Here is what members of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee members will be working on this week. Senator Jim Inhofe is chairman of the committee that will meet Wednesday to consider the Bipartisan Sporstmen’s Act of 2015 or S. 659….
January 2016 archive
Tulsa Businesswoman Named to State Turnpike Authority
The newest member of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is Dana Weber of Tulsa, named recently by Governor Mary Fallin to replace Kevin Hem who resigned in November 2015.
Weber will begin serving immediately on the Authority. She is president and chief e…
More Oil Wells—More Wastewater in Alfalfa County
The northern Oklahoma region where earthquakes have become a daily part of the routine is seeing more and more oil and gas wells completed and made operational.
A check of the well completion reports published on OK Energy Today showed four more…
More Oil Wells—More Wastewater in Alfalfa County
The northern Oklahoma region where earthquakes have become a daily part of the routine is seeing more and more oil and gas wells completed and made operational.
A check of the well completion reports published on OK Energy Today showed four more wells…
Crude Tumbles as Sanctions Against Iran are Lifted
Just what the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma didn’t need—the huge release of Iran’s oil reserves on the world market. The lifting of U.S. sanctions over the weekend as part of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran immediately prom…
Crude Tumbles as Sanctions Against Iran are Lifted
Just what the oil and gas industry in Oklahoma didn’t need—the huge release of Iran’s oil reserves on the world market. The lifting of U.S. sanctions over the weekend as part of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran immediately prompted o…
Iran Prepares to Join Global Markets Sending Crude Below $30 on Friday
The imminent return of Iran’s oil to global markets sent crude prices below $30 on Friday. February West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.78 to settle at $29.42 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On the London ICE Futures Exchange, March Bre…
Williams Board of Directors Emphasizes Commitment to Merge with ETE
Responding to the recent reports of the deal between Williams Companies and Energy Transfer Equity L.P. as shaky, Williams Board of Directors underlined their commitment to the deal. Calling the media reports market speculation, the Board made the move…
Permits to Drill January 18 2016
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Lawsuit Challenges Williams’ Merger
While speculation mounts whether the merger between Williams Cos. in Tulsa and Energy Transfer Equity in Dallas might fall apart, a shareholder in the Tulsa-based Willias Cos. has filed a class-action lawsuit against both firms. It was filed by John Bu…