Calling it a “wrong” that the Trump administration plans to fix, EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s visited Colorado’s Gold King Mine spill site, the 2015 incident caused by EPA contractors that eventually contaminated water for millions. Pruitt was at the site near Silverton, Colorado on Friday saying the EPA “walked away” from Colorado after the spill. …
Final arguments for and against TransCanada Corps’ proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the one meant to eventually connect to the Keystone already in place in Oklahoma and Texas will be heard this week by Nebraska regulators. It is considered the last big hurdle for the project after President Trump gave federal approval earlier in the …
Support is growing for extending the passenger rail service from Oklahoma to Kansas City. The city of Arkansas City, Kansas recently voted in support of a resolution urging the creation of such a route and extending Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City north to Newton and into Kansas City. “The spectacular turnout of more than …
As state regulators continue their investigation into a recent spate of tremors in central Oklahoma, our neighbors to the north are reeling from a series of earthquakes over the weekend. Four small earthquakes occurred late Friday night and early Saturday morning, according to a report by The Wichita Eagle. The first quake registered 3.0 and …
The latest weekly oil and gas rig count revealed declines in the nation and Oklahoma, according to Houston-based Baker Hughes Company. The nation’s rig count dropped by four to reach 954, down from a year ago when it had 464 working rigs. Oklahoma’s count fell by two in the past week to reach 132 compared …
Oil futures finished higher on Friday despite booking a weekly loss, as investors focused on a decline in active rigs, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September West Texas Intermediate gained 55 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $49.58 a barrel. For the week, WTI slipped by 0.3%. October Brent crude, …
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Despite $470 million in earnings compared to a loss one year ago, Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy is cutting back on the number of operational rigs. The company expects production to continue growing but it also will cut four rigs by the end of the year as it attempts to curtail expenses. The $470 million in …
After the sale of its holdings in a Geismar, Louisiana plant, Tulsa’s Williams Partners announced second quarter net income of $81 million. The Geismar sale totaled $2.1 billion in cash and proceeds were used to pay off an $850 million term loan and also prefund part of growth capex. The $81 million net income was …
