September 12, 2019 archive

Muskogee makes list of 50 cities with dirtiest air

  Muskogee, Oklahoma is considered to be one of the top 50 cities in the U.S. for having the dirtiest air. The claim comes from the energy website STACKER which ranks Muskogee 35 on its list of 50 cities. “Much of the pollution in Muskogee comes from sulfur dioxide in the air, which is a byproduct …

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STACK operator Alta Mesa files for bankruptcy protection

Caught with an unexpected increase in debt caused by too much optimism in its oil drilling in Oklahoma’s STACK, Houston-based Alta Mesa Resources has gone to bankruptcy court. It filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday as its finances continued to collapse and an SEC investigation into possible fraud was underway. The Houston Chronical reported …

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More issues with Air Force’s new KC 46 tankers

Remember those new Boeing KC-46 tankers and carriers sent to Altus Air Force base some months ago and how there were issues with the planes? Now there are still more problems, resulting in the U.S. Air Force implementing an indefinite barring of the planes carrying cargo and passengers. Defense News reported this week the decision …

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Colorado Indian tribe reaches agreement on its oil and gas production

  The Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Southern Colorado has reached a new agreement with one county about the operation of oil and gas production by the tribe on county-owned lands. The agreement is with La Plata County and is something of an extension of an agreement the tribe made with the county 15 years …

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Mullin Introduces All-Of-The-Above Energy Reform Bill

It’s called an “all-of-the-above American energy reform bill” and Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin was one of six Republicans in the House who introduced the measure this week. Formally, it is called the American Energy First Act and is designed to expand domestic energy production on federal lands. In announcing the act, Rep. Mullin, who is …

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Oklahoma Reps split votes on Florida offshore drilling ban bill

The House passed a bill this week to permanently ban offshore drilling off Florida’s Gulf Coast but without the support of four of the five representatives from Oklahoma. It was a party-line split in the state as Democrat Kendra Horn was among 248 Representatives who supported the measure that Democrats argued would help Florida’s tourism …

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Toro laid off workers at Ditch Witch in Perry

The new owner of Charles Machine Works, parent company of Ditch Witch has laid off 25 workers at the company’s operations in Perry. It was seven months ago when Toro bought the Oklahoma manufacture. Spokesman Branden Happel explained the layoffs were due to personnel restructuring and affected business and corporate functions. The 25 Oklahoma workers …

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Australian wildcatter hoping to find oil in far SW Texas

An Australian energy company has been drilling exploration wells in far West Texas in an area populated by more cattle than oil wells. The area where Helios Energy Limited claims to have found signs of oil is not in the Permian Basin but in an area of rural Presidio County, Texas. The company has drilled …

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Amazon prepares to open new air hub in Fort Worth

While Amazon is completing new major distribution centers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the company prepares to open its Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in October. The hub is described as the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network. It was designed to support the company’s …

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Walmart pitches in to help hurricane victims

Walmart announced it is donating $500,000 in cash and in-kind donations to help victims of Hurricane Dorian in North Carolina, South Carolina and the Bahamas. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company’s Sam’s Club is also helping with contributions for relief and recovery. The commitment will support organizations that are helping meet the needs of those …

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