April 6, 2018 archive

Condo Conflict of Interest Catching up With Scott Pruitt

News accounts now suggest Scott Pruitt didn’t know what he was talking about in claiming there was no conflict of interest when he rented a room from Washington D.C. lobbyist J. Steven Hart. As the Daily Beast reported, Pruitt got it wrong in recently telling Fox News, “Mr. Hart has no clients who have business …

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Energy Savings Reported at Solar Rooftop Program at Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas

A solar rooftop program for homes at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas is reporting first-year energy cost savings. Balfour Beatty Communities, the firm that installed the photovoltaic panels on home roofs in the Sheppard AFB Homes community says the savings were more than $30,000. Sheppard AFB Homes is a Balfour Beatty Communities …

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WPX Energy in Tulsa to Release 1Q 2018 Earnings May 3

Tulsa’s WPX Energy plans to release its first-quarter 2018 earnings report on May 3. The company will hold a webcast beginning at 9 a.m. Oklahoma time on that Thursday as Chief Executive Officer Rick Muncrief, Chief Operating Officer Clay Gaspar and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Vann discuss the company’s performance. Active in the Williston and …

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ConocoPhillips to Release 1Q Earnings April 26

First quarter 2018 results for ConocoPhillips will be released April 26. The company will make known its revenue earnings to shareholders at 11 a.m. central time with a conference call. The actual financial and operating results will be released before the opening of the market on April 26. The company, with its big operations in …

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Icahn Threatens Takeover of Board of Directors at SandRidge Energy

The man known nationwide as a “corporate raider,” Carl Icahn makes it clear, he wants control of Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy Inc. After putting pressure on the company’s board late last year convincing it to pull out of a $746 million merger with Denver-based Bonanza Creek Energy, Icahn made it clear he intended to nominate …

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Latest Issue for Scott Pruitt Involves Door Kicked in by Police

The attacks on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt just aren’t letting up as one of the latest involves who should have paid for a broken door. The door in question, according to ABC News, is in the $50-a-night condo he once rented from an energy lobbyist in Washington D.C. And the door has the attention of …

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