January 14, 2020 archive

Missouri legislators try again to kill $2 billion wind project

The more than $2 billion wind project called the Grain Belt Express is once again facing opposition from legislators in Missouri. The project, designed to carry wind-powered electricity from Kansas to Ilinois and Indiana could could be unplugged, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On Monday, a House panel heard testimony from Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, …

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Minority owner of Chesapeake makes SEC filing

A filing by a 10% owner of Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City reflected a power of attorney. CG Subsidiary Holdings LLC made the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the Carlyle Group of Washington, D.C. The Carlyle Group owns 172,897,387 common shares in the company and made the filing to reflect …

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Supreme court to consider robo calls

  The issue of those pesky robo-calls will finally be decided by the U.S. Court and a decision could come in 2020 whether something legally can be done about them. The Court has agreed to hear a case this spring over the constitutionality of a federal law banning calls or texting cellphones with an auto-dialer …

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Oklahoma Governor boasts of savings despite energy slowdown

  Oklahoma Gov. Kevn Stitt on Monday tweeted of his success in saving more money for the state in light of the energy slowdown that has seen fewer oil and gas rigs and a decline in income from the energy sector.  “You demanded better fiscal management of state tax dollars, & we delivered by putting …

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Another big SCOOP well for Marathon Oil

Houston’s Marathon Oil Co. continues to find success in Oklahoma’s SCOOP with a Stephens County well producing more than 2,000 barrels of oil a day. The Papa Pump 0204-2-3-34sxh well, located in far northeast Stephens County at 10 2N 4W was completed in November 2019. Reports show it had an August 2019 spud date and …

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