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AdvertisementOil executives in Oklahoma say they're making plans for what they say will be a tough eraHide TranscriptShow TranscriptHOW THEY’RE FEELING PRES. TRUMP: YOU WANT TO KILL THE ECONOMY, GET RID OF THE OIL COMPANIES. WILL YOU REMEMBER THAT, TEXAS? WILL YOU REMEMBER THAT, PENNSYLVANIA, OKLAHOMA? ERIN: YOU REMEMBER THIS HEATED DEBATE TOPIC DURING ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES THAT SPARKED SOME INTEREST AMONG OKLAHOMANS. BIDEN: THE OIL INDUSTRY POLLUTES SIGNIFICANTLY. WE HAVE TO MOVE TOWARD NET ZERO EMISSIONS. ERIN: PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN HAD FURTHER EXPLAINED HE WANTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS AND RELY ON GREEN ENERGY. &gt;&gt; WE WILL BE HAVING PROBLEMS. EVERYBODY WILL BE HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MORE ALTERNATIVES. ERIN: DEWEY BARTLETT WITH THE OKLAHOMA ENERGY PRODUCER ALLIANCE SAYS, REGARDLESS OF HIS POLITICAL BELIEFS, WHEN HE HEARD BIDEN SAY HE PLANS TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, DEWEY PANICKED. &gt;&gt; THAT WOULD NOT ONLY DEVASTATE OKLAHOMA, BUT THAT WOULD DEVASTATE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. ERIN: ACCORDING TO ABC NEWS, ENERGY COMPANIES STOCKPILED ENOUGH DRILLING PERMITS FOR WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS TO KEEP PUMPING OIL FOR YEARS. BIDEN WANTS TO END NEW DRILLING ON THOSE SAME LANDS AS PART OF HIS OVERHAUL OF HOW AMERICANS GET ENERGY, WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING THE NATION CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050. &gt;&gt; THAT HE WANTED TO NOT ALLOW ANY MORE DRILLING ON FEDERAL LANDS, ON PUBLIC LANDS. ERIN: BUT THAT’S NOT HAPPENING IN OKLAHOMA BECAUSE THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES DON’T OPERATE ON TOO MANY FEDERAL LANDS. INSTEAD, DEWEY SAYS THEY FEEL LIKE SITTING DUCKS, WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPES OF REGULATIONS BIDEN MIGHT PUT INTO PLACE. &gt;&gt; THERE’S A LOT OF REAL UNKNOWNS ABOUT WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO DO TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. AND I WOULD SAY, GENERAAdvertisementOil executives in Oklahoma say they're making plans for what they say will be a tough eraNine days until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, and oil executives in Oklahoma are making plans for what they say will be a tough era.Biden promised a carbon-neutral nation by 2050. KOCO 5 asked executives how they’re feeling.“Get rid of the oil and gas companies? Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma?” President Donald Trump said during one of the presidential debates.That comment during the heated debate between Trump and Biden sparked some interest among Oklahomans.“The oil industry pollutes scientifically,” Biden said during the debate.Biden further explained he wanted to move away from fossil fuels and rely on green energy.Dewey Bartlett, with the Oklahoma Energy Producer Alliance, said regardless of his political beliefs, he panicked when he heard Biden say he plans to move away from fossil fuels.“We’ll be having problems. Everyone will be having problems,” Bartlett said. “That would not only devastate Oklahoma, that would devastate the entire country.”According to ABC News, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. Biden wants to end new drilling on those same lands as part of his overhaul of how Americans get energy.“He wanted to not allow any more drilling on federal lands, on public lands,” Bartlett said.But that’s not happening in Oklahoma because the oil and gas companies don’t operate on too many federal lands. Instead, Bartlett said they feel like sitting ducks, waiting to find out what types of regulations Biden might put into place.“There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to the Biden administration. But I can say it’s not going to be good,” Bartlett said.Nine days until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, and oil executives in Oklahoma are making plans for what they say will be a tough era.Biden promised a carbon-neutral nation by 2050. KOCO 5 asked executives how they’re feeling.Advertisement“Get rid of the oil and gas companies? Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma?” President Donald Trump said during one of the presidential debates.That comment during the heated debate between Trump and Biden sparked some interest among Oklahomans.“The oil industry pollutes scientifically,” Biden said during the debate.Biden further explained he wanted to move away from fossil fuels and rely on green energy.Dewey Bartlett, with the Oklahoma Energy Producer Alliance, said regardless of his political beliefs, he panicked when he heard Biden say he plans to move away from fossil fuels.“We’ll be having problems. Everyone will be having problems,” Bartlett said. “That would not only devastate Oklahoma, that would devastate the entire country.”According to , energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. Biden wants to end new drilling on those same lands as part of his overhaul of how Americans get energy.“He wanted to not allow any more drilling on federal lands, on public lands,” Bartlett said.But that’s not happening in Oklahoma because the oil and gas companies don’t operate on too many federal lands. Instead, Bartlett said they feel like sitting ducks, waiting to find out what types of regulations Biden might put into place.“There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to the Biden administration. But I can say it’s not going to be good,” Bartlett said.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementOil executives in Oklahoma say they're making plans for what they say will be a tough eraHide TranscriptShow TranscriptHOW THEY’RE FEELING PRES. TRUMP: YOU WANT TO KILL THE ECONOMY, GET RID OF THE OIL COMPANIES. WILL YOU REMEMBER THAT, TEXAS? WILL YOU REMEMBER THAT, PENNSYLVANIA, OKLAHOMA? ERIN: YOU REMEMBER THIS HEATED DEBATE TOPIC DURING ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES THAT SPARKED SOME INTEREST AMONG OKLAHOMANS. BIDEN: THE OIL INDUSTRY POLLUTES SIGNIFICANTLY. WE HAVE TO MOVE TOWARD NET ZERO EMISSIONS. ERIN: PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN HAD FURTHER EXPLAINED HE WANTED TO MOVE...

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