Corporate Commission “Ghost Commissioner” Jeff Cloud on an Aspen Institute junket in Egypt.

Ghost commissioner Jeff Cloud was in Norman last week discussing energy issues. Here’s a synopsis from The Red Dirt Report:

“Obama’s energy plans, Cloud said, “would devastate the energy industry,” particularly the oil and natural gas industry that is such an important part of Oklahoma’s economy.

“I think what we have to brace for – Obama’s tax proposals on the energy industry will be catastrophic for our state,” Cloud said.

Marginal wells, he noted, would most likely be shut off, leading to smaller oil producers shutting down and more jobs lost in a sagging economy.

Additionally, Cloud said, these crippling policies would ultimately lead the United States to rely more on foreign oil, including oil from the volatile Middle East.

“We need to get off Middle Eastern oil,” Cloud said, adding that importation of Canadian oil was acceptable and even good for Oklahoma.” Read more…

Hmmm. Chesapeake Energy must have substantial interests in Canada!