Then there are the two men in Austin, Texas who recently pleaded guilty in a $30 million scam involving bogus oil and gas investments. One’s an attorney. The other is his business associate. Robert Helms and Janniece Kaelin ran a Ponzi scheme, defrauding clients between 2010 and 2013, using energy-related investments for their personal expenses. …
As Scott Pruitt pushes ahead at the Environmental Protection Agency, he’s doing it with more than 350 unfilled positions. And the list includes more than 100 scientists who specialize in environmental science, life science and physical science. The list was revealed in a Freedom of Information Act request made by the Sierra Club and reviewed …
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was met with whoops, shouts and cheers at a Pennsylvania coal mine when he boldly declared, “The war on coal is done!” It was at the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pennsylvania where he met with the miners and declared an end to the regulatory assault carried out by the Obama administration …
Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall has good reason to be slightly anxious about the bill passed by the Senate in recent days and sent to Gov. Mary Fallin. He is the author of House Bill 2298, the one that ends income tax credits for wind production more than three years ago. At an end-of-the week …
Science educators and their organizations are gearing up for a continued fight this week against a State Senator’s bill that could allow public school teachers to discuss evolution and question climate change. They tried to stop a House committee from approving SB 393 by Sen. Josh Brecheen but the committee voted 4-3 on Thursday to …
Houston-based ConocoPhillips announced a blockbuster sale of its interests in the San Juan basin for nearly $3 billion in cash and contingent funds, according to a company press release issued on Thursday. The deal provides for $2.7 billion in cash and a contingent payment of nearly $300 million in exchange for the San Juan Basin assets …
Oklahoma is very close to surpassing last year’s rig count as it sits in second place for the total number of active domestic rigs in the nation. The state added three new rigs while the U.S. rig count increased by 12, according to the Baker Hughes rig count released a day earlier on Thursday due …
The Oklahoma Sierra Club is joining forces with dozens of organizations to hold two satellite rallies to the People’s Climate March on April 29 in Washington, D.C. The People’s Climate March OKC will take place from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. The march will begin at Harkins Plaza in Bricktown and proceed to the Oklahoma River for a …
Oil prices posted a slight gain Thursday as traders looked for signs of a balance between supply and demand, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. May West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 7 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $53.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Data from the Energy Information Administration this week …
BLAINE COUNTY Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian (ex Chester): Oil 291 Gas 1130 Water 546 Flow 32 16N 10W Dorothy 4h-32lm, December 08, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 15915 ft Lat: 35.81235, Long: -98.28980 API: 35011236290000 Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian (ex Chester): Oil 407 Gas 1449 Water 501 Flow 32 16N 10W Dorothy 5h-32um, …
