June 12, 2018 archive

Enable Midstream considers possible office move in OKC

The Oklahoman’s Steve Lackmeyer, the reporter with an ear always close to business dealings in downtown Oklahoma City is reporting Enable Midstream might be making a move of its headquarters. The company is located in Leadership Square and might move its 480-person headquarters to the 27-story BOK Park Plaza. The plaza was recently opened and …

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Professor gets grant for 3-year study of impact of fracking

For the next three years, a West Virginia University assistant professor will study the impact of what has resulted in the U.S. becoming the world’s leading oil producer—-fracking. The National Institutes of Health awarded public health assistant professor Travis Knuckles a $450,000 grant to look at how airborne particles  near wells that result from hydraulic …

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Millions in lawsuit settlements in Oklahoma over California law

A new report is critical of California’s Proposition 65 law that instead of keeping people safe from toxic chemicals has turned into a faucet for trial lawyers to make millions against small businesses.  Including those in Oklahoma. The Center for Accountability in Science studied the impact of the law and found Oklahoma ranked 26 in …

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Wood pellet mill target of environmentalists in east Texas

The Sierra Club’s moving to bring an end to pollution permit for a wood pellet mill plant in eastern Texas where the group contends pollution is allowed to grow. The club joined the Environmental Integrity Project and Our Children’s Earth in appealing the permit for the German Pellets mill in Woodville about 90 miles northeast …

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Science board report critical of FAA over drone rules and enforcement

The Federal Aviation Administration came under fire this week for being too aggressive in considering the impact of commercial drones. Drone operators in Oklahoma and other states where experiments have been approved might be applauding the report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The group said safety regulators are actually hindering the …

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Supreme Court weighs arguments against tax hike

The major tax hike on oil and gas production, fuel and cigarettes was the focus of legal arguments Monday before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Justices heard arguments against challenges to State Question 799, the question pushed by Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite, a group that contends the state didn’t need to raise taxes to fund the statewide …

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Anadarko Basin holds its own in oil production

The Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma might not be the most prolific producing play in the nation, but it’s still breaking production records. As for total U.S. production, of course the honors for top production go to the Permian Basin.  Both the Permian and the Anadarko are part of a total effort that is expected to …

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Blaine County well payment fight leads to Federal court ruling

Another squabble over oil production payments from a Blaine County well has led to a ruling in Muskogee U.S. District Court. It came in a lawsuit (CIV-17-334-SPS) filed by Chieftain Royalty Company based in Oklahoma City against Marathon Oil Company.  Chieftain Royalty accused Marathon of delaying payments and denying interest payments. U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven …

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