The Office of the Secretary of Energy & Environment helps develop and advance policies that encourage energy exploration and production and responsible environmental stewardship throughout Oklahoma. In 2013, Governor Fallin merged the energy and environment cabinet offices in the interest of more efficiently serving Oklahoma’s stakeholders for issues that are so often intertwined. The Secretary of Energy and Environment serves as the governor’s chief advisor on energy and environmental policy and is the governor’s cabinet office with oversight over Oklahoma’s energy and environmental agencies.