The government’s being hauled into court over garter snakes. The Center for Biological Diversity, a group whose complaint sparked an Oklahoma Bar Association ethics investigation of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has sued the Trump administration. The Center wants the government to protect the garter snake’s critical habitat in New Mexico and Arizona. The …
The leaders of a contractors group in Oklahoma are excited after the State Equalization Board certified a $612 million increase in appropriations for the legislature’s 2019 session. “The Association of Oklahoma General Contractors is elated to hear news of Oklahoma’s rebounding economy and record-setting revenue,” said Bobby Stem, Executive Director. In a statement issued over …
Minnesota based Xcel Energy, the firm with more than 200 miles of transmission lines in Oklahoma and wind farm operations in several states plans to review its fourth quarter 2018 financial results in a few weeks. The Minneapolis company announced it will hold a conference call on Jan. 31, 2019 to discuss the results. …
Governor Mary Fallin joined officials last week to help Greenheck Group, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of air movement, control and conditioning equipment, celebrate completion of phase one of its Tulsa campus. The first phase includes more than 200,000 square feet of operational space and 20,000 square feet of office space that will open in January. The …
While Oklahoma had a few minor earthquakes over the weekend, West Texas was rumbling with a 3.7 magnitude quake. Oklahoma’s two quakes were in the northern part of the state. A Saturday evening quake that measured 2.3 magnitude happened near the community of Wakita which is next to the state line and about 33 miles …
Rig counts in Oklahoma and the nation increased over the past week. Oklahoma’s count grew by one to reach 141 active rigs while the nation’s count swelled by 9 to hit 1,080. Nationally, the count included 10 more oil rigs for a total of 883 while the number of gas rigs dropped by one to …
We’ll soon learn the fourth quarter earnings of refinery operator HollyFrontier Corporation. The Dallas-based company that runs a 125,000 bpsd refinery in Tulsa as well as others in El Dorado, Kansas; Artesia, New Mexico; Cheyenne, Wyoming and Woods Cross, Utah plans to announce financial results on Feb. 20, 2019. The results will be for the …
An attorney who helps represent the Cherokee Nation in energy issues has been elected a partner in the Washington, D.C. based Van Ness Feldman law firm. Maranda Compton, who offices out of Denver, Colorado will become a partner effective Jan. 1, 2019. She has been a leading member of the firm’s nationally recognized Native Affairs …
Chesapeake Energy’s chairman emeritus Archie Dunham wasn’t the only company leader to pick up shares this week. While Dunham acquired more than 1,000,000 shares, three others made large acquisitions as well. CEO Robert D. Lawler acquired 100,000 more shares, according to a Form 4 filing that Chesapeake Energy made this week with the Securities and …
Oil and gas operator Zack Taylor of Seminole, now a Republican Representative in the Oklahoma House has been named chairman of the House Rules Committee. House Speaker Charles McCall made the announcement. “I’m honored that Speaker McCall has appointed me chair of the Rules Committee,” Taylor said. “The Rules Committee is a high traffic part …
