February 11, 2018 archive

Vapor Leak Forced Evacuation of Rig Near Chickasha

  • February 11, 2018

  A water vapor leak early Sunday morning resulted in the evacuation of a Chickasha oil rig operated by Continental Resources of Oklahoma City. At last report, there were no injuries according to the Grady County Sheriff’s office and Grady County Emergency Management office. The evacuation happened around 5 a.m. Residents of a nearby mobile …

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Stage Set for Continued Energy Fight in State Legislature

  • February 11, 2018

The fight over taxing energy in Oklahoma is far from over as indicated by debate last week in the House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget. It also set the stage for a full-blown repeat of the 2017 fight over what some legislators feel was a move to target the wind industry but not so …

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