The safety of those driverless cars will be the focus of a Tuesday congressional hearing and among those asking the questions will be Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin. He’s a member of the Subcommittee on Digital commerce and Consumer Protection of the full House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The 9 a.m. hearing will …
Oklahoma Congressmen Frank Lucas and Jim Bridenstine will have a front-row seat as critics of climate change and supporters of it will likely battle it out during a hearing of the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee. The hearing is set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. Oklahoma time and will feature a challenge to …
One of the hardest hit counties in Oklahoma over the energy downturn was Stephens County, home to Duncan and to the original headquarters of Halliburton. The county had seen double-digit unemployment as Halliburton, now headquartered in Houston, laid off employees worldwide. But perhaps that is about to end and no doubt, Chamber of Commerce …
A new oilfield service company is being formed as a result of a joint venture between Schlumberger Ltd. and Weatherford International PLC. The two companies plan to provide completions products and services, targeting unconventional resource plays in North America. Executives of the two firms expect to close the agreement in the second half of …
President Trump is set to eliminate another climate change move of the Obama administration. He is preparing to sign an executive order on Tuesday wiping out the Clean Power Plan and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt welcomes the move. It’s what Pruitt indicated Sunday in an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.” He called …
At a recent conservative conference, Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator, Jim Inhofe, railed against the Obama Administration’s fossil fuel policy. Inhofe issued a warning to remain “vigilant” because Obama “built a culture of radical alarmists.” “Liberal extremists are not going to give up,” said Inhofe, during a keynote address at the Heartland Institute’s 12th International Conference on …
Tulsa’s John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park was the venue on Saturday afternoon for a conclave of more than 60 people attended the “Stand Against Diamond Pipeline” rally, according to The Tulsa World. The event was sponsored by a local organization, Tulsa Stands With Standing Rock. The group, which is exclusively composed of 13 Native American …
The last surviving grandchild of Frank Phillips, Oklahoma’s renowned oilman, has died. Robert B. Phillips, age 87, died February 2. Phillips was a longtime Tulsa resident and founder of the Phillips Agency, an advertising and public relations firm. He was the son of John G. Phillips, the only son of Jane and Frank Phillips. Phillips …
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Both Oklahoma and the U.S. saw big jumps in rig counts in the past week according to figures released by Baker Hughes. Oklahoma’s count jumped by 7 to reach 118. A year ago, the state had only 63 working oil and gas rigs. Nationally, the count grew by 20, reaching 809 active rigs. The jump …
