A recently released Department of Energy study confirmed some startling news about renewable energy. Green energy costs and generation were analyzed and revealed that renewable power operations have developed rapidly over the past eight years, according to U.S. Energy Secretary Earnest Moniz. The study concluded that the cost of five clean energy technologies — from wind …
Tulsa-based Williams Cos. is still fighting a ruling by a Delaware State judge that brought an end to its proposed $38 billion merger with Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity LP. In a filing this week, Williams told the court that ETE could have done much more than it did in overcoming tax issues that proved to be …
Even though he’s a lameduck legislator, Oklahoma City Rep. Richard Morrissette is pushing ahead with his attacks on the oil and gas industry and its use of wastewater disposal wells and their apparent causes of earthquakes. He’s highly critical of the state taking out-of-state water, joining in the criticism offered by other legislators. “Apparently …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will be among the speakers on Friday at a “Bring Small Business Back” event in Oklahoma City. The Job Creators Network is hosting the event on the campus of Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. The governor and JCN President and Chief Executive Officer Alfredo Ortiz …
From fighting fires to checking pipelines, drones are quickly becoming a part of commercial enterprises throughout Oklahoma and the country. But what about privacy laws and drones? “Do we need privacy laws? Like never before,” declared Stephen Henderson, a law professor at the University of Oklahoma who testified this week before an interim State …
Donald Trump’s inner circle on energy issues has expanded beyond Continental Resources’ Harold Hamm who was previously identified as a key advisor for the Republican presidential candidate. Trump’s advisors also include Larry Nichols, chairman emeritus of Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corporation and Kathleen Hartnett White of the Texas Public Policy Foundation as well as scholars …
The State of North Dakota has dealt a blow to those Native Americans protesting construction of a nearly $4 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline near their land where they claim burial grounds and other artifacts were present. A state inspection of the oil pipeline site has found no sign of such Native American artifacts or …
The estate of the late Aubrey McClendon continues rejecting claims of the hundreds of groups and businesses that contend they are owed money following the energy leader’s death in March 2016. A report in The Oklahoman indicates two charities are the latest to see their claims rejected. The estate denied a $500,000 claim by the …
“This is another example of why the American people don’t trust the federal government.” Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb) Nebraska Sen. Deb Fisher delivered a scathing attack Wednesday on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violating federal laws when it issued new standards for anhydrous ammonia storage in 2015. In remarks on the Senate …
“The silliest thing I’ve ever heard.” It’s what Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm says of Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s energy plan to install 500,000 solar energy panels to produce electricity in the U.S. Interviewed by Stuart Varney on the Fox News Business Channel, Hamm scoffed at the idea. “This is a very shallow energy plan,” …