O Just as promised, the 22nd annual Oil and Gas Expo sponsored by the OERB’s Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources was indeed bigger and better. As the day started on Thursday at the Bennett Event center on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, more than 4,200 had pre-registered for the one day event. Exhibitors and vendors came away …
Celebrating the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Chaparral Energy executives were on hand Wednesday to ring the opening bell in New York City. Trading of Chaparral stock, under the ticker symbol CHAP actually started in July. But Chaparral CEO Earl Reynolds indicated it took a few months to get listed on the …
Tulsa’s Empire Petroleum Corporation has announced the purchase of oil and gas assets in Louisiana. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Louisiana LLC reached the deal with Cardinal Exploration and Production Company and Exodus Energy, Inc. It involves the purchase of oil and gas wells in St. Landry and Beauregard Parishes in Louisiana. Both are …
GridLiance High Plains, a Dallas based company with substation operations in Oklahoma announced the closing on a $65 million revolving credit facility with KeyBank, N.A. The company is a subsidiary of GridLiance Holdco, LP and intends to use the revolver to finance the company’s growth, support capital projects and fund general corporate expenses. “ This financing …
More minor earthquakes have been reported in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, an area where wastewater injection wells are blamed. A 2.7 magnitude quake was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday near the southern Kansas town of Bluff City. The quake was about 3 miles deep. Bluff City is located …
The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and its Future Leaders Advisory Council announced a donation of $6,145 to OKCRespond, a program that focuses on ensuring first responders are ready to meet the physical challenges of their jobs. The donation was made in the leadup to Superhero Weekend, a larger fundraising effort for OKCRespond, at the Oklahoma …
The U.S. Senate’s approval of America’s Water Infrastructure Act on Wednesday means possible improvements to Oklahoma’s McClellan-Kerr Navigation System. The measure was approved on a 99-1 vote and sent to the President to be signed into law. Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe helped in the crafting of the measure. “I fought to secure provisions in …
From the Yellowstone grizzly bear to the Chesapeake’s Delmarva Fox Squirrel. They were discussed this week during a hearing by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, a senior member of the committee had his turn in questioning the witnesses. Among them were John Kennedy, the Deputy Director of …
Attorneys for the families of five men killed in the January well explosion and fire near Quinton in southeast Oklahoma maintain the men are dead because one of the companies was trying to save money and used a risky drilling method. Speaking with E and E News reporter Mike Soraghan, they point fingers of blame …
(Left to right: State Sen. Ron Justice, Oklahoma Secretary of State Chris Benge, USAO President John Feaver and Matt Barr, director of government and public affairs for Midship Pipeline) Thanks to a generous $20,000 grant from Midship Pipeline Company, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is greatly expanding its STEM-focused MakerSpace in …
