Oklahoma has created a new Oklahoma Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence which will be located in Stillwater and work closely with Oklahoma State University. The Oklahoma State Department of Health, in partnership with Governor Kevin Stitt and federal, state and private industry leadership, announced the establishment of the Center, the first center of its …
** A Government Accountability Office report finds the Interior Department failed to determine need before issuing $4.5 million in royalty cuts to oil producers as pandemic relief. ** The glut that drove natural gas prices to the lowest level in 25 years early in the summer isn’t over yet — and may drive U.S. inventories to their highest-ever …
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was the latest public official to oppose a proposed nuclear storage facility to be built near Carlsbad and Hobbs, along with another in West Texas. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported that in a Sept. 30 letter to President Donald Trump, Abbott wrote that he worried locating high-level nuclear waste facilities in the Permian Basin …
Frac sand mining company Minnesota Sands is intent on taking a county’s frac sand mining ban all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported the company lost its case before the Minnesota Supreme Court in March but still contends the ban by Winona County violates the U.S. Constitution. Click here …
An old well accidentally hit by logging equipment in Jasper County, Texas continued spewing gas and oil as of late Tuesday. Located in far east Texas, the George W. Brown #2 well is near the Ebenezer Community. A Texas Railroad Commission representative confirmed the well was accidentally hit by logging equipment. The Angelina River …
The former SandRidge Energy headquarters tower in downtown Oklahoma City is once again being filled with workers. But these employees are those who work for various state agencies following the state’s $35.5 million purchase of the building. Workers for the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the State Department of Health and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation …
ONEOK, Inc. plans to release its third quarter 2020 earnings report after the close of markets on Oct. 27. The company said its executive management will take part in a conference call the following day at 10 am. Central daylight time on Oct. 28. The call will also be carried live on ONEOK’s website. …
(Cosmetic Specialty Labs, a fourth-generation family company, manufactures hair, skin and body products, as well as over-the-counter drugs, at a facility in Lawton.) The State Chamber of Commerce and its members joined Gov. Kevin Stitt to celebrate October as Manufacturing Month and promote the Oklahoma’s manufacturing industry. Stitt signed a proclamation honoring the manufacturing …
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. based in Ames, Iowa announced it plans to undertake a capacity expansion of its Geismar, Louisiana biorefinery by 250 million gallons annually to 340 million gallons per year. Construction should begin in mid to late 2021 with target mechanical completion date in late 2023. The announcement came after REG announced …
Houston’s Centurion Pipeline L.P., a company with a vast array of pipelines carrying crude to Cushing, Oklahoma says its Augustus Pipeline is on schedule and expected to begin service the first of December. The company said its “20”/18″ Augustus Pipeline” will provide connectivity for WTI, WTL and WTSR from Midland, Texas to Crane, Texas. …
