Environmentalists who have criticized Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt for his first-class air travels are being blamed by one U.S. Senator for the necessary of the pricey-travel. Sen. James Lankford says it is the harsh critics of Pruitt who forced the EPA leader to travel the way he does. “There’s some of his critics …
Natural disasters are nothing new in Oklahoma, a state known for its tornadoes. So perhaps it only made sense for Gov. Mary Fallin to lead the discussion on disaster response in a meeting of the Council of Governors with the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security at the Pentagon. It happened Friday at a meeting of …
This week’s ice and rain have prompted a change in the state’s burn ban. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb announced the ban is no longer 52 counties but 16 in the western part of the state where very little moisture was received. While southeastern Oklahoma got as much as 9 inches of rainfall, the Panhandle and …
Tulsa-based SemGroup Corporation announced it has sold its SemLogistics business unit in the United Kingdom to Valero. The UK operation was a petroleum storage facility and the purchaser is Valero Logistics UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation. SemGroup did not reveal the sales price but under the deal, potential earnout payments will be …
While Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count slipped in the past week, the national count added to hit 978. Figures from Baker Hughes Co. and the Independent Oil and Gas Service show an additional 3 rigs nationwide. One more oil rig was added to hit 799 in theU.S. while two more gas rigs were put …
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter lost a bid to get a lawsuit over his sealing of an audit of a Tar Creek Superfund site trust thrown out of court. Instead, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Patricia Parrish ruled the lawsuit filed by the Washington, D.C.-based Campaign for Accountability can continue. The suit was filed because …
