** President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing. Environmental protections at all three monuments had been stripped by former President Donald Trump. ** A …
Rep. Mullin helped honor Utah conservation efforts
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin recently took part in a conservation event entitled “One Utah Summit” where he helped honor the state for its conservation efforts. Rep. Mullin joined Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse and Chris Stewart, both leaders of the Congressional Western Caucus in presenting commemorative copies of a resolution to Utah Department of Agriculture …
Counties in Eastern Kansas plan restrictions on solar farms
Two counties in eastern Kansas are considering new regulations putting restrictions on solar farms after NextEra Energy Resources announced plans for one of the largest solar farms in the nation. E & E News reports that leaders in Johnson and Douglas Counties, locations near Lawrence and Kansas City were prompted by NextEra’s proposed 320-megawatt …
Men fined for using Oklahoma company’s pipeline for target practice
Two years after two men used a Minnesota pipeline owned by Magellan Midstream Partners of Oklahoma for target practice, causing a massive diesel fuel leak, they were ordered by a federal judge to pay $1.1 million in damages. It was in 2019 when the two men shot at the line causing a leak of …
AARP fights PSO’s proposed rate hike
Public Service Company of Oklahoma has run into opposition from the AARP in its more than $172 million rate hike request before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The organization’s state chapter reports that more than 1,500 of its members have contacted the Commission and asked it to deny what the AARP describes as a “bloated …
Oil sees a bounce back and trades at more than $78 in US
Crude oil prices on Thursday managed to bounce back from Wednesday’s weak trading. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery went up 87 cents to close at $78.30 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent crude for December delivery also increased 87 cents and finished the day at $81.95 on ICE Futures Europe. After falling on Wednesday, …
Enverus reports drop in U.S. rig count
The U.S. rig count fell by four in the last week to a total of 619 as of Oct. 6, according to Enverus Rig Analytics. The count is up 2% in the last month and up 97% in the last year. The largest week-over-week changes occurred in the Gulf Coast, down three to 71, …
Space Industry Authority won’t meet in October
The Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) scheduled for October 13, 2021 has been cancelled. Notification was placed in the display case in the lobby of the ODOT Building and on the glass doors on the north side of the ODOT Building and sent to the Secretary of State in …
Oil and gas fight returns to OK regulators 15 years later
Fifteen years after a squabble between two energy companies over a pooling order resulted in rulings by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission was the court to have final say, the Commission might soon get final say in the case. Oil & Gas Appellate Referee Jan Preslar issued a ruling on …
Lankford denounces Biden’s 30 x 30 public lands expansion
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford joined the Congressional Western Caucus and the Senate Western Caucus members this week in calling for an alternative to protect private lands from being added to President Biden’s “30 by 30” initiative for more public lands. “We do not need new vague and lofty conservation campaign promises; we need …
