Oklahoma City-based Chaparral Energy Inc. announced Friday that its Class A common stock shares began trading over-the-counter on the OTCQB market under the symbol CHPE. “This marks a key step in Chaparral’s transition into a publicly traded company,” said K. Earl Reynolds, Chaparral’s CEO. “We believe we can create significant value for our shareholders as …
May 29, 2017 archive
EPA’s Pruitt Assures Osage County Landowners of Pollution Plan
Scott Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General who now commands the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made a visit to the state on Friday, reviewing environmental work in Osage County. He came to inspect pollution discovered nearly a year ago at Bird Creek on the Chapman Ranch. “It’s our agency doing what it’s supposed to do, coming …
Stolen Truck Chase Results in $1 million Damage to Texas Refinery
A 22-year old driver who led Texas deputies on a car chase that resulted in damage to the Chevron Phillips 66 refinery in Borger remains jailed. It was over the weekend when a Hutchinson County deputy attempted to stop the driver of a stolen pickup truck. But the driver, later identified as Angel Vasquez …
Lankford Goes After “Burdensome” Federal Regulations on Small Businesses
Whether it’s coal, wind or oil and gas, each of the industries in the state has small businesses and those businesses have to deal with a mountain of paperwork as a result of federal regulations. U.S. Sen. James Lankford says it’s time for the federal government to eliminate some of those regulations that he calls …
Blunt-Spoken Legislator Blunt Again in Budget Bill Debate
“The Democrats are handing us a big pile of horsecrap.” Rep. John Bennett, R-Sallisaw. Sallisaw Republican Rep. John Bennett has never been a legislator to mince his words, and in the recent budget bill debate in the House, he was blunt. “The Democrats are handing us a big pile of horse crap. A pessimist …
Drone Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
Those in the legislature worried about the invasion of drones over private property now await the governor’s signature into law of a bill passed in the recently-concluded session. In last week’s final handling in the Senate, members voted 28-17 in support of HB 1326. Senator Lonnie Paxton, a Republican from Tuttle handled questions from others …
