Most of the conversation about Oklahoma’s vacant Senate seat has treated the appointment as a political reward. It isn’t. The worst oil supply disruption since 1973 is reshaping the global energy market in real time, and Gov. Stitt should choose accordingly. The appointment is temporary by statute and thankless by design. But the eight months between now and January coincide with a period in which the Senate will consider energy legislation of unusual consequence, including the reauthorization framework that governs liquefied natural gas (LNG) export licensing, infrastructure permitting timelines under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act Title 41 (FAST-41) permitting…
