Following months of what became violent protests, calm has returned to the site of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota and it’s allowed Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners to no longer have private security on the scene. Spokeswoman Vicki Granada with ETP told the Associated Press, “We continue to have security measures in place …
Oil and gas production on federal lands in Oklahoma isn’t considered a major topic compared to what’s happening in Wyoming and Montana. But when Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke calls for more oil and gas lease sales on public lands and faster permits, it does affect Oklahoma exploration companies. For they are among those firms seeking …
First there were the claims of Russian hackers trying to interfere in the U.S. Presidential elections last year. Now there are reports of hackers actually penetrating the computer networks of firms operating nuclear power stations. And one of them is in nearby Kansas. A report in the New York Times says one of those …
Tulsa-based Williams Partners L.P. announced Wednesday that it has completed the divestiture of Williams Olefins L.L.C. to NOVA Chemicals for $2.1 billion in cash, according to a company press release. The Olefins subsidiary owns an 88.46 percent undivided ownership interest in the Geismar, Louisiana, olefins plant and associated complex. Additionally, Williams Partners subsidiaries have entered …
Houston-based Halliburton Company has acquired Tulsa-based Summit ESP, a leading provider of electric submersible pump (ESP) technology and services, according to a company press release issued Wednesday. The financial terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Summit expands Halliburton’s existing artificial lift capabilities and increases our overall leading position in North America oilfield services,” said …
Following the steepest loss in one month, oil prices finished slightly higher on Thursday as U.S. government data confirmed a fall in domestic crude supplies, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, August West Texas Intermediate crude tacked on 39 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $45.52 a barrel. On the London ICE …
Operators of large cattle and pork feedlots in Oklahoma and other states suffered another setback this week when a Washington, D.C,. federal appeals court refused to reconsider its decision tossing out a rule exempting the producers from some pollution-reporting requirements. The ruling by the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District …
Revisions are being proposed by the Interior Department to land-use planning procedures and environmental reviews like those used in a controversial Osage County legal case handled this week by the Denver federal appeals court. The Bureau of Land Management is asking for public comment on revisions of the environmental steps required by the National Environmental …
Documents released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through a Freedom of Information Act request show EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s spent nearly double what his predecessors did for security in their first three months in office. E and E News reported this week Pruitt’s security detail spent substantially more than Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy …
Another record year in distribution of funds to public schools has been announced by the Oklahoma School Land Commission. It was for a second straight year as the funding totaled $137.4 million including $103.4 million for K-12 public schools and more than $34 million for higher education. The new distribution beat last year’s numbers by …
