Democrats in the U.S. Senate are targeting oil industry leaders who have had contact with the federal government as it continues with oil and gas leasing on federal lands despite the partial government shutdown. They have made a request of the Trump administration to supply the names of those in the oil industry who were …
Oklahoma’s King Air plane used to fly governors around the state and the country will be for sale as a result of the first executive orders Gov. Kevin Stitt announced on Thursday. He told reporters at a Thursday morning capitol news conference that the move will save the state money, explaining, “The dollars t hat …
Just how big is the truck driver shortage? Consider what Walmart’s doing. It’s giving a penny a mile increase and a 50-cent increase in activity pay for arrivals and drops to its drivers. As a result of the activity pay offer, those drivers will earn a dollar every time they arrive at a destination and …
Environmentalists across the country might be surprised to read the results of a study conducted into who spends more protecting the environment when they’re in power—-Republicans and Democrats? A knee-jerk response from many environmentalists would indicate Republicans. But Energy and Environment News reports a new study shows otherwise. “Elect a Democratic president, expect less support …
A Homeland Security exercise held Wednesday in Tulsa focused on a pipeline emergency response. Representatives of oil and gas distributors took part in the event presented by Paradigm, Kansas based company. The exercise was conducted through the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Protocols. The basis for the exercise was to establish how to respond …
Freshman state Senator Mary B. Boren of Norman’s filed a bill to be considered that would affect producers of solar energy power. Her Senate Bill 529 would apply where solar power is produced in excess of on-site requirements. It would compensate a producer when the retail purchase meter runs in reverse. The bill stated that …
The transfer of power from Republicans to Democrats in the U.S. House has resulted in longtime Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas being left off the House Agriculture Committee. It is a committee that he once chaired and helped win approval for farm bills in past administrations. But Lucas, in an interview with Ron Hays at the …
Oklahoma City’s Enable Midstream Partners, LP plans to release its earnings reports for the fourth quarter and year-end 2018 results on Feb. 19. The release will be made before the market opens and management will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. Central Time the same day. In November, 2018, the company said its …
One of the companies exploring Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays is Nine Energy Service, Inc. of Houston and it intends to release its earnings report in March. The company said the release of the fourth quarter and full-year 2018 earnings will be released March 6, 2019 after the markets close. Company management will hold …
Tulsa’s NGL Energy Holdings LLC announced the resignation of a member of its board of directors. In a filing this week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company stated that Vincent J. Osterman notified the firm that he was resigning as a member of the board of directors of the General Partner …
