Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet Monday to take another look at PSO’s proposed energy center to be built on the Fort Sill post—one that is opposed by two of the commissioners who expressed doubts about the cost to be borne by PSO consumers. The issue on Monday’s agenda for the 1:30 p.m. meeting. Commissioner Bob …
June 6, 2021 archive
Mammoth Energy shareholders hold annual meeting
The annual shareholders meeting of Oklahoma City-based Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. was held last week where six members of the board of directors were chosen to serve for the next year. Arthur Amron, Corey Booker, Paul Jacobi, James Palm, Arthur Smith and Arty Straehla were elected to serve as the Company’s directors until the …
Judge stops planned Nebraska chicken plant
The same law firm that helped opponents stop the use of eminent domain for the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska before President Biden killed the entire project scored another legal win in the past week. Omaha-based Domina Law Group was successful in representing Nebraska landowners who sue Costco in its proposed giant new chicken factory …
Buyers still aren’t convince about EVs—they’re on the fence
What are your thoughts about the purchase of an electric car or pickup truck? While manufacturers clamor to produce EVs which have a range of only about 300 miles, Americans aren’t in a race to acquire one of the pricy vehicles. At least that’s according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. It …
I-40 bridge repairs might last through July
Transportation officials admit the reopening of the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi River from Arkansas to Tennessee might not occur until perhaps the end of July. Word of the repairs was revealed during U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s recent visit to the bridge where a large crack was found in a support beam in …
Texas considers ending “no disconnect” order
The “no disconnect” order in Texas could come to an end this week per members of the Texas Public Utility Commission who recently discussed the matter. The order was put in place after the failure of the state’s power grid during the historic February storm that left Texas and Oklahoma struggling for electrical power. …
Lawsuit claims illegal snooping by oil company
Continental Resources Inc. finds itself dragged into Oklahoma County District Court and accused of an illegal operation designed to steal secrets from another oil and gas firm. The suit was filed by Perpetual Production LLC, a firm formed in 2017 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas with an office in Edmond. The Oklahoman reported the lawsuit …
Guilty plea over trade secrets theft scheme
A 37-year old former employee of Oil States Pipe Valve awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in Oklahoma City federal court to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from the firm. Joshua Decker of Bixby is a former controller for the company that is a division of Oil States Industries and admitted he was behind a …
Schlumberger’s Elk City properties to be auctioned this month
Nearly a year after Schlumberger, the world’s largest oil-field services company announced it was cutting nearly 21,000 jobs amidst the pandemic and its impact on the oil and gas industry, the company is moving ahead with disposal of some of its operations in Oklahoma. Schlumberger’s surplus property in Elk City will be auctioned off …
Transportation Commissioners to approve more highway projects
Oklahoma Transportation Commissioners meet Monday to consider a number of highway projects including a $23 million contract to reconstruct and widen US-70 highway near Valliant in McCurtain County. Items to be addressed at the meeting: Secretary of Transportation and Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz will update commission members on transportation …
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