EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says critics of President Trump’s executive order declaring an end to President Obama’s “war on coal” have it wrong. Writing this week in the Washington Times, the former Oklahoma Attorney General stated the Trump administration is not turning its back on a clean environment and regulation altogether. He said the “war …
As Oklahoma City University economist Dr. Russell Evans looks at Oklahoma’s economy and how this year, the legislature is strapped with a financial crisis, he believes next year will be a far different story. He predicts the economic recovery is already underway in the state, one led by the oil and gas industry improvements. “The …
With increased employment in the oil and gas sector in the state, the Oklahoma Energy Index has moved higher marking the eighth month i the last 10 that industry activity has grown. “The industry improvement shown in eight of the last 10 months is a sign for optimism,” said Chris Mostek, senior vice president of …
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to back out of being a speaker at an Oklahoma Republican party fundraiser now has Democrats on a U.S. Senate Committee wanting to know more about it. After all, it was their letter and complaint that he had violated the Hatch Act which prompted the former Oklahoma Attorney General to pull …
In an amended annual report filed May 1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Oklahoma City-based Chaparral Energy revealed more of its financial transactions following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The SEC report showed the federal Bankruptcy court approved a retirement agreement with former Chairman and CEO Mark A. Fischer. While his base salary …
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 …