For nearly 3 and a half hours on Monday, PSO executive Steven Fate spent giving testimony on his utility’s controversial bid for pre-approval and cost recovery of its $5.4 billion Wind Catcher wind farm proposed near Guymon. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission started the hearing at 1:30 p.m. and ended around 5:30 p.m. The hearing will …
Oklahoma is the state known in recent years for its earthquakes—some strong ones. But Nebraska? The latest in a series of quakes registered 3.8 magnitude near the western town of Arnold. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Monday morning quake hit around 10:25 and its epicenter was only 2.5 miles from the town or 36 …
Oil and gas are king in Oklahoma’s economy but not in the eastern part of the state where forest and forest products industry are tops. And a new report from the State Forestry Services and Oklahoma State University indicates that the forest industry had a total impact of $5.1 billion on Oklahoma’s economy based on …
The Oklahoma Sierra Club gave most members of the State Senate and State House failing grades for votes on environmental issues in the 2018 session of the legislature. The club released the results the results of its Legislative Scorecard and based on votes concerning Oklahoma’s environment, one A was handed out in the State …
A South Texas energy company’s facilities were destroyed by fire on Sunday but no one was injured in the city of Kenedy. The fire happened Sunday afternoon at the Newpark Drilling Fluids company located in a former Walmart building in the city of Kenedy, located southeast of San Antonio. The building was engulfed when firefighters …
With the Independence Day holiday approaching, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) encourages Oklahomans to visit the state’s lakes, rivers, or streams. While recreating at these natural water bodies, DEQ reminds you to follow some simple tips to help keep you and your family safe while swimming, boating, canoeing, or enjoying other water activities. Natural bodies of …
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company has lost its appeal of a nearly $11 million court judgment stemming from the death of a southern Oklahoma man at a railroad crossing ten years ago. The family of Jeffrey Nye sued after he was killed and a passenger injured when their jeep was struck by a …
Medical marijuana–it’s something that energy firms in the state of Oklahoma will have to deal with now that voters have approved it. It means some workers might soon have a prescription for pot but the timeline depends on just how quickly the Oklahoma Department of Health can adopt regulations controlling the doctors who will prescribe …
A big endorsement for Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony came this week from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. As he campaigns in a run-off race with former State Senate President pro tempore Brian Bingman, Anthony’s campaign announced the endorsement from OKAgFund, the political action committee of the Farm Bureau. “Bob Anthony grew up serving customers in his …
Oklahoma City’s Blueknight Energy Partners announced over the weekend it had reached a $90 million sales agreement for three of its asphalt terminals in Texas and Tennessee. The agreement was something of an in-house deal and was made with Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Inc, a firm that’s buying the terminals in Lubbock and Saginaw, Texas …
