Oklahoma lawmakers are discussing proposed legislation to regulate the flying of drones over private property in rural areas. The legislative measure would forbid the flying of unmanned aircraft over rural properties unless the pilot is employed by the state or federal government, law enforcement, utility, oil and gas companies or is part of a commercial …
The Oklahoma Department of Labor has requested a turnover audit from the office of the State Auditor. “Under the new Stitt administration there is an increased call for transparency and effective use of taxpayer dollars”, stated Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn. In that vein we are requesting a financial audit of our agency to show a …
A new filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission by Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy reflects ownership of company shares by The Vanguard Group. The filing showed the Group, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania owns 8.81% of the company shares totaling 80,569,098 that are beneficially owned. Vanguard owns 457,323 shares with a sole voting power and another …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and other Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have an idea where Democrats want to go when another hearing is held Tuesday. The nation’s climate. This time, the Democratic leadership of the 55-member committee wants to explore what it calls “wasted energy.” The hearing is entitled “Wasted Energy: DOE’s …
Gasoline prices rose in the past week in the U.S. and in Oklahoma where some places saw increases of 9 cents a gallon. AAA Oklahoma reports the state’s new average price is $1.99 which is 5 cents higher than last week at this time. The national average is $2.28 which also rose 2 cents per …
The oil and gas industry and its supporters in New Mexico might take a cue from Thunder star Russell Westbrook when it comes to dealing with new legislative bills they fear will end up harming investments in the state. They’re forced to be on the defensive as the Texas Energy Report indicated this week. Bills, …
Leaders of Phillips 66 Partners LP described their fourth quarter 2018 as a “strong quarter” with reported earnings of $221 million and adjusted earnings of $309 million. The $221 million in earnings translated to $1.09 per diluted common share. The $309 million in adjusted earnings compared to $305 million in the third quarter of 2018. …
Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP reported nearly doubling its net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. The income totaled $110.5 million compared to the $56.8 million in net income reported at the end of 2017. Adjusted earnings for the third quarter of Fiscal 2019 were $132.6 million, a nearly $10 million increase over …
Maybe this story should be under the “You won’t believe this” category. In the state of New Jersey, some legislators are pushing for a “rain” tax and it will be based on the amount of concrete at a home or business. New Jersey is already one of the highest-taxed states in the nation and now …
OBU will be hosting the Oklahoma Information Security Tour Wednesday, Feb. 13, on the University’s Shawnee campus. The event is hosted by OneNet along with Alias Forensics. Alias Forensics held a similar event, a CyberSecurity conference, on the OBU campus in October 2017. The event is free and the public is invited to attend. The …
