A General Electric employee sustained serious injuries while working on a wind turbine in south-central Kansas during a Sunday morning accident, according to a news report published in the Tulsa World. The employee was repairing a wind generator blade near Pratt, Kansas when he fell 120 feet, landing on his back in muddy terrain. He …
July 4, 2016 archive
Dallas Firm Sues Chesapeake Energy a Second Time
Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy has been hit again with a lawsuit charging irregularities in contracts covering royalties of hundreds of wells around Fort Worth, Texas. And the law firm that filed the suit is the same one that sued Chesapeake more than four months ago, accusing it of conspiring to rig bids for leases in …
Williams Cos. Board Moves Ahead Under New Leadership After Resignations
Now under the leadership of a new chairman of the board of directors, Tulsa'[s Williams Companies is moving ahead following the shakeup over the failed attempt to remove Alan Armstrong as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Kathleen Cooper, a current director and Audit Committee member was named Chairman, replacing Frank T. MacInnis who resigned following …
Staff Changes at Halliburton
Halliburton has renamed Mark McCollum as the Houston company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The announcement says the appointment will be effective immediately. McCollum will continue reporting to Dave Lesar, Chairman and Chief Executive Office at the company and will also remain a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Christian Garcia, who …
Feds Adopt New Royalty Rules on Oil, Gas and Coal Leases
New rules have been published by the U.S. Department of Interior updating the lease royalties for minerals on federal and Native American lands and how they are calculated. The government claims it is a change that will make sure taxpayers get all the revenue they deserve. The new rules will apply to any Native American …
North Dakota Wins Coal Related Lawsuit Against Minnesota
Now that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Minnesota’s restrictions on out-of-state coal-fired plants, the state of North Dakota wants Minnesota to pay its $300,000 legal tab run up in fighting the rules. The Eighth Circuit recently ruled in favor of North Dakota in its legal fight against Minnesota’s Next Generation Energy …
GRDA Fire at Chouteau Leaves Generating Plant Damaged
Might be a year before a fire-damaged turbine at the Grand River Dam Authority’s coal-fired electric-generating plant at Chouteau is replaced. Authorities are still assessing damage from the Friday night fire that occurred when lightning struck and knocked a pump offline. The resulting shutdown caused a turbine to continue running and overheating, resulting in the …
Oklahoma and US Rig Counts Grew in Past Week
Both Oklahoma and the U.S. start the July 4th week with a pickup in oil rigs. Oklahoma added four in the past week to reach a working total of 58 while the U.S. count picked up 10 rigs to reach a total of 431, according to the latest figures provided by Baker Hughes Company of …
Sen. Inhofe’s Plane Slides Off Runway During Severe Weather
A single-engine propeller aircraft piloted by Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe was forced off the runway at South Grand Lake Regional Airport on Sunday night due to severe weather conditions, according to the Associated Press. Severe thunderstorms were present during Sunday afternoon and evening. No injuries or damage to the privately-owned Harmon Rocket aircraft were reported. …