As chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe isn’t exactly a bucket of enthusiasm about how to deal with man-made chemical pollution when it comes to a defense budget. Here’s how POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report detailed it. PFAS PROGRESSING IN NDAA BUT LITTLE ELSE: Senate Armed Services Chairman Jim Inhofe said language concerning …
While Oklahoma’s rig counts have plunged in the past year to less than half of what they were a year ago, the count in New Mexico’s Permian Basin has replaced Oklahoma as the state with the second highest number of oil and gas rigs. And it’s showing in the revenue generated for the state of …
More than 200 mayors from across the U.S. are urging Congress to extend the investment tax credit for solar power, a credit that is scheduled to start dropping at the end of this year. Only two mayors in Oklahoma were among the 231 who signed the letter. They were Mayor Breea clark of Norman and …
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality announced it is seeking applications from those wanting to take part in two recently-funded vehicle emission-reduction programs for school buses. The two programs are funded with recent grants totaling more than $3 million. The Alternative Fuel School Bus program received $2.6 million from the Volkswagen State Environmental trust. Money …
BLOWOUT Rachel Maddow’s new book, “Blowout” is critiqued by Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance President Mike Cantrell. He recently wrote about it in the OEPA newsletter and his comments follow: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the …
The Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance will hold a “Lunch and Learn” event on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Special Guest Speakers will be Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. & Mike Cantrell. They will discuss “What’s next in protecting our rights as conventional producers in Oklahoma.” (Dewey Bartlett) (Mike Cantrell) The OEPA was formed three years ago with the sole …
No damage has been reported after an earthquake struck near Quinton, Oklahoma, a small town south of McAlester in the southeast part of the state. The quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey struck around 11:09 a.m. on Monday and initially was measured at 3.3 magnitude. But the USGS lowered the estimated magnitude to 3.1 …
A federal judge in Puerto Rico has set a December 9 trial date for the former executive of Cobra Acquisitions, LLC, a subsidiary of Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy Services. Donald Keith Ellison, the former president of Cobra was indicted in September along with two former FEMA officials. He is charged with disaster fraud, false statements, …
** For the first time in the United States, a drone completed a scheduled commercial residential delivery to a home in Christiansburg, Virginia. The drone delivery was conducted by Wing Aviation, in collaboration with FedEx Express, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program. For the duration of the trial, …
Two new major crude oil pipelines proposed in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming will eventually move large amounts of oil to the Cushing hub in northern Oklahoma. The proposed Bridger Expansion project involves one line that straddles North Dakota and Montana while another line will be construction in Wyoming. The developer is Bridger Pipeline LLC …