March 16, 2016 archive

Oil and Gas Industry Uses Billboards to Attack Wind Industry

The wind battle has been renewed in Oklahoma, thanks to a Tulsa World editorial by State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones and an anti-wind group of oil and gas industry leaders who call themselves the Windfall Coalition.
Anti-wind billboards hav…

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Oil and Gas Industry Uses Billboards to Attack Wind Industry

The wind battle has been renewed in Oklahoma, thanks to a Tulsa World editorial by State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones and an anti-wind group of oil and gas industry leaders who call themselves the Windfall Coalition.
Anti-wind billboards have popp…

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Energy Downturn Results in Layoffs at Totalflow Plant in Bartlesville

The oil and gas downturn hits another Oklahoma company—Totalflow of Bartlesville.
The firm says it’s implemented a 5 percent cut in its workforce of 249 and will let go 13 workers. Totalflow is part of the international business group ABB Inc…

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Energy Downturn Results in Layoffs at Totalflow Plant in Bartlesville

The oil and gas downturn hits another Oklahoma company—Totalflow of Bartlesville.
The firm says it’s implemented a 5 percent cut in its workforce of 249 and will let go 13 workers. Totalflow is part of the international business group ABB Inc. wher…

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Former EPA official Blasted for Poor Handling of Flint Water Crisis

Congressman Steve Russell and others on a House oversight committee grilled former EPA official Susan Hedman this week about not responding quickly enough to the lead-poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Russell sits on the House Committee on Oversigh…

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WTI, Brent Crude Down While Natural Gas Futures Rise

Oil prices settled at their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday, as hope for a coordinated output freeze among major crude producing nations continued to fade.
April West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 84 cents, or 2.3%, to settle at $36.34 …

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Gulfport Grants Stock to Top Three Execs

Gulfport Energy Corporation’s three top executives acquired direct ownership of lucrative common stock shares in the Oklahoma City company, according to recent documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Michael G. Moore, Gulfpor…

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PostRock Energy Receives Notice of Acceleration From Lenders

PostRock Energy Corporation revealed on Tuesday that its lenders have called the company’s debt due immediately.
“PostRock believes that the aggregate proceeds from any such transaction will be substantially less than the amount required to repay in f…

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