April 7, 2018 archive

Rig Counts Jump in Oklahoma and Across the U.S.

Oil and gas rig counts soared in the past week in Oklahoma and the U.S. Oklahoma’s count grew by 5 to reach 126 active rigs. The national count, according to Baker Hughes Co. grew by 10 to hit 1,003 rigs. The growth included 11 more oil rigs to make a total of 808 while the …

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Second Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma’s Refusal to Release Tar Creek Audit

Already in the middle of a legal battle over Oklahoma’s failure to release public documents about the Tar Creek Superfund site, the Washington, D.C.-based Campaign for Accountability has gone to federal court against the EPA to force it to release the records. The suit stems from the state’s refusal, first by former Attorney General Scott …

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Senator Lankford Backs Pruitt During his Growing Scandals

Count U.S. Sen. James Lankford as a supporter of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt who faces a barrage of criticism and calls for firing or resignation in the midst of growing scandals about travel expenses, pay raises for aides and who he rented a condo from in Washington, D.C. As OK Energy Today reported earlier, Sen. …

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Northern Oklahoma Earthquake Felt in South Central Kansas

Oklahoma’s latest earthquakes rumbled early Saturday morning as snow fell in the state. A 4.6 magnitude quake with an epicenter just west of Perry hit at 7:16 a.m. and was strong enough to be felt in Wichita, Kansas and even up to Hutchinson, Kansas and as far south as Norman. The U.S. Geological Survey indicated …

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