March 24, 2020 archive

Super cheap gasoline in Oklahoma—$1.03 at one OKC site

Gasoline prices in Oklahoma are down to a statewide average of $1.70 while nationally, 29 states have averages under $2 a gallon. One Oklahoma City station is pumping gas for $1.03 a gallon. AAA Oklahoma reports the U.S. average is now $2.11 while the Oklahoma average of $1.70 compares to $1.90 a week ago and …

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Ransomware hackers threaten Missouri power provider

  Ransomware hackers have struck not only a healthcare provider associated with the British government but also a vendor supplying an Ameren Missouri power plant. One report suggested that the hackers stole two decades worth of files from the vendor whose business list includes Ameren Corp. which is Missouri’s largest utility. Although no data related …

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Congressman Cole rips Pelosi over “left wing”coronavirus bill attempts

Those renewable energy add-ons by the Democrats in the latest coronavirus relief measure on Capitol Hill angered Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole who accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi of using the crisis to advance a far-left ideological agenda. In a statement, the Republican congressman said the 1,100-page partisan, left-wing bill has “nothing to do with the spreading …

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Remote work rules advised by Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Oklahoma regulators have launched efforts to do their legal business by remote means, such as Internet.  The Corporation Commission released steps to be taken by those energy firms and others who need to do filings and other work at the now-closed Jim Thorpe building in Oklahoma City and the commission’s offices in Tulsa. Ways to …

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Government moves ahead with BLM auctions in 4 states

The federal government’s ignoring calls for oil and gas lease sales in four Western states to be delayed because of the drastic drop in energy prices. Instead, the Bureau of Land Management is going ahead with the sales beginning this week and is offering more than 210,000 acres for leasing. The Bureau of Land Management …

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