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Colorado Governor Says State Will Attempt to Comply with Paris Climate Agreement
Colorado’s Gov. John Hickenlooper announced this week he intends to join another dozen states in an attempt to comply with the Paris climate accord. Oklahoma is not one of those dozen states. “We will join the Climate Alliance because our voices are more powerful when we speak as one,” said the Democratic governor as he …
Ponca Environmentalist to Speak at Washington DC Rally
Thursday will mark a “Play-In for Climate Action” rally in Washington by moms and their children and one of them will be Oklahoma environmentalist activist Casey Camp-Horinek. She describes herself as an actress, a Native rights activist and environmentalist and will be one of the speakers at the Capitol Hill protest. Camp-Horinek’s a leader of …
Oil and Gas Activity in STACK and SCOOP Grows
Oil and gas exploration isn’t letting up in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP based on the latest permits for drilling as published by OK Energy Today. Four requests for Blaine county, one of the three counties making up the STACK were approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Three of the four went to Overflow Energy LLC, …
Judge’s Retirement Opens Door for Another Trump Court Appointee
In a move that will likely affect numerous environmental issues, including those having an impact on Oklahoma, Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has announced her retirement. It opens the door for President Trump to appoint someone who is friendly to his environmental policies. Brown …
State Treasurer Proclaims State’s Economic Recession is Over
Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller says the state’s recession is officially over and the economic recovery is well underway. And he credits most of it to the oil and gas exploration in the past year as gross production tax revenues increased for the year and again in June. “Monthly gross receipts have been higher than …
Slight Jump in Gasoline Prices Seen in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s average gasoline prices rose 4.5 cents a gallon in the past week, reaching a new statewide average of $2.01 a gallon, according to AAA Oklahoma. At the same time, the national average gas price rose 3 cents to reach $2.26 a gallon, an increase for the first time in five weeks. It means drivers …
Electricity Investment Overtakes Oil and Gas Worldwide
Electricity investment has overtaken oil and gas for the first time ever according to a report issued Tuesday by the International Energy Agency. Investment in the electricity sector grew by 12 percentage points to reach 43 percent between 2014 and 2016. The IEA said fossil fuels are no longer the largest recipient of investment in …
$300 million Commitment by EnCap Flatrock Midstream to New Firm
San Antonio-based EnCap Flatrock Midstream, a company with offices in Oklahoma City and Houston has made an initial $300 million equity commitment to Houston-based greenfield Midstream. Greenfield’s an independent company formed this year and focuses on the development of midstream infrastructure across North America. Its services include natural gas gathering, processing, treating and compression as …
Legislator Says Wind Farm and Air Force Base Study is Not Anti-Wind
Proclaiming his interim legislative study of wind farms and their impact on Air Force bases in Oklahoma is not ‘anti-wind’, Altus Rep. Charles Ortega says it’s about the economy. “When you look at the Air Force bases, just the Air Force bases, we’re talking about a $20 billion aerial impact, economic impact,” he said in …
Trial Date Set for Prague Earthquake Lawsuit
An attorney who recently settled an earthquake lawsuit against one of two oil and gas companies called it significant because it was the first such legal action linked to earthquakes in Oklahoma. Scott Poynter, an attorney based in Little Rock, Arkansas represented Sandra Ladra, a woman hurt in the 2011 earthquake in Prague. She sued to …