Our mistake. There is only one Oklahoma Corporation Commission seat to be determined in the 2018 elections. Commissioner Bob Anthony, the incumbent is seeking re-election. He will face a June 26th primary for the GOP nomination from former State Senate President Pro tempore Brian Bingman of Sapulpa. As we noted earlier, Commissioner Dana Murphy is …
Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy has come away a winner before the Texas Supreme Court in a battle with another energy company over acreage clauses. The Supreme Court, in a ruling on Friday upheld a lower court ruling in favor of Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership and Chesapeake Exploration, LLC. Chesapeake was sued by XOG Operating LLC …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin will be delving into FERC and robocalls this week. And out of the two, it’s a good bet that most interest will be in those annoying robocalls. He sits on two subcommittees of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee and will be part of two hearings. One on Tuesday by …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plan a hearing this week to explore the protection of groundwater and the role of the governments. Entitled, “The Appropriate Rule of States and the Federal Government in Protecting Groundwater, the hearing will be held Wednesday beginning at 9 o’clock …
It’s still unclear as to the extent of wildfire damage possibly to energy operations in northwest Oklahoma. Whether any wind farms or oil and gas operations were damaged or destroyed is not yet known. But the wildfires burned an estimated 300,000 acres and left at least two persons dead—a 61-year old man overcome by smoke …
As part of EarthDay activities, a massive EarthX conference will be held this week in Dallas, texas. It will include discussions on the latest scientific research on oceans and our environment as well as introducing investors to clean-tech companies. The Conference will be held April 19-22. “As the largest gathering of its kind in the …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy opted out of running for re-election this year and is making a run for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor. She was first elected to the Commission in 2008 and won re-election in 2016 to a third term. Murphy previously operated a private law firm that focused on oil and …
A whopping 794 candidates filed for federal and state offices at the conclusion of last week’s 3-day filing period at the State Capitol. The State Election Board indicated it beat the old record of 594 set in 2006. Energy related filings totaled 7 candidates for Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, a Republican filed …
When we carried a story last week about the reaction of Moody’s to an increase in Oklahoma’s gross production tax on oil and gas, one oil producer responded by writing the increase should have been more. Our headline was “Oil and Gas Groups Didn’t like the Tax Hikes—Moody’s Did.” But Everett Moran of Moran …
While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went before Congress last week, Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin played a role. He is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee where Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday. In his weekly newsletter, Rep. Mullin took note of the testimony. “On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing …