Kingfisher County Commissioners have lost a State Supreme Court fight over who has jurisdiction to ban the use of temporary water lines laid by oil and gas drilling companies. In a ruling this week, the court ruled that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the only agency that decides such matters and it has exclusive jurisdiction …
There were no permits to drill issued for Nov. 13, 2018.
There were no completion reports filed for Nov. 13, 2018.
Two men who sued some Oklahoma drilling companies after they were hurt while repairing a drilling device have lost their appeal with the U.S, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The court ruled against Jacob McGehee and Steven Ray Heath. They sued Forest Oil Corp. and Lantern Drilling Co. along with Southwest Electronic Energy …
The drought is gone in Oklahoma, but not in New Mexico where state officials are considering a plan to allow the re-use of oil and gas drilling wastewater. Instead of returning it to the earth through wastewater disposal wells, some wonder if it can be safely recycled, according to the following report by the Associated …
More than 800 Oklahoma families have been helped by Deon Energy as the energy firm made contributions of canned goods, meats and fresh produce to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Devon workers and their families made the contributions to help families in seven communities. They were El Reno, Geary, Hinton, Kingfisher, Lomega, Watonga and …
A lawsuit filed by SandRidge Energy Company employees against SandRidge Energy and Reliance Trust Co. in a fight over lost retirement savings has been won by the company. In a ruling in Oklahoma City U.S. District Court, Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti ruled against the employees who had accused SandRidge Energy leaders and Reliance Trust of …
With refineries in Tulsa, El Dorado, Kansas and elsewhere, HollyFrontier Corporation is expanding with a $655 million purchase of Sonneborn US Holdings Inc. and Sonneborn Cooperaatief U.A. HollyFrontier is pulling off the deal with cash on hands and anticipates it will lead to an immediate increase in earnings per share, cash flow and adjusted earnings …
Tulsa’s Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. reported third quarter 2018 revenues of $84.8 million or a 9% increase compared to a year ago. It also represented a jump of 11% over the second quarter of this year proving the saltwater disposal business has been good this year. The increased revenues resulted in a 21 cent a …
Halliburton, the company that got its start in Duncan, Oklahoma and still has a major operation there has named a new Chief Financial Officer. Lance Loeffler, previously the vice president of Investor Relations was promoted to CFO. He will lead Halliburton’s financial functions, including planning and analysis, accounting and financial reporting. Loeffler’s replacing Chris Weber …
