April 2019 archive

Train bill derailed in a State Senate committee

The second attempt of legislators to target railways whose trains block intersections in Oklahoma died in a Senate Transportation Committee this week. House Bill 2472 by House Speaker Charles McCall and Stroud Sen. Jason Smalley did not receive one vote when it came before the Senate Transportation Committee. It was a rewrite of the original …

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Air Force resumes deliveries of Boeing’s new KC 46 tanker

  More of the newest air refueling tankers joining the Air Force fleet could be arriving soon at Altus Air Force base in southwest Oklahoma. The Air Force indicated this week it had started to accept the Pegasus tankers made by Boeing, but only after stringent inspections were carried out on the giant planes. The …

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Rose State proposes State Center for Cyber Security

Rose State College in Midwest City wants to be home to a proposed Oklahoma Center for Cyber Security. It already boasts of having the largest Cyber Security degree program in Oklahoma with nearly 300 students enrolled in the program. But now it wants to do more and has asked the federal government for financial assistance. …

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Halliburton honored by city of Houston

Halliburton, the company founded 100 years ago in Duncan, Oklahoma and now headquartered in Houston, Texas was honored this week by the city of Houston. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner presented Halliburton Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Miller with a City of Houston Proclamation at a ceremony held at city hall. “This is a special day …

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Devon to release 1Q earnings report April 30

Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy plans to release its first quarter 2019 earnings report on April 30. The release will be made on that Tuesday after the close of U.S. financial markets. The results will also be available on Devon’s website, www.devonenergy.com. Company leaders will hold a conference call the next day, May 1 at 10 …

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Water Appreciation Day to be April 17

  The 13th annual Water Appreciation Day in Oklahoma will be held next week. Governor Kevin Stitt signed a proclamation declaring April 17 as Water Appreciation Day. An exhibition will be located in the 4th floor rotunda of the State Capitol from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Water-focused groups will showcase the importance of Oklahoma’s …

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AOC’s latest climate change claim makes for a pause by her critics

Green New Deal author, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has again caused her critics to shake their heads in disbelief. She now contends the crisis at the border with Mexico is caused by—-climate change. She blamed the migrant problem on climate change but only after professing the U.S. will “have blood on our hands” if climate legislation …

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Williams sells half ownership of gas gathering system in Wyoming

Tulsa’s Williams Companies, Inc. has sold a 50 percent interest in its Jackalope Gas Gathering Services LLC in Wyoming in a $485 million deal. Crestwood Equity Partners LP based in Houston acquired the half ownership in the Powder River Basin operation under the name of Crestwood Niobrara LLC. It was last summer when Williams Partners …

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President signs orders to stop states from blocking energy projects

President Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders not only making it harder for states to block construction of energy projects but also speeding up the processing of pipelines. “Too often, badly needed energy infrastructure is being held back by special interest groups, entrenched bureaucracies and radical activists,” said the President in Houston. He signed …

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Permits to drill for April 10, 2019

Permits to drill for April 10, 2019. Garvin County ACTION JACKSON 0404 #1-34-27MXH, April 10 2019 34 4N 4W SWSWSESW API: 04925286 Lat: 34.768901529585186, Long: -97.61120554825538 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 20800 ft, SYCAMORE(11216), MISSISSIPPIAN(11845) Grady County SCHENK TRUST 5/8 #4HXL, April 02 2019 17 6N 8W NWNWNWNE API: 05124601 Lat: 34.9992212716145, Long: -98.06570395759111 UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY …

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