2016 archive

Tulsa Woman Accused of Embezzilng from Baker Hughes

A 55-year old Tulsa woman was charged in Rogers County District Court with embezzling more than $16,000 from Baker Hughes company where she was employed.
Prosecutors in Claremore say Mary Patrice Hudson allegedly used two company-issued credit cards t…

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Energy Group Praises SandRidge and State Earthquake Agreement

The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association is calling an agreement between the state and SandRidge Energy a “positive outcome” in the move to reduce injection well operations suspected of causing earthquakes in northern Oklahoma.
“The processes at the…

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Energy Group Praises SandRidge and State Earthquake Agreement

The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association is calling an agreement between the state and SandRidge Energy a “positive outcome” in the move to reduce injection well operations suspected of causing earthquakes in northern Oklahoma.
“The processes at the Corpo…

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What Looms Ahead for Oil and Gas Companies

No telling what fourth quarter earnings will be like for some of the oil and gas firms in Oklahoma when they issue reports in the coming days. But here’s an indication why Devon Energy is making layoffs and other companies are retrenching their p…

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What Looms Ahead for Oil and Gas Companies

No telling what fourth quarter earnings will be like for some of the oil and gas firms in Oklahoma when they issue reports in the coming days. But here’s an indication why Devon Energy is making layoffs and other companies are retrenching their product…

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Biggest Oil Pipeline Yet Approved in North Dakota

The biggest capacity crude oil pipeline proposed for North Dakota won approval this week by North Dakota regulators. The $3.8 billion line, stretching 1,150 miles across four states, would move nearly 600,000 barrels daily from the Bakken oil p…

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Biggest Oil Pipeline Yet Approved in North Dakota

The biggest capacity crude oil pipeline proposed for North Dakota won approval this week by North Dakota regulators. The $3.8 billion line, stretching 1,150 miles across four states, would move nearly 600,000 barrels daily from the Bakken oil patch t…

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Chevron Fights Judge’s Ruling on Cleanup of Abandoned New Mexico Mine

Chevron Corporation is fighting a court ruling that says the federal government was not liable for cleanup costs at a northern New Mexico Superfund site that once was a mine site operated by the company but owned by the U.S. government. It took i…

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Chevron Fights Judge’s Ruling on Cleanup of Abandoned New Mexico Mine

Chevron Corporation is fighting a court ruling that says the federal government was not liable for cleanup costs at a northern New Mexico Superfund site that once was a mine site operated by the company but owned by the U.S. government. It took its cas…

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WTI Sinks Below $27 a Barrel Mark on Wednesday

Oil continues its slide as glut worries persist on Wednesday. On its final day as the front month contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange, February West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.91 to settle at $26.55 a barrel. The March WTI contract will …

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