What’s happened to the oil and gas sector in Oklahoma weighs heavily on the mind of Oklahoma State House Speaker Jeff Hickman as he leads the House in struggling with two budget failures and another month of declining budget revenue.
“A lot of work co…
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House Speaker—–Perfect Storm in Oklahoma
Legislator Defends Bill to Strip Detailed Auditing of Universal Service Fund
Pontotoc County Rep. Todd Thomsen is defending his house bill 2616 to strip the auditing powers of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of the Universal Service Fund money that goes to finance Internet and broadband communications to hospitals, schools …
Bridenstine Promotes Private Firms to Help Nation’s Severe Weather Forecasting
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R) is pressuring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make more use of private weather firms when it comes to forecasting severe weather in the U.S.
He chaired the Environment Subcommittee hearin…
Major Pipeline Improvements at DTE Energy
Williams Cos. in Tulsa isn’t the only major pipeline firm making major investments. DTE Gas plans to spend $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the coming five years.
The company plans to modernize its cast iron a…
Major Pipeline Improvements at DTE Energy
Williams Cos. in Tulsa isn’t the only major pipeline firm making major investments. DTE Gas plans to spend $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the coming five years.
The company plans to modernize its cast iron and ste…
Government says Natural Gas will Surpass Coal in Electric Generation This Year
The federal government is out with a forecast that at some point this year, natural gas-fired generation will surpass coal generation in the U.S. on an annual basis.
Coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the nation but…
Oil Ends Higher on Demand, Fed Reserve Statement
Oil futures ended sharply higher Wednesday, boosted by a smaller-than-expected weekly climb in U.S. crude stockpiles.
Plans for a meeting of major oil producers next month to discuss limiting output and a complaisant Federal Reserve statement added to…
Completion Report March 17, 2016
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Permits to Drill March 17, 2016
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SandRidge Energy Makes $50 million in Late Note Payments—-Future is still Uncertain
A month after deferring interest payments on notes due in 2023 because of its massive financial struggles, Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy announced Wednesday it had made nearly $50 million in payments due on two sets of notes.
The company origin…
