February 2016 archive

Kimray to Join Ranks of Those Making Layoffs in Energy Downturn

Oilfield equipment manufacturer Kimray Inc. is making layoffs in the wake of the energy downturn that has seen the state lose thousands of workers in the oil and gas patch.
Kimray says it will cut its workforce by 10 percent beginning the first week o…

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Petition Drive Underway Against Devon, Chesapeake and New Dominion

More than 11,000 people have signed a nationwide petiton drive led by the Washington, D.C. non-profit watchdog, Public Justice aimed against the three energy companies sued last week for causing earthquakes through their wastewater disposal wells…

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Petition Drive Underway Against Devon, Chesapeake and New Dominion

More than 11,000 people have signed a nationwide petiton drive led by the Washington, D.C. non-profit watchdog, Public Justice aimed against the three energy companies sued last week for causing earthquakes through their wastewater disposal wells.
At …

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Gas Prices Creeping Back Up in Oklahoma

Gasoline prices are creeping back up in Oklahoma, reaching a statewide average of $1.50 a gallon, according to a check of the population gasoline website, GasBuddy.com.
The site says the $1.50 average compares to the $1.41 one week ago in the st…

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Gas Prices Creeping Back Up in Oklahoma

Gasoline prices are creeping back up in Oklahoma, reaching a statewide average of $1.50 a gallon, according to a check of the population gasoline website, GasBuddy.com.
The site says the $1.50 average compares to the $1.41 one week ago in the state. I…

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EPA Director Disappointed but Fighting Back on Court Ruling

While dozens of states and hundreds of members of Congress are fighting the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency is fighting back.
Speaking in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, McCarthy admitted she was d…

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EPA Director Disappointed but Fighting Back on Court Ruling

While dozens of states and hundreds of members of Congress are fighting the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency is fighting back.
Speaking in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, McCarthy admitted she was disappo…

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Lankford Explains Filing of Briefing Fighting EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Yes, it is about federal overreach. It’s what U.S. Senator James Lankford tells OK Energy Today as he and all members of the Oklahoma Congressional delegation joined others in the House and Senate in supporting the legal fight by Oklahoma and doz…

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Lankford Explains Filing of Briefing Fighting EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Yes, it is about federal overreach. It’s what U.S. Senator James Lankford tells OK Energy Today as he and all members of the Oklahoma Congressional delegation joined others in the House and Senate in supporting the legal fight by Oklahoma and dozens of…

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Massive Gas Turbine Arrives at GRDA

It’s called the largest and most efficient gas turbine and it arrived this week at the Grand River Dam Authority by way of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System. The barge carrying the massive turbine, called the largest in the world arrived at the Port…

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