ONEOK’s board of directors raised its retirement age this week from 73 to 75. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the 10-member board took the move on Sept. 19 and amended its bylaws.
Houston company intensifies drilling in Kingfisher county
As one of the three main counties that make up the STACK play in Oklahoma, Kingfisher county sees no drop in interest by oil producers. Witness the Thursday permits to drill issued by the Corporation Commission. Nine permits were issued for Kingfisher County and all nine went to Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions LP, the subsidiary of …
Federal judge refuses to dismiss all of Osage County landowner’s lawsuit against BIA
A Tulsa federal judge has refused to dismiss part of a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs by an Osage county resort and hotel developer in a fight over alleged violations of the issuance of drilling permits. U.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern, in a decision this week ruled against the BIA’s …
New SkyWest Airlines hangar dedicated in OKC
SkyWest Airlines has held a dedication ceremony in Oklahoma City formally opening a new maintenance hangar at Will Rogers World Airport. The new 135,000 square foot hangar will be able to hold up to nine regional aircraft and support overnight maintenance for SkyWest’s four major airline partners. The partners are Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, …
EIA suggests companies are abandoning Permian due to lack of pipelines
Published reports suggest that the lack of crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the Permian Basin has become so great that oil companies are being driven out of the region. The Energy Department this week suggested some energy exploration companies are taking their rigs to other plays where they won’t face the headache of …
Congressman to hold meeting over NE Oklahoma poultry operations
The resentment over the growth of poultry operations and fears they might cause more water contamination in northeast Oklahoma has the attention of U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin. He plans to hold a community meeting for Second district residents on Friday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Kansas High School. “I have heard from a number …
OKOGA again takes on Democrat gubernatorial candidate’s tax hike plan
Not only is the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association against Democrat Drew Edmondson’s calls to increase Oklahoma’s gross production tax, it comes out against his transportation plan. The group released a statement this week. “First, Drew Edmondson said he wants to raise the GPT to fund education. Now he says he wants to raise the …
Taproot reaches deal to move more Colorado oil to Cushing hub
Denver-based Taproot Energy Partners LLC announced it’s signed agreements with a major area operator to expand its multi-product midstream system in Weld County, Colorado, helping increase its oil flow to the Cushing hub in Oklahoma. The agreement was made by the affiliate, Taproot Rockies Midstream LLC. The increased acreage dedication to Taproot is a bolt-on …
Blended fuel powers JetBlue airliners
JetBlue Airlines says its new A321 airbus passenger airliners are flying with renewable jet fuel blend. The flights began Sept. 20 as the airline received its latest aircraft from the Airbus USA production plant in Mobile, Alabama. JetBlue doesn’t provide service into Oklahoma City or Tulsa and its closest connections are in Dallas, Texas and …
Ohio brags it’s the nation’s number one energy producing state
Ohio is now boasting it has become the nation’s leader in energy, not Oklahoma and not Texas. Not even North Dakota. The state said this week, that largely because of Ohio’s shale industry which had been developed in part by Oklahoma energy companies, it had attracted more than $70 billion in new private sector energy …
