Environmentalists might not like it but new hydraulic fracturing techniques are being applied in the Bakken in North Dakota, a move that could result in even more oil being recovered, thus affecting the worldwide prices. A report in the Bismarck Tribune indicates that wells drilled between 2008 and 2010 are targeted for refracking because …
A longtime veteran of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has retired effective immediately. Gary Ridley, a 48 year ODOT employee, served as secretary of transportation for two governors during his tenure. “Gary Ridley’s name is synonymous with roads and bridges, in Oklahoma and across the country,” said Mary Fallin, Oklahoma’s Governor. “He has testified to …
Oil prices ended higher on Monday as traders await the weekly update on domestic petroleum supplies and global output figures, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July West Texas Intermediate crude tacked on 25 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $46.08 a barrel. On the London ICE Futures Exchange, August Brent crude, the …
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Garfield County O’QUIN #3-10WH, June 12 2017 03 23N 5W SWSWSESE API: 04725104 Lat: 36.49254568432676, Long: -97.71544161926604 SK PLYMOUTH LLC HH, DR, 11644 ft, WOODFORD(6286) Kay County SINDELAR #10, June 12 2017 05 28N 1E SWSENENW API: 07124877 Lat: 36.938726627155425, Long: -97.22120371121022 DEMCO OIL & GAS COMPANY SH, DR, 3450 ft, HOTSON(635), CAMPBELL(890), HOOVER(1950), …
A correction to our June 9 story headlined “Oil Companies Join In Legal Challenge to Oklahoma Cigarette “Fee”. We wrongly identified Hutchinson Oil Company LLC as being headquartered in Clinton. The firm is located in Elk City and runs Hutch’s Convenience stores in Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently gave a partial victory to Cushing-based Hough Oilfield Service in its attempts to recover nearly $176,000 from a former employee and her husband. Hough Oilfield, a firm started in 1980 by David Hough and later renamed HOTCO, filed suit in 2012 against Linda Newton and Randall Newton. Linda Newton had …
The growth of the wind industry in the U.S. isn’t letting up. Witness the 15-year wind power purchase deal General Mills just made with Renewable Energy Systems, an agreement that will help in the construction of the Cactus Flats wind project in Texas. The 150-megawatt Cactus Flats wind project is being developed in Concho County, …
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Steve Russell was blunt over the weekend when asked what he thought of the Trump administration’s plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system. “I think it’s the dumbest thing we’ve ever thought about doing,” said Russell during the Oklahoma Associated Press Convention. “I realize I’ll be swimming upstream on this …
The Trump administration has taken the latest step in the court fight over the efforts of environmentalists who stop the Keystone XL pipeline which would eventually move oil to Cushing, Oklahoma and southward to the Gulf oil refineries. It was Friday when government lawyers argued federal courts don’t have the legal standing to review …
