Coming soon to the Sarkey’s Energy Center at the University of Oklahoma, the first hand drawn geologic map of Oklahoma. Drawn in 1904 by Charles N. Gould, the “father of Oklahoma geology,” it was discovered by accident in 2014. According to Geology Notes, the publication of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, , Oklahoma Geological Survey Geologist …
Governor Mary Fallin is out with a report indicating the state’s business climate is still positive even with a slow recovery of the state’s oil and gas industry, plus another state budget shortfall. In a recent release from her office, Gov. Fallin said the state’s gross domestic products grew 1.9 percent in the first three …
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s spokesman is taking some heat for allegedly threatening to call security on reporters who were trying to see Pruitt during an event last week on the University of North Dakota campus. The incident prompted the National Press Club to express concern with President Jeff Ballou tweeting his group is “looking into” …
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) announced that it is offering the following continuing education hours at its 4th Annual Educational Conference on October 5th – 6th, 2017, at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman: 8 hours of general credit by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMS) (PACE Approved Program). 10 hours of …
Updating some of the newest reported completions in Oklahoma’s STACK, Chesapeake Operating had three successful wells near Hennessey. According to the reports shown by OK Energy Today, it was a multi-unit site, 7 18N 5W or about 7 miles southeast of Hennessey in Kingfisher county. The largest of the wells produced 263 Boed. The smallest had …
TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline isn’t the only project drawing protests for the Canadian Company. Environmental activists paddled across the Potomac River on Friday in western Maryland where TransCanada is trying to build a 3 and a half mile long pipeline under the river. It’s far from the Keystone XL pipeline project being fought by activists …
NextEra Energy, the Florida company with huge wind farm operations in Oklahoma has gone to court in a controversial move in construction of a natural gas pipeline in Virginia. NextEra Energy and EQT Corporation, backers of Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC have responded to a July lawsuit by landowners fighting eminent domain in construction of the …
The State of California has gone to court against EPA Chief Scott Pruitt and the agency he’s run for seven months after stepping down as Oklahoma Attorney General. While Pruitt filed numerous lawsuits against the EPA when he was the state AG, now he’s been hit with similar suits. It was Friday when California Attorney …
The latest weekly oil and gas rig count showed a decline for the nation while Oklahoma remained unchanged from last week’s count, according to Baker Hughes Company of Houston, Texas. The nation’s rig count dropped by five to reach 949, up by 468 from 481 just a year ago. Oklahoma’s count remains at 132, up …
Crude oil futures rose higher on Friday but remained below the $50 threshold benchmark despite concerns about OPEC’s production curb compliance deal, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. September West Texas Intermediate crude tacked on 23 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $48.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, WTI saw a loss …
