Investors await Monday’s trading to see if crude oil prices might continue their gain following Friday’s 2% increase for prices. The increase came as traders waited on an OPEC+ decision on second quarter supply agreements. At the same time, natural gas prices in the US continued their slow tumble downward. US prices, West Texas Intermediate, …
A House bill to allow Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners to meet and discuss certain issues without declaring a public meeting under Oklahoma’s Open Meetings Act won unanimous support recently in a state House Committee. Approval came after the sponsoring legislator made some claims that appeared to be inaccurate regarding support from commissioners and their …
The Oklahoma Senate has been sent a bill to provide $67 million for improvements to the Arkansas River levee system. Approval of Sen. Cody Rogers’ Senate Bill 1391 was n the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill proposed appropriating the millions to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. “It’s incredibly important that this funding is secured …
** The Biden administration announced it would delay part of its signature climate plan to slash planet-warming pollution from the power sector. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would carve existing gas plants out of a proposed regulation to cut emissions from power plants. ** The Biden administration finalized energy efficiency regulations targeting residential clothes washers and dryers …
Crude oil prices lipped on the last day of February after inflation data in the U.S. suggested a softening of the ecocnomy might weaken demand for crude. Plus, investors are worried that OPEC’s growing production might affect prices. In the US, West Texas Intermediate dropped 28 cents and settled at $78.26 a barrel on …
The ROFR bill that Lawton Rep. Trey Caldwell said was not a ROFR bill won approval Thursday in the State….the measure giving an apparent compromised version of the right of first refusal in construction of major transmission lines. The measure finally hit the House floor where Caldwell spent time being peppered by questions from mostly …
The tax bill targeting Oklahoma’s renewable energy industry has yet to make it to the floor of the State House a week after Speaker Charles McCall proposed the measure in response to a lack of movement on the Right of First Refusal power for utilities. The House Impact study on fiscal impact of the …
A million acres have been burned in the Texas Panhandle wildfires after they crossed over into western Oklahoma this week. One elderly woman was killed in the fires in Texas. The Oklahoma Forestry Division stated Thursday that only 3% of the Smokehouse Road Fire in the two states had been contained and it burned …
The efforts of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to promote a Front Range passenger rail service, one that could involve billions of dollars, are being criticized by one expert who says it will result in abject failure. The Front Range railway, an idea floated last year that recently received $500,000 in federal seed money, would …
He could be on a short list to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as the next Senate GOP leader. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso is known for his anti-energy mandates of President Biden and is a staunch defender of his state’s energy reputation. As an example, Barrasso, who is the ranking member of the Senate Committee …