It is apparent that the complaints from Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry about a hike in the gross production tax on oil and gas are falling on deaf ears at the State Capitol. Following passage of House Bill 1035X on Monday in the State Senate, Gov. Mary Fallin issued a statement in which she applauded …
Groundbreaking was set for this week to create the state’s largest capacity CNG station in Tulsa. Sparq Natural Gas, headquartered in Oklahoma City planned the installation along with Timmons Oil, Dericks Leasing and Financial and J-W Power. The CNG station will be located at the Timmons Oil company, 3003 E. Admiral Place in Tulsa. It …
In a move that rankled the oil and gas industry, the Oklahoma Senate on Monday passed a measure giving pay raises to teachers and state workers and increased the gross production tax on oil and gas. The vote was 37-5 in support of what the Senators called a “bipartisan revenue bill.” Senate president pro tem …
Oklahoma’s Department of Environmental Quality is planning a public meeting next month to take comments and get input on how the state should spend its $21 million share of the government lawsuit settlement against Volkswagen. The mitigation plan that came out of the settlement is under the oversight of the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and …
Work on obtaining the Daily Permit and Completion reports from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in light of the recent hacking incident at the OCC is moving ahead. However, as our friends at OklahomaWells.com indicate, the state is still finalizing some of its repair work following the hacking incident two weeks ago. The OCC is the …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and others on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee take up the issue of ceiling fans and how new energy rules apply to them during a Tuesday hearing on capitol hill. The focus of the hearing will also be on the Energy Star program, a voluntary system that identifies the …
As Tesla moves ahead with plans to have nearly 10,000 high-speed Supercharger electric car chargers in place across the U.S. by the end of the year, it’s only adding one more to those existing in Oklahoma. Henryetta is to get one according to the Tesla website while the state has only five others that already …
The Native Americans who put up a fight against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota aren’t giving up and neither is the builder of the line. Energy Transfer Partners based in Dallas and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have filed separate documents in Washington, D.C. federal court opposing plans by …
When Texas oilman Stan Bates failed to show for a court case in Overland Park, Kansas in the past week, the Judge entered a nearly $650,000 against his Bates Energy Oil and Gas Company that had been sued in a breach of lease contract. Bates, indicated earlier in the year along with Texas state Sen. …
Here is how Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin looks at the tax reform plan put forth by President Trump and the GOP leadership. By Congressman Markwayne Mullin I remember what it was like to earn my first paycheck. I spent all month putting in hours to earn a decent wage. When pay day …