Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry addresses Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
Gov. Brad Henry and other panelists listen to discussion at the Interstate Oil and Gas and Compact Commission meeting this week.
SANTA FE — Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry told about 200 persons attending the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission meeting today that he’s excited by his appointment as chairman of the group.
“Particularly now,” Henry said, “when, at this critical juncture, the energy crisis and looking for strategies to help address it dominate our the nation’s discussions.”
Henry said it will be important for the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, which is made up of 38 member states and provinces in North America, to effectively communicate its goal and mission, “especially to those in our nation’s Capitol.”
Henry said he believes that while the nation has survived for decades without a cohesive or coherent national energy policy, “the forces of reality have finally proved to be too much for that to continue.
“For too long, Uncle Sam’s response to our energy crisis … lawmakers have been giving lip-service to the idea to the idea of weaning America off the addiction on foreign oil,” Henry said.
“That call always seems to fade away when the price of fuel falls lower,” he said. “But it would be a mistake, in my opinion, if we ignore this crisis any longer.”
Renewable energy is part of the solution, the Governor said, but so is oil and natural gas that’s domestically produced.
Henry said the commission is working on selecting participants for an initiative it is doing with the U.S. Department of Energy to producer under-developed petroleum resources. Three basins are being picked.
“Clearly, we have a lot of work to do. But let me tell you this. The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission is up to the task at hand. We are a part of the energy debate, no doubt. But we are much, much more.
“The well being of our states and country depend on it,” Henry said.
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I apolodize to all if in any way confusion got the pot a brewin’ as to what the state and senate has no knowledge of and certaintly not a thing to do with. All they have to do is fine tune the image that’s miles and miles away. to reclaim what tax and donations thats meant and supposed to be given for the develpoment of those with goals ney something if gifted to grow and as long as they don’t miss it, stimulate another generation of stars and heroes with intelligence of resources, the physics. knowledge and the visions it takes the elders to position what opportunities that is the health in just a smile, or teach them to build at least the hope that when all grown up it’s not with values that could end you up in prison.
What kinda fair practices is letting other oil and gas companies tank it and move it, and absolutely no notification of a tax bill by either of the companies or the commission? As well as no production data, of any minerals removed, no bonuses, and laughable, i guess it’s a production check….. Then being told to talk to an attorney, one not in it for excessive personal gain, I don’t believe there is such a thing. Takes the checks, buys a house, puts his kids through college, tanks it , transports it to some company in North Dakota where all accounts don’t even get close to the origional lease stoler. After some research, the lease only having an actual mineral owners signature on it for a couple years, discover data of production in intervals for at least 50 years prior, no record of revenues paid and to whom, or amount, no unclaimed monies records, no attorneys you can trust, no resolution offered, no fair value mentions, no sales or production metered, all that’s said is “nope ain’t none” … probably not, when all the trickery silently is done, Is this a normal practice for everyone? Sure hope not, as long as this has been done those companies should consider making a VERY generous offer, before state offices, (more than 1) have problems by saying that has not been mcdone. That’s been alot of research and frustration, diatraction filled with deception that aint gonna be for free, cause it certainly ain’t been for fun. It’s time to negotiate considering that’s a step with us, has not been done, There’s alot of information documented on this company that won”t produce correct information, when geological documentation in theory makes no sense and gives no accurate estimation when surveyed. Not sure what country you are from, but in the United States it appears as though your practices don.t help when scientific valuation and data causes areas of confusion. When I go to work, I don’t set out to make those I work with appear they”ve got absolutely nothing done. Sure hope elected offices still have dignity and proffesionalism, when they are out because of nothing they should or shouldn’t have considered when your actions add up to that of acts of terrorism and treason. Rather than a company you can’t trust or respectfully believe in. taxes for no reason,
live in another state.