Okay, it’s not an energy related story. But I had to point out that when the U.S. House on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Oklahoma Representatives split their votes. The final vote was 225-196 and included 20 Republicans who joined Democrats in tabling the censure resolution filed by …
Kansas lands another big corporate plant
There’s a reason Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is smiling and applauding. After all, her state just landed another big corporate plant—a $257 million Walmart beef-packing plant. The plant, to be located in Olathe, will create 667 permanent jobs and bring in about 1,000 other workers to build the 330,000-square-foot plant reported the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. …
Biden puts the brakes on the anti-EPA vote by Congress
Trucking rules described by Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen as “draconian” were defended this week by President Biden who vetoed and put the brakes to a congressional effort to overturn them. In his veto message, the President defended the administration’s rule governing pollution from heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and buses. “The rule cuts pollution, boosts public …
OGE honored nationally for tornado damage response in Shawnee and Norman
The response of OG&E crews when tornadoes struck Norman and Shawnee this spring resulted in national recognition for the company crews from the Edison Electric Institute. The EEI awarded the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company Emergency Response Awards which recognize recovery and assistance efforts of electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme weather …
Reports show extensive drilling efforts by two Oklahoma City energy companies
The latest completion reports on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show just how busy two energy companies have been in different regions of the state. BCE-Mach in the northwest and CPRP Services in the south central part of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City-based CPRP Services LLC had more success in McClain County with two wells …
Reining in the President—Rep. Cole says it’s a reminder where legislative authority lies
Reining in the Biden administration—it is the intent of an act passed by the U.S. House where Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole said the President has forgotten where legislative authority lies as directed by the Constitution. He voted for H.R. 277, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023. This …
Bice says natural gas stove vote was to stop Biden’s green new deal agenda from being forced on Americans
Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice says she enjoys cooking with her gas stove. It’s why she voted Tuesday in support of a bill to reject the Biden administration’s move to either put severe restrictions on the use of natural gas cooking stoves or to ban their use outright. “These pieces of legislation will prevent the …
Crude oil and Oklahoma energy stocks experience losses in Wednesday’s trading
Crude oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks fell in Wednesday’s trading as crude dropped 1.5%, largely after the Federal Reserve hinted at more interest rate hikes this year. The hint left the markets worried about demand, especially after there was another build in U.S. crude oil stocks. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $1.15 per barrel …
More crude oil in storage reported at Cushing Hub and the U.S.
Increases in the amount of crude oil in storage at the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma and across the nation were reported over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday that Cushing’s total amount of crude oil in storage had grown to 42.1 million barrels. A week earlier, the total was …
Oklahoma general revenue fund collections were flat for May
Oklahoma’s economy in May was apparently pretty flat…at least that’s how one state agency described the state’s General Revenue Fund collections–“substantially flat.” That’s how the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services put it in revealing the May collections were $702.7 million, an amount that was $84 million or 13.6% more than the initial …