A Tulsa federal judge has refused to dismiss part of a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs by an Osage county resort and hotel developer in a fight over alleged violations of the issuance of drilling permits. U.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern, in a decision this week ruled against the BIA’s …
SkyWest Airlines has held a dedication ceremony in Oklahoma City formally opening a new maintenance hangar at Will Rogers World Airport. The new 135,000 square foot hangar will be able to hold up to nine regional aircraft and support overnight maintenance for SkyWest’s four major airline partners. The partners are Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, …
Published reports suggest that the lack of crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the Permian Basin has become so great that oil companies are being driven out of the region. The Energy Department this week suggested some energy exploration companies are taking their rigs to other plays where they won’t face the headache of …
The resentment over the growth of poultry operations and fears they might cause more water contamination in northeast Oklahoma has the attention of U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin. He plans to hold a community meeting for Second district residents on Friday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Kansas High School. “I have heard from a number …
Not only is the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association against Democrat Drew Edmondson’s calls to increase Oklahoma’s gross production tax, it comes out against his transportation plan. The group released a statement this week. “First, Drew Edmondson said he wants to raise the GPT to fund education. Now he says he wants to raise the …
Denver-based Taproot Energy Partners LLC announced it’s signed agreements with a major area operator to expand its multi-product midstream system in Weld County, Colorado, helping increase its oil flow to the Cushing hub in Oklahoma. The agreement was made by the affiliate, Taproot Rockies Midstream LLC. The increased acreage dedication to Taproot is a bolt-on …
JetBlue Airlines says its new A321 airbus passenger airliners are flying with renewable jet fuel blend. The flights began Sept. 20 as the airline received its latest aircraft from the Airbus USA production plant in Mobile, Alabama. JetBlue doesn’t provide service into Oklahoma City or Tulsa and its closest connections are in Dallas, Texas and …
Ohio is now boasting it has become the nation’s leader in energy, not Oklahoma and not Texas. Not even North Dakota. The state said this week, that largely because of Ohio’s shale industry which had been developed in part by Oklahoma energy companies, it had attracted more than $70 billion in new private sector energy …
With increasing age and health issues, energy mogul T. Boone Pickens has announced he is retiring as a board of directors member of California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corps., a company which he co-founded. The announcement came Wednesday and the board of directors voted to designate the Oklahoma native as Director Emeritus which will entitle him …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Storage Tank Advisory Committee will meet Monday to consider new rules. The rules, according to a meeting notice posted by the commission were proposed by the Petroleum Storage Tank Division and Counsel. The meeting will take place Monday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. The Petroleum Storage Tank Division (PSTD) comprises four …
