The efforts of some consumers to force the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to reopen a 1989 bribed vote that granted a rate hike to then-Southwestern Bell could end on Wednesday. It’s when the Commission has scheduled a vote on the case that consumers want to see an estimated $16 billion returned to ratepayers. The issue came …
While the U.S. Geological Survey officially put the Pawnee earthquake at magnitude 5.6, it could actually have been stronger, according to experts. News 9’s Tiffany Liou reports the USGS is still analyzing the data from the Saturday morning event that was felt in several states including Tennessee to the east, Minnesota to the north and …
Officials at the Pawnee Nation headquarters say their buildings were damaged enough from the Saturday morning earthquake that their structural integrity is in question and the headquarters will be closed this week. News 9’s Christy Lewis talked with tribal spokesman Andrew KnifeChief who showed her the damage. “It runs from room to room to room,” …
The Arkansas attorney who filed suits in Lincoln County and Oklahoma City federal courts, blaming energy companies for earthquakes in Oklahoma says the Pawnee earthquake of magnitude 5.6 supports his claims against the firms. “Unless something’s done, there’s going to be more and that’s not just a lawyer talking, it’s what scientists have been saying,” …
Recent layoffs at Linde Engineering North America affected 25 workers at the company’s Tulsa-based operations, according to a report by The Tulsa World. In a brief company statement, Linde indicated the decision was made based on continued economic challenges and the need to better align resources to serve customers. The company confirmed on Friday that …
So far, so good when it comes to any damages incurred at oil and gas operations in Oklahoma following the magnitude 5.6 earthquake with its epicenter near Pawnee. The Governor’s office indicates oil storage and pipeline operations at Cushing just 25 miles south of Pawnee were found to be undamaged. Operators of some of the …
A pipeline connecting Platteville, Colorado to the crude oil storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma is now operational. The Saddlehorn pipeline pushed its initial delivery into Cushing in late August. The Saddlehorn oil pipeline is capable of transporting at least 190,000 barrels per day of crude oil from the Denver-Julesburg Basin. Saddlehorn will own origin points …
Officials at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission make it clear that the mandatory shutdown of 37 wastewater injection wells following Saturday’s magnitude 5.6 earthquake might not be the last action they take. “This is not considered a final action,” stated Matt Skinner, spokesman at the OCC in a note to reporters. “Other actions are possible depending …
SandRidge Energy did it and now Oklahoma City-based Chaparral Energy wants the same thing—an extension of its exclusive period for the Chapter 11 plan. Chaparral is asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge permission to extend through and including Dec. 5, 2016 and Feb. 3, 2017. “As described in the Fischer Declaration, in the months prior …
Ruling in favor of Oklahoma City-based Sundance Energy Oklahoma LLC, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $1.2 million judgment on Friday against Dan D. Drilling and engineering firm Tres Management for a 2012 incident in which a driller was killed, according to a report in The Oklahoman. As the well operator, Sundance …
