First Devon Energy in Oklahoma City announced a move to cut methane gas emissions in an effort to be environmentally friendly. Now Williams Cos. of Tulsa has done the same thing. The company announced it has joined the Our Nation’s Energy Future Coalition, a natural gas industry-led group dedicating to voluntarily achieving meaningful reductions in methane …
Amtrak’s gearing up to celebrate its 20th anniversary of the Heartland Flyer in Oklahoma. The celebration will be observed on Friday, June 14. It was in 1999 when passenger rail returned to Oklahoma as the Amtrak Heartland Flyer hit the rails between Oklahoma and Texas. The daily service by Amtrak has carried more than …
Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for seven more Oklahoma counties impacted by flooding, tornadoes, severe storms and straight-line winds. The disaster assistance benefits individuals and business owners affected by severe storms that have occurred since May 7 in Delaware, Kay, Mayes, Okmulgee, Payne, …
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is preparing to hold a public informational meeting on the Eagle Industries Superfund site in Midwest City. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Nick Harroz Community center, 200 N. Midwest Blvd in Midwest City. A presentation will be given …
Oklahoma Republican congressman Kevin Hern made it clear to Democrats on Tuesday, their Green New Deal would be “devastating” to Oklahoma. During a House Budget Committee hearing in which costs of climate change were explored, the Tulsa U.S. Representative said the Deal would put thousands out of work in Oklahoma and other energy-producing states. “It …
Permits to drill issued for June 11, 2019. None were processed.
Completion reports filed on June 11, 2019. None were processed
A U.S. District Court judge in Tulsa has dismissed an earthquake lawsuit filed by an insurance company against six energy companies it accused of causing earthquakes in Oklahoma. Judge Gregory K. Frizzell made the ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Steadfast Insurance company which is a subsidiary of Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc. …
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the oil and gas firm he controls, Comstock Resources are acquiring another Dallas firm for nearly $1.6 billion. It will make Comstock the leading natural gas producer in the Haynesville Shale of northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. Comstock, based on Frisco, Texas is buying the privately-backed Covey Park Energy …
PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation in Houston is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index at the conclusion of the 2019 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the US market opens on July 1, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 7. PrimeEnergy is an independent oil and gas company with operating and district …
