Responses to a Freedom of Information Act request landed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt in hot water with critics, according to a report by News9.com. Records revealed that the EPA director traveled back to Oklahoma on ten occasions at taxpayer expense for weekends during his first three months in office. The travel expense …
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Milestone $535 Million Case Overturned Against Energy Transfer Partners by Appellate Court
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is having a rough week. OK Energy Today reported on Monday that the pipeline company’s expedited plans for Ohio’s Rover Pipeline have been met with federal and state regulatory orders halting further construction until the company has completed a large-scale remediation project due to numerous spill violations. A three-judge panel …
Inhofe Calls for Republican Support to Combat War on Fossil Fuels
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe addressed the Senate floor on Wednesday regarding the assault on the fossil fuel industry and risks toward American energy, according to a press release issued by the Senator’s office. “With the election of a Republican-led Congress and with a Republican in the White House, we should be working together to address …
Newly Released TED Video Confuses Fracking With Wastewater Injection
A recently circulated video on the fracking process has been a big hit and miss for the media organization TED. The six-minute animated video titled “How Does Fracking Work?” was released on July 13 via social media. It has quickly amassed nearly five million views. While the educational video demonstrates the step-by-step process of fracking, …
Permits to Drill July 25, 2017
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Newfield Drilling Seven New Wells in the SCOOP
Garvin County seems to be a new center of activity lately. A quick check of the Permits to Drill report on applications in Oklahoma reveals Houston-based Newfield Exploration Mid-Con, Inc. is drilling seven new wells in Garvin County, Oklahoma, according to the daily permits report for July 17, 2017. The wells are within the Springer …
Regulators Halt Energy Transfer’s Rover Pipeline Construction in Ohio Until Cleanup Complete
Federal and state regulatory officials ordered Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners to complete cleanup and remediation efforts on an Ohio spill before receiving the greenlight to proceed with construction of its $4.2 billion Rover Pipeline in the Buckeye State. On July 12, OK Energy Today reported that the state of Ohio was demanding nearly $1 million …
Chesapeake Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividends
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced Friday that its Board of Directors has declared dividends on its outstanding convertible preferred stock issues, as stated below. 4.50% 5% 5.75% 5.75% (Series A) NYSE Symbol CHK Pr D N/A N/A N/A Date of Original Issue September 14, 2005 November 8, 2005 May 17, 2010 May 17, 2010 …
T. Boone Pickens Writes Post on Health and Mortality After Recent Fall
After suffering a series of several mini-strokes last year, Oklahoma native and legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens was briefly hospitalized following a sudden fall early in the morning on July 11. “Last week, I had a Texas-sized fall — one that required hospitalization,” wrote Pickens, in a post on Linked In. “I am still …
North American Rig Count: Canada Leads With 15, U.S. Drops 2
Canada continues to show strong growth while the U.S. drops two active rigs, according to data released by Houston’s Baker Hughes Company. A surge of 15 new rigs were added by Canada last week, raising the total rig count to 206, Compared with last year’s figures, the Canadian rig count has nearly doubled since last …