2016 archive

Halliburton Confirms 4,000 Layoffs in Last Few Months

Houston-based Halliburton confirms it laid off another 4,000 workers in the final three months of 2015 bringing the total to nearly 22,000 employees let go since 2014. The reduction amounts to a 25 percent cut in the company’s global workforce and comp…

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AG Pruitt Opts Out of State Budget….Can Do More with Less

How it might affect his agency’s work in battling the Environmental Protection Agency and representing consumers in rate cases before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission we don’t know. But Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is asking the governor t…

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Downturn Creates Chance for Tulsa’s BlueStone Natural Resources to Expand

While many major oil and gas companies are retrenching amidst the energy downturn, Tulsa-based BlueStone Natural Resources is expanding with the recent $245 million purchase of bankrupt oil and gas producer Quicksilver Resources of Fort Worth, Te…

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Downturn Creates Chance for Tulsa’s BlueStone Natural Resources to Expand

While many major oil and gas companies are retrenching amidst the energy downturn, Tulsa-based BlueStone Natural Resources is expanding with the recent $245 million purchase of bankrupt oil and gas producer Quicksilver Resources of Fort Worth, Texas.

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Democrats Charge Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Could Happen in Oklahoma Because of GOP Leaders

Could a Flint, Michigan water incident happen in Oklahoma? J-D Strong, director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board certainly hopes it couldn’t, based on the trust he has in the Board employees and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Qual…

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Democrats Charge Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Could Happen in Oklahoma Because of GOP Leaders

Could a Flint, Michigan water incident happen in Oklahoma? J-D Strong, director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board certainly hopes it couldn’t, based on the trust he has in the Board employees and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.

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Winter Storm Trips Up Crude Prices on Monday

The monster snow storm which hit the northeast U.S. also impacted oil prices, but crude managed to stay above $30 a barrel. March West Texas Intermediate crude slipped $1.85 to end trade at $30.34 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. March Bre…

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Completion Reports January 26 2016

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Permits to Drill January 26 2016

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Cypress Energy Partners Announces Distribution, Shows Confidence

Cypress Energy Partners will pay out a cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2015. The Tulsa company’s board of directors approved the distribution of .406413 per limited partner unit which is unchanged from the previous quarter. It is a 4.88 per…

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