December 2, 2018 archive

Contaminated Sludge Sent from Sequoyah Fuels to Utah Facility

Over 500 truckloads of contaminated sludge were removed from the former Sequoyah Fuels uranium conversion facility in Gore last week, marking the end of a 15-year legal battle, according to a report by The Tulsa World. The sludge will be stored at a Utah site that has already received more than 10,000 tons of nuclear …

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Proposed Class Action Settlement Over 2011 Lincoln County Earthquake

Three of the defendants in an earthquake class-action lawsuit are settling out of the Lincoln County case for $925,000, according to an announcement by the plaintiffs’ legal counsel on Thursday. Angeion Group and Poynter Law Group of Little Rock, Arkansas filed the lawsuit in 2015 (Cooper v. New Dominion, Spess Oil Company, et al., Case …

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Rig Count: Oklahoma Up One, Nation Down by Three

The latest weekly oil and gas rig count revealed a drop for the nation and Kansas while Oklahoma was the only state to see a rise, according to Houston-based Baker Hughes Company. Oklahoma added a rig for a new count of 145 compared to the 122 active rigs from a year ago. The U.S. rig …

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OGE Energy Corp. Adds State Treasurer Ken Miller in VP Role

After serving eight years as the state’s top elected financial officer, Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller will transition to a leadership role as OGE Energy Corp.’s vice president of regulatory and state government affairs in January, according to a company press release issued Thursday. “He is an established and respected state leader who has enjoyed an …

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