ONEOK based in Tulsa says one of its senior vice presidents is retiring. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said Wesley J. Christensen, Senior Vice President of Operations will retire effective March 2, 2019. The notification came in a Form 8-K filing with the SEC.
2018 at 6:23 pm | UPDATED: December 19, 2018 at 10:54 am Weeks after Colorado voters rejected attempts to create more restrictive oil and gas drilling setbacks from homes, schools and businesses, state regulators have implemented them. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted recently to approve the bigger buffer zones. New wells will have …
Oklahoma Gas & Electric, the utility subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp. has announced that, pending regulatory approval, it will acquire two existing power plants to meet customers’ energy needs. The plants will replace capacity currently provided by power purchase contracts set to expire in 2019. The company announced it will acquire the Shady Point plant near Poteau, Oklahoma, …
It was revealed during a recent water conference in Oklahoma City that the state along with Texas and New Mexico is asking for the EPA to approve re-use of oilfield wastewater. The three states want the EPA to issue National Pollution Discharge elimination System permits allowed under the Clean Water Act. If they’re approved, the …
The U.S. Small Business Administration has okayed disaster assistance sought by the state from the tornadoes and severe storms that hit eastern Oklahoma on November 30. Governor Mary Fallin announced residents and business owners in Cherokee County are eligible for the help. The designation provides SBA low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and business owners …
As OK Energy Today has been reporting on the nearly-daily number of small earthquakes in Oklahoma, another study by the U.S. Geological Survey concluded those earthquakes triggered by fracking are “pervasive” in the state. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey and other scientists has found that earthquakes triggered by the specific practice of hydraulic …
The move to create heavier and stronger rail tank cars such as those that carry oil through Oklahoma has led to a battle developing between Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the oil industry. Burlington Northern Santa Fe has started charging oil companies and refineries a premium to use refurbished cars on its tracks. The rail …
A lawsuit’s been filed in East Texas blaming a natural gas pipeline leak for the deaths of 40 trophy deer at a breeding operation near the Sam Houston National Forest. The suit was by in Liberty County by Monty Mullenix and Greg Buford against the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., which is a subsidiary of Kinder …
Okay. Okay. It doesn’t have much to do with energy in Oklahoma. No oil and gas. Nothing about wind farms or electrical utilities. Still, what Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, who is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, recently wrote might be of interest to our readers. In it, he declared “the …
A new SEC filing by Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy revealed a more than 1 million share purchase by director Archie W. Dunham. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday showed he had made the acquisition of 1,200,000 shares on Dec. 18, 2018. The purchase also left Dunham with a total holding of …
