2016 archive

Chesapeake Paid Up Front Before DOT Started New Interchange at El Reno

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation made sure it received millions up front from financially-struggling Chesapeake Energy in the construction of a new Interstate 40 interchange at El Reno before Chesapeake’s financial situation started down hill…

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AEP Moves to Spin Off two Subsidiaries into Stand-Alones

Oklahoma City-based American Energy Partners LP has announced plans to spin off its American Energy-Permian Basin LP and American Energy-Woodford LP into independent and stand-alone companies.
The announcement comes nearly a year after the compa…

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AEP Moves to Spin Off two Subsidiaries into Stand-Alones

Oklahoma City-based American Energy Partners LP has announced plans to spin off its American Energy-Permian Basin LP and American Energy-Woodford LP into independent and stand-alone companies.
The announcement comes nearly a year after the company mad…

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Downturn Forces D and L to Make Layoffs

After doubling its workforce in the past five years and expanding manufacturing operations to more than 150,000 square feet, Tulsa-based D and L Oil Tools has felt the impact of the spreading energy downturn.
The company announced this week it i…

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Downturn Forces D and L to Make Layoffs

After doubling its workforce in the past five years and expanding manufacturing operations to more than 150,000 square feet, Tulsa-based D and L Oil Tools has felt the impact of the spreading energy downturn.
The company announced this week it is layi…

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Stephens County Hit Hard by Energy Sector Layoffs

In exploring Halliburton’s layoff of 5,000 workers announced last week, News 9 reporter Dana Hertneky learned how one county’s jobless rate has soared in the past months. It is Stephens County where Halliburton got its start decades ago. It still…

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Stephens County Hit Hard by Energy Sector Layoffs

In exploring Halliburton’s layoff of 5,000 workers announced last week, News 9 reporter Dana Hertneky learned how one county’s jobless rate has soared in the past months. It is Stephens County where Halliburton got its start decades ago. It still has m…

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Permits to Drill March 1, 2016

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Completion Reports March 1, 2016

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Gas Prices Going Up Again in Oklahoma

Gasoline prices in Oklahoma are on the rise, moving higher and faster than other parts of the country, reaching a new statewide average of $1.64 per gallon, according to the latest Fuel Gauge Report from AAA Oklahoma. The new average is up 30 cents fro…

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