More bankruptcies and layoffs are hitting Oklahoma although it is not directly in the state’s energy field. Still, it has an impact. NPC, owner of Pizza Huts in Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma filed for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy. The filing, according to Bill Hancock, the Business Services and Rapid Response Coordinator at the Oklahoma …
New Mexico State Land officials have already used satellite imagery to track pollution in the Permian Basin and now want to employ it to crack down on trespassing and mineral theft from the State Trust land. The office recently began a pilot program with commercial aerospace company Planet, to design and use Earth-imaging satellites …
Oklahoma’s STACK play yields a three-well project with production of more than 2,200 barrels of oil a day for Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy. Devon filed completion reports this week on the three McCarthy 10_3-1n-9w wells drilled on a single pad at 10 15N 9W, a site 13 miles southwest of the city of Kingfisher. …
The fight over biofuels waivers given to small refineries such as the Wynnewood refinery in southern Oklahoma has prompted Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to block the nomination of an official at the Environmental Protection Agency. Grassley came out Tuesday saying he supporting a plan by a Senate colleague to block the nomination until …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett easily won the Republican nomination in his re-election bid during Tuesday’s primary election. With 84% of the state’s more than 500 precincts reporting last night, Hiett had a massive lead over challenger Harold Spradling. Candidate Choice Absentee Mail Early Voting Election Day Total Votes Percent HAROLD D SPRADLING …
Crude prices both in the U.S. and in Europe slipped late Tuesday when the American Petroleum Institute reported U.S. crude supplies fell by 8.2 million barrels for the week ended June 26. West Texas Intermediate August crude dropped 43 cents or more than 1% to settle at $39.27 a barrel in trading on the …
“here we are, debating a $1.5 TRILLION Green New Deal wish list instead of a smart infrastructure bill.” Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas went after the Democrats on Tuesday during debate over their Moving Forward Act, calling it another Green New Deal bill. The Republican Representative (OK-03) who is the ranking member of the House …
Nebraska’s economy began 2020 on what appeared to be solid footing, but has been shocked in ways bearing little resemblance to anything experienced in modern times. As COVID-19 began to spread across the globe from January to March, leading to widespread economic shutdowns, business activity collapsed and a massive number of individuals suddenly were out …
Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) on Tuesday introduced the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, which would encourage and promote the construction of energy infrastructure across border lines with our North American neighbors. “Energy production in the United States plays a vital role in our country’s job creation and economic growth,” Mullin said. “This legislation simplifies the construction …
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board recently approved the permits for the amount of water that can be used from the Garber-Wellington Groundwater Basin in Central Oklahoma. The OWRB held its June board meeting virtually on Tuesday, June 16th. It marked the third consecutive virtual board meeting for the OWRB. The Board voted to approve the …
