The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)on Thursday released a factual update into its ongoing investigation of the January 22, 2018, blowout and fire at the Pryor Trust Gas Well located in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, that killed five workers. The CSB has determined the incident occurred shortly after drilling crew members removed the drill pipe from the well in a …
First plastic straws. Now some are considering a ban on the public release of balloons as a way of protecting the environment and fighting pollution. Clemson University recently decided to stop the practice of releasing 10,000 balloons before home football games. The school made the move as part of its sustainability efforts, according to a …
A North Texas judge has ruled against ExxonMobil to dismiss a securities class action lawsuit filed two years ago against the energy company. The ruling by Northern District of Texas Judge Ed Kinkeade was made this week in which he mostly denied the motion by Exxon Mobil to dismiss the suit. The suit was filed …
Bloomberg News reports Tulsa-based Midstates Petroleum Co. may soon walk away with at least some of SandRidge Energy Inc. after setting out to acquire all of it earlier this year. Midstates is in talks to buy SandRidge’s Mississippi and Oklahoma operations, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because …
A Tulsa federal judge has granted a protective order for Kinder Morgan in a 3-year old lawsuit filed over an abandoned former oil refinery in Bristow. U.S. District Judge Terence Kern issued the ruling this month in a lawsuit filed against BP, Kinder Morgan and Marathon Oil Corporation. The suit was originally filed in Creek …
A residential lake dam caused fear this week that damages could result in the dam breaking near Piedmont, flooding parts of Kingfisher County. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board quickly ordered repairs to be made and efforts were undertaken to drain water from Falcon Lake which is in a residential neighborhood of Piedmont. At least one …
Could be a delay in construction of the controversial new route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline after a Montana federal judge ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled in support of the Indigenous Environmental Network and others who filed suit challenging the plans …
Oklahoma is among 23 states getting part of $124 million in USDA water improvement loans. The northwest city of Buffalo received a loan in the amount of $4,590,000 to replace water lines. The new lines will increase the pipe size to provide more water and better pressure for the community of nearly 1,300. The project …
The largest well reported so far this week in the state produced 1,335 barrels of oil a day when it was completed by Continental Resources Inc. in Garvin County. The Omer 6-20-17XHS is located approximately 8 miles south of Lindsay and was spud in January with drilling finished in April. Completion was made June 4, …
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