October 15, 2018 archive

AG gives NextEra more time in wind farm fight

Attorney General Mike Hunter announced Monday the state will extend the deadline for NextEra Energy Resources and the Department of Defense (DOD) to reach an agreement on a mitigation plan regarding a wind farm along a route of airspace the military uses for training. The original deadline to have a mitigation plan was today. However, …

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Oklahoma Aviation director honored at national convention

(From left to right, Directors of Aeronautics Divisions by state, Bradley Brandt, Louisiana, NASAO Chair, Cassandra Isaacson, Minnesota, 2018 Kenneth Rowe Ambassador of Aviation Award recipient, Victor Bird, Oklahoma, and NASAO Past-Chair, Ronnie Mitchell, Nebraska.) When the annual convention of the National Association of State Aviation Officials was concluded this month in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma …

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Canadian County Commissioners hesitant to approve transmission line

a Canadian County Commissioners have raised yet another issue regarding oil and gas next to their Canadian County Children’s Justice Center. A week after being sued by Chaparral Energy over a proposed drilling site next to the center, county commissioners told Terra Resources to find another route for a proposed transmission line. Terra Resources of …

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Xcel Energy joins in active-shooter exercise in Amarillo

Xcel Energy, the Minnesota based natural gas company joined with area law enforcement officers recently in conducing security exercises at its offices in Amarillo, Texas. The Amarillo Globe News reported the Amarillo Police Department, Amarillo Fire Department, Potter County Sheriff’s Department, Randall County Sheriff’s Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Amarillo Area …

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World’s crude oil output hits 100 million barrel mark

Oklahoma played a small role, but it still was part of the world’s oil output hitting the 100 million barrel a day mark. The International energy Agency says global supply rose to 100.3 million barrels a day in the third quarter. The output included crude oil, natural gas liquids, biofuels and refinery processing gains. The …

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Gasoline prices drop in OKC and Tulsa but hit nearly $3 average in northwest Oklahoma

Cheaper prices are seen at the gas pumps in Oklahoma City and Tulsa according to GasBuddy’s latest report. Gasoline prices in Oklahoma City have fallen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.54/g  as of Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations in Oklahoma City. This compares with the national average …

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Trump now might disagree with Inhofe over climate change being a ‘hoax’

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe might have lost one of his biggest name supporters in the belief that climate change is a hoax. President Donald Trump has backed off the claim telling CBS’ “60 Minutes” Sunday night he isn’t sure climate change is manmade, saying the climate will “change back again.” “I think something’s happening. …

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Baker Hughes changes 3Q earnings report release date

Baker Hughes has changed the date it plans to release its third quarter 2018 earnings report. The company now plans to release the earnings report before the open of markets on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 30. The release will be at 5:45 a.m. central time. Baker Hughes plans a webcast to discuss the results …

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Judge disqualifies OKC law firm in Bristow Superfund lawsuit

A Tulsa federal judge has ruled an Oklahoma City law firm has a conflict of interest and cannot represent the Bristow First Assembly of God in its lawsuit over a Superfund site that forced the church to move four years ago. U.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern issued the ruling on a motion filed by …

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OKC’s Will Rogers World Airport expansion bids received

Bids have been received to expand Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport, a place used daily by oil and gas crews flying to remote places for exploration. The apparent low bidder to construct a four-gate terminal expansion is Timberlake Construction Co. at $61.9 million. The bid has yet to be approved but the architect’s estimate …

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