September 10, 2018 archive

Worldwide rig count is up for August

Houston-based Baker Hughes is out with its monthly report of rig activity around the world and says the international count for August was 1,008, up eleven from July. It was also 56 more than the 952 rigs reported in August of last year. The international offshore rig count for August 2018 was 212, down 5 …

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Oklahoma congressional delegation relays rural concerns to FCC

Oklahoma’s congressmen are telling the head of the Federal Communications Commission they have some serious concerns about government regulations covering wireless and broadband service to rural America. They sent a letter last week to Ajit Pai, chairman of the FCC and urged him to carefully evaluated any challenges submitted from mobile service carriers about the …

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Gasoline prices hold steady in Oklahoma

Post Labor Day gasoline prices rose slightly in Oklahoma in the past week, reaching an average of $2.60 a gallon. GasBuddy reports it’s the average from a survey of 669 stations in the state. Nationally, the average is $2.84 which is nearly 2 cents lower than a week ago. Oklahoma City’s average dropped more than …

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