Scott Pruitt, the former Trump-era EPA Administrator who resigned amidst several ethics controversies in 2018 isn’t finished with politics. He filed Friday as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, running for the Republican nomination to succeed Sen. Jim Inhofe who announced in February he plans to retire in 2023. Inhofe is 87. Reports had …
Wind farm developer expands into solar energy projects
Minnesota-based ALLETE, Inc, the wind-farm operator with projects in Oklahoma wrapped up a nearly $166 million acquisition of New Energy Equity, one of the nation’s top distributed solar developers. Most of New Energy Equity’s 250 projects are in the eastern half of the United States. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, the company’s projects total more …
Legislator mum about his authorship of turnpike bill
Wellston State Rep. Kevin Wallace isn’t saying much to a report that as the author of a controversial bill to extend the Kickapoo Turnpike around Arcadia Lake is also a road builder who did subcontracting work on several state highway projects. The report by The Oklahoman indicated Wallace has declined requests for interviews about …
Devon Energy exec makes $2 million sale of shares
A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed Devon Energy Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Clay Gaspar recently sold nearly $2 million in Devon shares. The filing showed his sale of 30,000 Devon shares at a price of $63.75 each, totaled $1,912,500. The SEC document stated the sale occurred April 13 …
Rep. Mullin almost honored to be ‘sanctioned’ by Russia
Russia’s move this week to sanction 398 members of the U.S. Congress prompted a response from one of the targeted congressional members—Rep. Markwayne Mullin. In a statement, the Republican congressman shrugged off the Russian sanction, saying he will always push for an America first agenda, sanctioned or not. “It is vital to our global …
U.S. and World energy headlines
** The Supreme Court is on the verge of restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The court’s conservative majority appears likely to side with Republican-controlled states and coal companies in West Virginia v. EPA, for which the court heard oral arguments on Feb. 28 and is expected to issue a …
Gas plant explosion injured 2 and forced evacuation of Kansas town
The small town of Haven, Kansas was evacuated Thursday after an explosion and fire at the Haven Midstream gas plant. Two workers were injured in the blast. The Reno County Emergency Management Department ordered the town of about 1,200 residents to evacuate for fear another explosion could occur. Haven is located along K-96 highway …
Crude oil makes another gain after EU considered phased-in ban of Russian oil
Thursday’s trading brought another and stronger rebound in crude oil prices as the European Union revealed it might phase in a ban on oil imports from Russia. The rebound came as published reports indicated the Europe Union might adopt the phased-in ban of Russia oil in order to give Germany and other EU members time …
Earnings report date set by Chesapeake Energy
Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans an early-May release of its 2022 first quarter operational and financial results. The release will be after the close of markets on Wednesday, May 4. A conference call to discuss the results is scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at 8 am. central daylight time. Chesapeake reported $563 million in net …
New Mexico adopts nationally leading oil and gas emissions rule
New Mexico adopted new air quality rules this week that it claims will eliminate hundreds of millions of pounds of harmful emissions a year from oil and gas operations in the state. The Environmental Improve Board announced Thursday that the new rule came after two and one-half years of collaborative public and stakeholder engagement, a …