Oklahoma City-based Seventy Seven Energy, the spin-off from Chesapeake Energy, is the latest Oklahoma energy firm to indicate it will file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking protection from its creditors. In an announcement on Tuesday, the company, h…
April 2016 archive
Seventy Seven Energy Headed Toward Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Oklahoma City-based Seventy Seven Energy, the spin-off from Chesapeake Energy, is the latest Oklahoma energy firm to indicate it will file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking protection from its creditors. In an announcement on Tuesday, the company, headed …
Energy Job Losses Increase Oklahoma’s Jobless Rate
The most recent jobless figures released by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission clearly showed a loss of energy jobs in the past year. The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage point to reach 4.4 percent for March a…
Congressman Ready for a Fight with the FCC over Broadband Internet Access
Oklahoma Rep. Steve Russell is ready to take on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a fight over whether the Federal Communications Commission should be able to regulate broadband rates in the nation.
Russell is among those who recently voted to approve HR 26…
EPA Wants Feedlot Pollution Lawsuit Thrown Out of Court
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has responded to a lawsuit by several farm groups challenging a rule over animal feedlot pollution reporting requirements. The Agency is asking the D.C. Circuit Court to throw out the challenges to the rul…
EPA Wants Feedlot Pollution Lawsuit Thrown Out of Court
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has responded to a lawsuit by several farm groups challenging a rule over animal feedlot pollution reporting requirements. The Agency is asking the D.C. Circuit Court to throw out the challenges to the rule that…
WPX Layoffs Hit Tulsa
WPX Energy, Inc. on Monday laid off 42 employees, including 38 at its Tulsa headquarters.
The oil and natural gas producer also cut three positions in Killdeer, North Dakota and one in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The layoffs represent 4% of the company’s to…
Completion Reports April 19, 2016
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Permits to Drill April 19, 2016
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Oklahoma Gasoline Prices Hit $1.91 Average
Hard to believe but this week’s average gasoline price in Oklahoma is just 9 cents under the $2 a gallon mark. The $1.91 average, according to AAA Oklahoma’s Fuel Gauge report, is 57 cents more than the state average on Valentine’s Day. And at least on…