An anticipated vote on a proposed anti-wind measure did not happen Tuesday in the Oklahoma House. SB 888 by Senator Josh Brecheen and Rep. Jeff Coody was on the agenda but no vote was taken either during the morning session and the afternoon session of the House. The measure is opposed by the Oklahoma Wind …
As he attempts to take over the board of directors at Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy, activist Carl Icahn has unveiled his proposed list of five directors. He revealed their names this week in his proxy fight with the company. They include: Jonathan Frates, Nicholas Graziano, John J. “Jack” Lipinski, Bob G. Alexander and Randolph C. …
The American Wind Energy Association’s fourth quarter 2017 market report on wind farm construction in the U.S. shows Oklahoma remains number two nationally, behind only Texas. The industry installed 4,125 megawatts of new wind capacity from 29 new wind projects in 16 states in the fourth quarter of 2017. Texas led with 1,179 MW …
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine might learn this week if he is going to become the new administrator of NASA. The U.S. is reported to be poised to vote on his second nomination by President Donald Trump. The first failed to make it to the Senate before the end of the congressional session in 2017, prompting …
A new market report from the American Wind Energy Association shows Tradewind Energy, a firm based in Lenexa, Kansas was ranked number one nationally for 2017 wind energy developed and installed. The U.S. Wind Industry 2017 Market Report said Tradewind, one of the largest independent wind and solar project development companies in the nation, developed …
Tulsa’s big coal companies, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. plan to report their first quarter 2018 financial results on April 30. The company will release the report prior to the opening of the market on that Monday. Management will then hold a conference call at 9 a.m. Central Time to discuss …
Yet another crude oil pipeline is carrying crude directly to South Texas ports and refineries rather than to the Cushing hub in northern Oklahoma. Days after we reported how Cushing was losing some of its influence in the crude oil market and how more and more pipelines were carrying oil directly to market, Enterprise Products …
With major operations in Bartlesville, ConocoPhillips is in the process of expanding into Alaska and reported this week the conclusion of its 2018 winter exploration and appraisal program there. And it appears the results are promising for the Houston-based company. ConocoPhillips originally intended to drill five wells on the Western North Slope comprising two appraisal …
With wind farm and oil and gas operators in the western half of the state paying close attention to the possibility of wildfires, Gov. Mary Fallin this week expanded a burn ban. Her order on Monday expanded the ban from 16 counties to 36 counties because of the extreme and extraordinary fire danger. The burn ban will …
While some readers are weary of the growing number of stories about Scott Pruitt and his running of the EPA, the government has taken notice of his operations. This week, the Government Accountability Office of the Environmental Protection Agency was out with a report stating that the EPA violated federal spending laws when it purchased …
