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Official Predicts More Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Coming to Texas
Oklahoma’s legislature is not alone in struggling with a budget wounded badly by the slump in oil and natural gas prices worldwide. While Oklahoma’s budget hole totals $1.3 billion, some believe the Texas legislature will be faced with a $3 bill…
Could Low Oil Prices Result in Fewer Saudi Arabian Students at US Schools?
If it’s happening in Kansas—-it’s happening in Oklahoma. Fewer Saudi Arabian students at universities and colleges because of the drop in oil prices. Officials at Wichita State University recently said losing the Saudi Arabian students could …
AG’s Lawsuit Stops $11 million in Settlements with Chesapeake Energy in Pennsylvania
While recently settling a few lawsuits on claims of royalty payments, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy is also right in the middle of similar problems in Pennsylvania. It was there recently that Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed suit and …
Nasty Water Leads to City of Hugo Suing Severn Trent Services
Drinking water contractor Severn Trent Environmental Services finds itself sued a second time over its water quality problems in the city of Hugo. This time, it was the city of Hugo that filed suit, accusing Severn Trent of fraud and of acting negligen…
Solar Tax Credit Cap in New Mexico to be Hit by July
New Mexico’s solar tax credit program has proven so successful again that state officials predict the $3 million cap will be reached by the end of July this year. Energy conservation officials have been handling a flood of applications for the 1…
New Law Grants Weight Exemption to CNG Fueled Vehicles
One of the new laws signed recently by Governor Mary Fallin gives a weight limit exemption to vehicles fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas. Under SB 1317 by Sen. Clark Jolley and Rep. Wendel Watson, the vehicle will be allowed to exceed…
OPEC Output Deal Fails in Qatar
The OPEC summit in Doha, Qatar ended without an agreement on Sunday, as leaders failed to strike a deal to freeze output and boost sagging crude prices, according to CNBC reports. The conference’s failure sent crude prices tumbling in early trading on …
PSO Honored by EPA for Energy Efficiency Programs
Tulsa-based Public Service Company of Oklahoma has been named a 2016 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Energy Efficiency Program Delivery Award is for the company’s efforts to increase the adoption of ene…
Warren Buffet’s $3.6 Billion Wind Farm Plan in Iowa
Billionare Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway has decided to invest billions more into the wind industry, coming up with a $3.6 billion plan in the state of Iowa. It’s there Buffet’s MidAmerican Energy will build a massive wind farm with the capa…
Five Years Later and FracFocus is Stronger Than Ever
The fifth anniversary of the creation of FracFocus is being observed this month by the two groups that formed it April 11, 2011—the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
When FracFocus.org was created, …
