What is called the largest fracking acid spill in state history has gone before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Blake Production Co. has appealed a more than $10,000 fine from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as a result of the spill that involve…
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Company Appeals Fine Over Fracking Acid Spill
What is called the largest fracking acid spill in state history has gone before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Blake Production Co. has appealed a more than $10,000 fine from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as a result of the spill that involved an e…
Drones to be Banned Near Wildlife in Pennsylvania
Drones get the attention of the fish and wildlife experts in the state of Pennsylvania. The State’s Game Commission has moved to ban drones over 1.5 million acres because they are near the nests of bald eagles. Plus, they reportedly are interfering i…
Schlumberger Issuing Massive Layoff
Schlumberger, the largest oilfield services company in the world, says it’s drastically cutting over 25% of its workforce because of the continuing slump in crude and natural gas prices.
In January, Schlumberger announced that it planned to cut 10,000…
Significant Inventory Decline Leads to Big Jump in Crude Oil Futures
The U.S. oil benchmark scored its biggest one day jump in three weeks Wednesday after weekly government data showed a large and unexpected fall in U.S. crude inventories and an increase in demand by refineries.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, We…
Judge Throws Out Portion of Subrogation Case Involving Flint Energy Services
A district judge threw out a portion of a case involving Flint Energy Services, ruling a provision of Oklahoma’s 2013 workers’ compensation reform legislation is unconstitutional.
Grady County District Judge Richard Van Dyck ruled Monday that the stat…
Williams Sues ETE and Billionaire Founder Warren Over Disclosed Stock Deal
Two weeks after Tulsa was stunned by the possible loss of Williams Cos. in its merger with Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, Williams has filed suit against ETE and its billionaire founder Kelcy Warren over a private stock offering revealed in…
Williams Sues ETE and Billionaire Founder Warren Over Disclosed Stock Deal
Two weeks after Tulsa was stunned by the possible loss of Williams Cos. in its merger with Dallas-based Energy Transfer Equity, Williams has filed suit against ETE and its billionaire founder Kelcy Warren over a private stock offering revealed in early…
Lankford Targets President Obama Over Iranian Nuclear Agreement
Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Lankford wants to hold President Obama accountable on his nuclear agreement with Iran, filing a resolution Wednesday to make sure the President follows through on the commitment to reimpose sanctions if Iran violates the dea…
Why Some States Sided with EPA in Clean Power Plan Fight
A writer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce analyzed the impact of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the one challenged by Oklahoma and more than two dozen other states and discovered those states fighting the plan will share the brunt of cutting the car…