Colorado-based Buccaneer Energy lost a bid in the Denver Federal Appeals court to revive its antitrust lawsuit against three other gas companies. The firm sued the three claiming they unfairly cut it out of a competitive area of western Colorado. But the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would not bring new life back to …
Oklahoma added 6 oil and gas rigs in the past week to top the 100 mark while nationwide, the rig count grew by 17 to reach 729, according to figures released by Baker Hughes Company of Houston. Oklahoma’s count reached 102 compared to the 80 rigs reported one year ago at this time. Nationally, …
The U.S. House voted Friday overwhelmingly to block the eleventh-hour move by the Obama administration and its Bureau of Land Management methane emissions rule. It’s a rule that some, including Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine consider “overreaching and duplicative.” The House passed H.J. Res. 36 to block the bill on a 221-191 vote. “The Obama era …
Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe voted Thursday in favor of a H. J. Res 38, a Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval to overturn the Stream Protection Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Interior. The Resolution passed the Senate by a final vote of 54-45. “Despite its title, the stream protection rule would hurt our …
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to take over as Administrator of the EPA is finally on its way to the full U.S. Senate but not without more political drama offered by Democrats on Capitol Hill. When Democrats boycotted the meeting of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for a second straight …
Oklahoma U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas and Jim Bridenstine know their 2015 assignments on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Committee chairman Lamar Smith, (R-Texas) made the announcement this week. “Rep. Frank Lucas will continue to serve as vice chair of the Science Committee. His leadership and dedication to ensuring that federally funded science is …
There’s another side to the story of the protesters and their encampment around the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. And a North Dakota lawmaker wants tighter penalties on people involved in riots. Rep. Todd Porter has sponsored a measure carrying up to a 10-year prison sentence and a $20,000 fine for anyone convicted of …
Supporters of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the Denver Federal Appeals Court judge say he’s the kind of judge who interprets the law without trying to legislate from the bench. But what kind of judge is he when it comes to the environment? To energy issues? What do we know about the …
Less than a week after President Trump announced the U.S. would move ahead with the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been directed to allow completion of the Dakota Access line. It means those months of protests by Oklahomans and others who joined the encampment in North …
Given how quickly President Trump has acted on matters in his first two weeks in office, the question is raised just how quickly the Trump administration will act on TransCanada’s renewed application for a Keystone XL presidential permit. The company applied for the permit last week following President Trump’s announcement concerning the Keystone XL and …