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Oklahoma energy interests will have a friend in the state’s new Republican governor when she takes office Jan. 10. Mary Fallin, the departing representative from Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district, has been an advocate for home-grown energy and is the incoming chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC).

Oklahoma energy interests will have a friend in the state’s new Republican governor when she takes office Jan. 10. Mary Fallin, the departing representative from Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district, has been an advocate for home-grown energy and is the incoming chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC).

Republican candidate Joe Miller on Sunday said he will not oppose Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) being certified as the victor in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, but he will continue with his federal lawsuit challenging the state’s vote count.

House Republican leaders have decided against combining the energy jurisdictions of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee into one committee — the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

With an incoming Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the United States should expect to see a “significant” change in the approach to domestic energy policy for at least the next two years, with attention likely to focus on expanding the use of natural gas, according to a report last week by Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA).

With an incoming Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the United States should expect to see a “significant” change in the approach to domestic energy policy for at least the next two years, and attention is likely to focus on expanding the use of natural gas, according to a report by Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA).

Marcellus Shale drillers in Pennsylvania will gain a sympathetic ear in January when Gov.-elect Tom Corbett takes office.

In the article “Slim Chance of Severance Tax in Pennsylvania” (see Daily GPI, Sept. 10), NGI incorrectly named the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. His name is Tom Corbett. NGI regrets the error.

President Obama Monday announced his intent to tap FERC Commissioner Phillip D. Moeller for another term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Moeller, a Republican, has served on the Commission since July 2006 (see Daily GPI, July 17, 2006). He assumed the seat of former FERC Chairman Pat Wood. His current term expires on June 30. Prior to coming to FERC, Moeller was executive director of the Washington office for Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy Corp. He was an energy policy advisor to former Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA) before his stint at Alliant, and had been a staff coordinator for the Washington State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications. He was born in Chicago and raised on a ranch near Spokane, WA. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University.