The fight over a $162 fine against a large underground coal mining company in Colorado has led the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the decision of an Administrative Law Judge. Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC, operator of the Foidel Creek Mine near Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado challenged the ALJ’s ruling which was …
Energy Secretary Rick Perry recently toured the energy system that cools and heats buildings in the world’s largest medical complex—the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The Thermal Energy Corporation was recently chosen as the number one district energy system in the world for 2019 by the International District Energy Association. “I appreciated the …
The Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium is a partnership between the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) and the Oklahoma Water Resources Center (Water Center). The Water Center has held a Water Research Symposium every year since 2003. It brings together researchers in the water field to share their knowledge. In 2007, the Water …
Former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Jim Townsend died on July 18, 2019. He was 91 and lived in Shawnee. Townsend spent 35 years as a locomotive fireman and engineer for the Rock Island Railroad. He was also elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives and served from 1964 to 1980 and was the Majority Flood Leader …
The number of oil and gas jobs dipped slightly in Oklahoma in the month of June as the state’s jobless rate held steady, according to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The June overall jobless rate remained at 3.2% with a total of 58,214 unemployed Oklahomans out of a labor force of 1,831,502. The U.S. unemployment …
The National Safety Council recognized seven Oklahoma organizations for their commitment to keeping employees safe on the roads during the presentation of the inaugural Our Driving Concern Oklahoma Employer Traffic Safety Awards. Awards were presented in partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and the Oklahoma Safety Council at the Oklahoma Safety and Health Conference in Oklahoma …
Completion reports filed for July 19, 2019. completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill issued for July 19, 2019. permits: none were processed today
A second silica sand proppant distributor in a week has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, thanks to a drop in demand in the oil and gas sector. Emerge Energy Services LP filed in Delaware stating it has nearly $330 million in assets while debts total $266 million. The Southlake, Texas company says it wants to set …
Oklahoma City’s Roan Resources has made a 10-year agreement with Houston’s Blue Mountain Midstream for gathering crude in Oklahoma’s Mergeplay between the STACK and the SCOOP plays. The agreement covers 89,000 net acres. Blue Mountain plans to build a crude system with nearly 50 miles of gathering pipeline. The system will include two downstream …
