July 19, 2020 archive

OK Labor Department recloses its lobby due to COVID-19

  Oklahoma’s Department of Labor announced its lobby to its headquarters in Oklahoma City will be closed starting Monday, July 20 because of the COVID-19 impact in the state. The Labor Department had recently reopened the lobby but now says in light of the resurgence of the virus, it will keep the facility closed to …

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Tribes won’t be a part of agreement following Supreme Court case

  Energy resources in eastern Oklahoma might be back in question after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Seminole Nation said they would not be part of a state attorney general’s agreement for proposed federal legislation in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision. The move leaves the question of how the ruling and …

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Nation’s rig count continues to fall while Oklahoma remains steady

  The Baker Hughes Co. in Houston reports the number of oil and gas rigs active in the U.S. fell again in the past week while Oklahoma continued with 10 working rigs, same as a week ago. The end result across the country—more oil and gas rigs are out of service—-and in storage. Nationally, the …

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OnCue’s biggest store coming to OKC

  OnCue, the Stillwater-based company is planning its biggest store yet, one to be built in northwest Oklahoma City. A report by the Yukon Progress indicated the company will begin construction in several months to build a new OnCue station near Northwest Expressway and Hefner, just east of the Kilpatrick Turnpike. A company spokesman explained …

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Increased drilling by some Oklahoma energy companies

  Some Oklahoma-based oil and gas companies are among those cited as beginning to increase their drilling again as oil prices are in the low $40 range. They include Devon Energy, even Chesapeake Energy, the Oklahoma City company that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Drilling permit requests have increased by 15% from May to …

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