All five Oklahomans in the U.S. House voted to support an extension of a chemical anti-terrorism bill. The vote was 414-3 in support of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act. Republican Representatives Tom Cole, Kevin Hern, Frank Lucas and Markwayne Mullin supported the two year extension of House Resolution 251. Oklahoma’s lone Democrat, …
A proposed water rule change coming from an Oklahoma agency is opposed by environmentalists who contend it will only give chicken farmers the freedom to pollute eastern rivers and waterways. At the heart of the controversy is the proposal from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board which would change water quality variances. The change in the …
ONEOK announced recently it take part this coming week in a national conference in Park City, Utah. The Tulsa-based firm said it will participate in the UBS Midstream, MLP and Utilities Conference on Jan. 14-15, 2019. The company stated that Terry K. Spencer, ONEOK President and chief executive officer along with two others will hold …
Another filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission has been made by Chesapeake Energy of Oklahoma City—one regarding the power of attorney for BlackRock Inc. of New York. BlackRock’s amended filing revoked a Power of Attorney dated Dec.8, 2015 and created a new one for the global investment management corporation. The Form SC 13G/A was …
The $88 million rate hike sought by Public Service Company of Oklahoma is opposed by the Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers, a group that says PSO’s request is excessive and should be reduced, not increased. The OIEC, in a release stated that it filed testimony with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission responding to PSO’s request for an …
Investors and others will learn how ConocoPhillips is doing financially when the company releases its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 operating results later this month. The company plans to release the reports before the opening of markets on Jan. 31. Company leaders will host a conference call webcast on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. Central …
Many times, Cowboy humorist Baxter Black easily reflects the views of many Oklahomans. His latest column focused on environmentalists, wildfires and the Governor of California. He called the column, “The Emperor’s New Clothes, California Style” and took the governor and “ENVIRO-DENY-ERS” to task. “Hans Christian Anderson couldn’t say it better. I was watching “The Emperor …
Little movement—it’s what is reflected in many oil and gas producing states as well as some of the shale plays when it comes to this week’s rig counts. The national count remained at 1,075 while in Oklahoma, the count slipped by 4 to 136. Nationally, there were 4 fewer oil rigs as the count dropped …
The Denver Federal Appeals Court has ruled against Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream in a pipeline trespassing fight with several Oklahoma Native American landowners dating back some 18 years. Enable lost most of its appeal, however the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled an Oklahoma City federal judge was wrong to grant a permanent injunction …
