One after another, numerous bills in the State House this week were sent to conference committees because sponsors didn’t like the way they had been handled or amended in the Senate. Some pertained to the energy industry in the state while others focused on 4-day class weeks in schools or the death penalty. ‘I feel …
Gasoline prices continue dropping in Oklahoma, reaching a new statewide average this week of $2.10 according to a weekly release from AAA Oklahoma. The organization reports gasoline prices in the state have fallen 5 cents over the past seven days and they are down a dime from the 2017 high of $2.20 recorded on …
The new earthquake directives implemented last fall by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission appear to be working. Figures from the U.S. Geological Survey indicate the number of 3.0 magnitude or higher earthquakes in April 2017 totaled 29 compared to 60 recorded in April 2016. The directives were put into effect in September 2016 following a 5.8 …
Although legislation was signed last month by Governor Mary Fallin to end the zero-emissions tax credit on July 1, wind energy advocates are not signaling defeat. Instead, one group is gearing up for an all-out war that will play out through the local media, according to a report by The Oklahoman. Following a spate of …
From Politico’s Morning Energy Report on Monday: “ANOTHER INHOFER HEADS TO THE WHITE HOUSE: Alex Herrgott, who served as Sen. Jim Inhofe’s point man on all things infrastructure when the Oklahoma Republican helmed the Environment and Public Works Committee, starts today at the Council on Environmental Quality as associate director for infrastructure. The move …
Just a few months after making a $11 million purchase of 13,000 acres in the Permian Basin, Houston-based Camber Energy Inc. is moving its headquarters while its Chief Operating Officer has resigned. The moves come as Camber starts “cost-cutting initiatives,” according to a company announcement. The initiatives include the resignation of COO Ken Sanders. Camber …
All that severe weather over the weekend certainly affected “energy” in the state. It also affected the drought, not to mention weather records. Pity the oil and gas crews working in the Panhandle. Gary McManus, the state Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet writes that official numbers for snow in the Panhandle are still being checked. …
Oklahoma had severe flooding in the east, strong damaging winds in the central part of the state while the Panhandle was under 15 inches of snow. The severe weather, as of Monday morning, left nearly 20,000 still without electricity. Hardest hit in terms of those without power were customers of Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Hooker …
The monthly business conditions report issued by Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss is showing improvements in the economies of Oklahoma and 8 other states in the midwest. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose from March to April. “This is the highest overall reading that we have recorded in more than three years,” said Goss. …
The public hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska will be held Wednesday by the Nebraska Public Service Commission. And opponents are lining up their people to fight approval of the pipeline. The Hastings, Nebraska-based Bold Nebraska is urging opponents to testify against the line “with their concerns about this pipeline that is using …