Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, seeking his 6th term since taking office in 1989 won the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s run-off elections across the state. Anthony beat former state senate president pro tempore Brian Bingman with a 53.61% to 46.39% margin. Anthony received 155,930 votes while Bingman got 134,926. The total votes in the GOP …
August 2018 archive
Federal Judge dismisses class action earthquake lawsuit filed by northern Oklahoma residents
A class-action lawsuit filed last year against seven Oklahoma energy companies blaming them for earthquakes in northern Oklahoma has been dismissed by an Oklahoma City federal judge. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Friot issued his ruling earlier this month in the 2017 lawsuit filed by Matt and Sheryl Meier of Garber and Kai Bach of …
State awaits Judge’s next move in continued WOTUS fight
Oklahoma Attorney General and a handful of others who filed legal steps earlier in the month for an injunction against a South Carolina federal judge’s ruling in support of the Waters of the U.S. rule await the next move by a Tulsa federal judge. When Mike Hunter filed the motion on August 17, he was …
How state of Kansas ignored water contamination from dry cleaners
Oklahomans know a thing or two about water contamination. Just take a look at the Tar Creek Superfund site in the northeast part of the state. It’s not a secret how the state and the EPA have worked to stop the pollution. But in Wichita, Kansas, residents of two neighborhoods are angry after the Kansas …
Governor’s annual water conference set for early December
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is preparing for the upcoming 39th Annual Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium. Registration is underway for the conference to be held December 5 and 6 at the Reed Center in Midwest City. The state agency is also taking nominations for the Water for 2060 Excellence Awards. Non-profits can …
Subcommittee chairs named in State Senate
The Oklahoma energy industry and its lobbyists know who they will be dealing with on energy topics and appropriations in the 2019 session of the state legislature. At least in the State Senate. Senator Greg Treat, president pro tempore-designate of the Senate announced his selections of Senate appropriations subcommittee chairs. Tulsa Republican Sen. Gary Stanislawski …
Stillwater Tech firm capitalizing on transportation industry
A Stillwater firm is taking truck transportation into the computer age and making money off it. As The Oklahoman reported this week, Quest RTS, a firm founded by Tony Payne, is helping trucking companies automate their dispatching operations. Payne developed new software called Land Traffic Control, a system that provides digital alerts to drivers through …
Enbridge acquisition of Spectra Energy involves Oklahoma operations
Pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. just got larger in a $3.3 billion deal to acquire Spectra Energy Partners LP. It’s a deal that will affect an eastern Oklahoma natural gas line owned by Spectra Energy but operated by Enbridge. Enbridge, Canada’s largest operator, made the proposal in May but it wasn’t accepted by unitholders until this …
More drilling planned in Blaine and Kingfisher counties
At least two energy companies that have seen major success in their ventures in Oklahoma’s STACK play are pushing ahead in areas where they’ve found large producing wells. Devon Energy’s brought in some big wells in Blaine County and this week, it received permits to drill for three wells in the region. The three are …
Permits to drill for August 27, 2018
Permits to drill for August 27, 2018 Blaine County MORNING THUNDER 36-16N-10W #2H, August 27 2018 36 16N 10W NWNWSESE API: 01124078 Lat: 35.81479277994173, Long: -98.21108276769885 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 14204 ft, MISSISSIPPI SOLID(9759) Blaine County MORNING THUNDER 36-16N-10W #3H, August 27 2018 36 16N 10W NWNWSESE API: 01124076 Lat: 35.81479278339057, Long: -98.21098158799902 …