by an Oklahoma County District judge’s order, goes before a state House committee on Wednesday. Rep. Nick Archer, Elk City, filed HB2043 which focuses on the contract payments that state agencies have with companies. The bill, if approved, would …