A 22-year old driver who led Texas deputies on a car chase that resulted in damage to the Chevron Phillips 66 refinery in Borger remains jailed. It was over the weekend when a Hutchinson County deputy attempted to stop the driver of a stolen pickup truck. But the driver, later identified as Angel Vasquez …
Whether it’s coal, wind or oil and gas, each of the industries in the state has small businesses and those businesses have to deal with a mountain of paperwork as a result of federal regulations. U.S. Sen. James Lankford says it’s time for the federal government to eliminate some of those regulations that he calls …
“The Democrats are handing us a big pile of horsecrap.” Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw. Sallisaw Republican Rep. John Bennett has never been a legislator to mince his words, and in the recent budget bill debate in the House, he was blunt. “The Democrats are handing us a big pile of horse crap. A pessimist …
Those in the legislature worried about the invasion of drones over private property now await the governor’s signature into law of a bill passed in the recently-concluded session. In last week’s final handling in the Senate, members voted 28-17 in support of HB 1326. Senator Lonnie Paxton, a Republican from Tuttle handled questions from others …
Crude oil futures rebounded on Friday — making up ground for a near 5% loss from Thursday — as investors reconciled their disappointment in OPEC’s less aggressive production cut, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. July West Texas Intermediate crude added 90 cents, or 1.8%, to settle at $49.80 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For …
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The wrap-up of the 2017 session of the Oklahoma legislature resulted in a bitter response from some oil and gas groups who complained that for the third consecutive year, the oil and gas industry will see tax increases. “The oil and natural gas industry is the single largest tax contributor to the state budget, and …
The oil and gas rig counts in Oklahoma and across the nation increased again in the past week with a nationwide count growing by 7 to reach 908. Oklahoma’s count increased by one to reach 123 working oil and gas rigs. Figures from Baker Hughes Company of Houston, Texas and the Red Top Rig report …
Sonstone Trading LLC of Pratt, Kansas pleaded guilty this week to an oil and gas fraud scheme. Wichita U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said Sonstone Trading LLC pleaded guilty of one count of wire fraud. As part of the plea deal, charges against Sonstone executive David Lawson were dropped by the prosecution. Also as part of …
