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March 2017 archive
Energy Workers Find Homeless Man Living in Stairwell
Workers in one building at Chesapeake Energy’s Oklahoma City campus had quite a surprise in February when they found a 40-year old man living in the stairwell. A police report shows James Lloyd Blackmon, 40 was arrested on Feb. 21 after employees found he had “set up camp inside one of their buildings.” The report …
Inhofe’s Appointments in Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have finalized and announced the membership of the committee’s four subcommittees. Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, former chairman of the full committee was named chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee. He also sits on the Clean Air and Nuclear Safety subcommittee …
Kansas to Get Another Ethanol Plant
Oklahoma doesn’t have one but Kansas is getting another bio-refinery. The $175 million plant being built by ethanol pioneer ICM is going up in Colwich, a small town at the northwest side of the city of Wichita. Called ICM Element, the plant will produce 70 million galls a year of ethanol. An estimated 50 permanent …
$200 million Pay Package for Possible New Railway CEO?
Consider this under the topic of “Not a bad job if you can get it.” A move is afoot to hire a new CEO at CSX, one of North America’s major railroads and give him a $200 million pay package. CSX doesn’t operate in Oklahoma. It’s mostly a rail system located in the eastern half …
Questions Remain About What Kind of Environmental Enforcer Scott Pruitt Will Be
As Scott Pruitt enters week three of his rein over the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists are still curious as to what kind of enforcement of environmental laws he will demand and carry out. As Environment and Energy reporter Mike Soraghan wrote this week, “Pruitt’s philosophy on environmental enforcement is mostly unknown. He doesn’t have much …
EPA’s Energy Star Program Likely to Be Eliminated
An EPA program aimed at improving energy ratings in homes and offices across the country could be eliminated under a White House preliminary budget proposal. The Energy Star program, which includes Oklahoma’s state government as well as utilities could get the axe as the Trump administration seeks ways to save money and finance the President’s …
Senator Wants Bill Heard Giving Immunity to Those Who Shoot Down Drones
Drones and those who might shoot them down over private property are the subject of a bill headed to the State senate floor. Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City authored Senate Bill 660 which would make property owners who destroy drones flying over their land immune from civil action. He’s hoping to have the bill heard this …
Eagle Road Oil and Cummings Oil Named as Defendants In Pawnee Tribal Court Earthquake Case
Two Oklahoma oil and gas companies are targeted in a new tribal court lawsuit filed Friday by the Pawnee Nation alleging liability over the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that resulted in significant damage to tribal structures, according to a news report in The Tulsa World. Tulsa-based Eagle Road Oil LLC and Oklahoma City-based Cummings Oil Co. …
Samson Resources Emerges From Bankruptcy, Appoints New Board
Tulsa-based Samson Resources Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has emerged from bankruptcy and discharged $4 billion in debt and $300 million of annual interest expense. The company has transferred nearly all of its remaining assets and subsidiaries to a new company, Samson Resources II, LLC. Samson Resources filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in …