Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern suggests the President in his budget submitted to congress is proposing spending on anything he can think especially Green New Deal priorities. In a statement, the Tulsa Republication said the President’s budget request includes “exorbitant” spending for Green New Deal priorities while failing to address the ongoing economic fallout …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin has come out attacking President Biden’s $2.3 trillion road and bridge plan, stating, “It’s not about infrastructure.” It’s what he wrote in a weekend newsletter to his constituents. The Republican Representative called it a wishlist. “In short, this latest plan has little to do with fixing our roads and bridges …
A recent decision by the U.S. Interior Department to remove Oklahoma’s authority over enforcement of coal mining regulations in the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation following a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision affected at least two state agencies. The move, based on the justices 5-4 McGirt decision which overturned a state criminal conviction because the crime …
Crude oil prices slipped in US trading on Friday while they rose in overseas markets. West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 28 cents to $59.32 a barrel for a loss of 0.47% in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude rose 15 cents to $63.05, a gain of 0.24% in ICE …
** -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday said it will allow Energy Transfer’s Dakota Access oil pipeline to keep running, after an environmental permit was scrapped last year, a blow to activists who wanted to see the line shut. ** The Treasury Department estimates its plan to end subsidies for fossil fuel companies would …
The latest Baker Hughes Co. rig report shows Oklahoma’s count grew to 20 while nationally the numbers increased by two to 432. It’s a sign that crude oil prices around $60 a barrel are slowly attracting more drilling interest in the state and across other oil and gas-producing states. Oklahoma’s count increased by one …
A wind turbine in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, caught on fire on March 13. Firefighters say it burned out on its own without causing brush fires. Flames engulfed the B83-2.0MW turbine at Avangrid Renewables’ Locust Ridge wind farm. No employees or members of the public were in the vicinity and firefighters were able to limit …
The 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a state murder conviction in Oklahoma and left tribes in control of law enforcement now has resulted in the state no longer responsible for mining laws in the affected land. Reports indicated the U.S. Interior Department informed the state last week that the federal government is …
While US crude prices rose slightly in Thursday’s trading, some Oklahoma energy stocks did the same. West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery went up 20 cents to finish just under $60 at $59.80 a barrel for a gain of 0.34% in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent Crude for …
The data-tracking company, Enverus Rig Analytics reported the US rig count jumped by 16 in the past week to 509 as of April 7 including an increase in Oklahoma. The company said the count grew by 9% in the last month but remains 17% below the count from a year ago. In the …
