The latest budget-fix bill that would have raised the gross production tax on oil and gas failed in the House Wednesday night on a 71-27 vote. The measure needed 76 votes for approval. Some Republicans, like Rep. Kevin Calvey joined Democrats in opposing the $140 million dollar plan as he argued it would cost jobs …
A party-line vote of 14-13 in the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday moved Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine’s nomination to be the next NASA administrator to the full senate. The vote came a week after Democrats on the committee voiced their objections to his nomination, with one Senator calling him ‘divisive.’ But Sen. Jim Inhofe …
If Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony files for re-election next spring as he says he apparently will, then we’ll have a fight for the GOP nomination for the seat. That’s because former State Senate President pro tem Brian Bingman of Sapulpa announced this week he is running for the seat on the Corporation Commission. He has …
State lawmakers in New Mexico were told this week the state is missing out on millions of dollars in revenue because oil and gas companies are not reporting their drilling rigs and miles of pipelines. Appraisal expert Jerry Wisdom, owner of Total Assessment Solutions Corp. testified before a panel of lawmakers and said the honor …
HollyFrontier Corporation, the Dallas-based company with refineries in Tulsa, Oklahoma and El Dorado, Kansas announced the appointment this week of two new members to its Board of Directors. The naming of Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth and Anna C. Catalono will increase the size of the Board to eleven directors and increase the number of independent directors …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission indicates that it is getting closer to making final repairs in the wake of the hacking incident of more than two weeks ago. And that’s good news to readers of OK Energy Today because the files for permits and completion reports might be available yet this week. Robert Winslow at OklahomaWells.com …
A stamp of approval was given this week by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission to a $926 million five-year road and bridge improvement plan in the state. Over the next five years, work will be carried out replacing or rehabilitating an estimated 400 county bridges. Some have been determined to be structurally deficient or obsolete. At …
Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources reported third quarter profit of $10.62 million. “Continental’s performance year-to-date demonstrates industry leadership in capital disciplined production growth,” said Harold Hamm, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The profit translated into $0.03 per diluted share for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2017. “Continental’s operations continue to become more capital efficient each quarter, allowing us to …
More of the claims of “political pressure” of a former state seismologist are being heard in one of Oklahoma’s earthquake lawsuits. As OK Energy Today reported in October, Dr. Austin Holland told his side of the story in how he departed the University of Oklahoma in a difference of opinion whether the quakes are related …
Williams Cos. in Tulsa is assessing what might happen next after a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit temporarily stopped construction of the company’s $3 billion Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania. Williams finds itself in a fight with Catholic nuns. The court in its ruling on Monday indicated it wants more time to …