A day after Aubrey McClendon was indicted on bid-rigging charges, the 56-year old former President of Chesapeake Energy is dead.
Police in Oklahoma City confirm McClendon was killed in a fiery one-car crash around 9 a.m. at NE 122nd and Midwest Boulev…
March 2016 archive
Indicted Oilman Aubrey McClendon Killed in Traffic Crash
McClendon Should have Seen the Indictment Coming
The federal indictment this week against Oklahoma oilman Aubrey McClendon should not have been a surprise to him nor to his attorneys. Unless he felt that with his departure as the head of Chesapeake Energy, the Justice Department no longer was i…
McClendon Should have Seen the Indictment Coming
The federal indictment this week against Oklahoma oilman Aubrey McClendon should not have been a surprise to him nor to his attorneys. Unless he felt that with his departure as the head of Chesapeake Energy, the Justice Department no longer was interes…
Ethanol Production Dips Nationally
Another drop in ethanol production in the U.S. was reported last week. The production averaged 987,000 barrels a day or 41.45 million gallons daily. But that is a decline of 7,000 barrels a day from the previous week, according to the Energy Informatio…
Ethanol Production Dips Nationally
Another drop in ethanol production in the U.S. was reported last week. The production averaged 987,000 barrels a day or 41.45 million gallons daily. But that is a decline of 7,000 barrels a day from the previous week, according to the Energy Info…
Oklahoma’s Wind Generation up to 18 Percent of State’s Electricity
The federal government says Iowa became the first state in 2015 to provide more than 30 percent of its electricity generation from wind. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Iowa’s wind farms generated more than 31 percent of all gener…
Oklahoma’s Wind Generation up to 18 Percent of State’s Electricity
The federal government says Iowa became the first state in 2015 to provide more than 30 percent of its electricity generation from wind. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Iowa’s wind farms generated more than 31 percent of all generation …
Oklahoma’s 2015 Oil Production Grew before Starting Decline in December
The government says crude oil production was up in 2015 nationwide and in Oklahoma. But production also started showing some declines in December as oil prices continued their plunge, rigs were idled and layoffs started in the oil patch.
The U.S…
Oklahoma’s 2015 Oil Production Grew before Starting Decline in December
The government says crude oil production was up in 2015 nationwide and in Oklahoma. But production also started showing some declines in December as oil prices continued their plunge, rigs were idled and layoffs started in the oil patch.
The U.S. Ener…
Oklahoma Economic Report Details Impact of Energy Slump
Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller is out with his latest Oklahoma Economic Report detailing how the energy slump continues to hurt the state’s economy. As Miller announced earlier, the monthly gross receipts to the Treasury in January took thei…