Oklahoma Attorney General Genter Drummond is not one of them, but attorneys general candidates in 10 other states face elections watched carefully by environmentalists because of climate change and renewable energy. Depending on your point of view about climate change and the development of renewable energy, the election results could prove to be critical—one …
The three state Representatives who filed suit against Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett to prevent him from voting in rate cases for three major utilities explained why they hired well-known attorney Stephen Jones to represent them before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. “Throughout his long history representing high-profile defendants, Stephen Jones has been a champion of …
** Boeing on Monday launched a stock offering that could raise up to $19 billion as the planemaker looks to strengthen its finances squeezed by an over month-long strike by its workers and preserve its investment-grade credit rating. ** Campaign spending by ethanol producers related to a South Dakota carbon pipeline ballot measure far outweighs spending by …
Two significant court cases are discussed in the latest podcast of Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. One involves Oklahoma’s anti-ESG law where a judge issued a new ruling. The other involves a well-known attorney who will represent the three legislators who sued an Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner.
When the State Supreme Court takes arguments of three legislators next month against Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, they’ll hear from one of the state’s most prominent attorneys, Stephen Jones. Jones, whose law practice is based in Enid, became nationally known in 1995 as he represented Oklahoma City bomber Tim McVey in his federal …
The Oklahoma County District Judge who earlier suspended enforcement of Oklahoma’s anti-ESG act following a lawsuit by a state retiree granted summary judgment in the case on Friday. Judge Sheila Stinson also added three more violations of the state Constitution in her ruling against the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022, an act …
Crude oil prices finished the week higher and also resulted in a 4% gain for the week. Observers explained it was due to investors considering what’s happened in the Middle East where Israel is still fighting in Gaza and Lebanon and considering a retalitatory attack on Iran. West Texas Intermediate crude, the US standard gained …
The U.S. held steady over the past week on the number of oil and gas rigs actively pursuing new sources of energy. Baker Hughes Co. on Friday, in its weekly rig report, indicated the nation’s count of 585 was unchanged from a week earlier. There was a drop of two oil rigs to …
For Wade Brown, a service technician with Summit Utilities in Ada, Oklahoma, a personal tragedy was the catalyst that led him to find a new way to serve his community in honor of his late son, Sam. A lifelong hunter, Wade started hunting for the first time at the age of eight. When his son …
Google, with one of the largest data centers in the world located in northeast Oklahoma, recently made a power contract with a 350-megawatt solar project north of Austin, Texas. Google LLC reached the agreement with Engie North America, part of French utility Engie SA and the Chillingham solar project is anticipated to go online …