Taylor Henderson was named State Maintenance Division Engineer for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in June 2018. Henderson will be responsible for managing activities of the Maintenance Division, including general repair of bridges, interstates and highways; mowing; beautification efforts; litter cleanup and snow and ice removal. Henderson began his career at ODOT in the Oklahoma …
Tulsa’s Paladin Land Group, the city’s largest broker and consultant for oil and gas land services became one of only two “non-operator” businesses ever to receive the Company of the Year award from the Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen when it was recently named the 2017-18 recipient. “We are excited and humbled by this honor …
The effort unveiled this week to create a Governors’ Partnership on Carbon Capture was larger than the result. While Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin joined the formation led by Montana and Wyoming’s Governors Steve Bullock and Matt Mead, many others were invited to join. Oklahoma was joined by Louisiana, Kansas and Utah in creating the partnership …
A new report predicts more than 2,800 retail sites will soon be distributing higher biofuel blends nationally. The Oklahoma Farm Report says the claim was reported by Growth Energy which said the 2,800 sites where E15 will be sold will be reached as early as 2021. it means another 350 million gallons of ethanol will …
A Dutch pension fund investor has become a 50 percent owner of an Oklahoma wind farm after signing a deal with California based EDF Renewables, one of the largest renewable developers in North America. PGGM Infrastructure Fund signed the purchase and sale agreements, thereby acquiring 50% ownership in the Rock Falls Wind farm, a 154 …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has not only walked back last week’s doubts about his longtime friend and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, but he took a colleague as well as the New York Times to task accusing them of spreading outrageous lies about Pruitt. He started Wednesday by going after Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware …
Dallas-based Grey Rock Energy Partners, a company with major efforts in Oklahoma’s SCOOP play announced it has held its first and only close of Grey Rock Energy Fund III which was oversubscribed with $232.5 million in capital commitments. All of the money in the fund was raised through institutional investors and the majority, according to …
Marathon Petroleum, one of major players in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP play has made considerable progress on its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas. Fluor Corporation announced it has achieve substantial engineering completion for Marathon’s Tier 3 gasoline sulfur standard reconfiguration project at the refinery. Fluor and Marathon Petroleum have worked together on this project since the feasibility …
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has reversed an Oklahoma City federal court ruling in a workers’ comp case filed against Penske Truck Leasing Company and Penske Logistics. The case involved Perry Odom, a Penske Logistics employee who suffered life-threatening injuries when a trailer collapsed on him in July 2015. He pursued …
Carl Icahn has yet to comment publicly about his takeover of Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy during Tuesday’s annual shareholder meeting. The shareholders elected four of Icahn’s seven-person slate and two nominees offered by the company. After losing control, SandRidge leaders said they also agreed with Icahn to expand the board from seven to eight members. …
