An investigation led by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and the OSBI led to the recent sentencing of a former Logan County sheriff’s deputy. Doyle Allen Baker was sentenced in Oklahoma City Federal court to 5 years of probation, 208 hours of community service, $5,001.06 in restitution and a $100 special …
An investigation remains underway into a deadly welding accident that claimed a man’s life Sunday in El Reno. It happened at Canyon Oilfield Services company, a firm that advertised its pride in safety and integrity at its three locations in El Reno, Elk City and Hydro. A flash explosion occurred around 7 a.m. on Sunday …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission meets Tuesday and will consider a request for a public hearing on Empire District Electric Co.’s request for a $2.3 million rate increase over three years. As the Journal Record reported, the request is opposed by the Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers. It filed testimony with the OCC opposing the request. …
Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin is among 20 members of congress who find themselves at odds with President Trump over allowing nuclear power plant operators to import more uranium. He and 19 others sent a letter last week to the President urging him to restrict the uranium imports so U.S. mining companies would have a larger …
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is developing its 2020-2045 Long Range Transportation Plan and is inviting the public to get involved in the year-long process. The federally required plan will establish transportation policies and priorities for the next 25 years for various modes of travel and commercial freight movement in the state including highway; passenger …
Growing demand and shrinking gas stocks are adding to pump price jumps since the Fourth of July and in Oklahoma, prices have jumped as much as 8 cents a gallon over the past week. AAA Oklahoma reports the new statewide average is $2.50 per gallon compared to the $2.42 a gallon paid by motorists a …
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says it’s time Congress ratified the new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal, the one commonly referred to as USMA. In a commentary, the governor said it’s vital to Oklahoma because of the strong trading partnership it has with the two countries. Here is his column: Earlier this summer, President Trump gave his 30-day …
From the Amarillo Globe News With the Ogallala Aquifer being an invaluable resource for communities throughout the eight states it lies, studies to keep the water levels steady are continuing in the South Plains in the hopes of delivering more tools and technology to help with conservation in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Agriculture office …
Companies quite familiar in Oklahoma’s oil patch are among the 20 top US energy companies that have agreed to contribute $16.5 million to open new schools in West Texas where they are active in the Permian Basin. Among them are Devon Energy, Cimarex Energy Co., Concho Resources, ConocoPhillips, and Halliburton Co. They are members …
Bloomberg News reports that the promise of the Permian Basin is shrinking. And it cites various reasons including pipeline limitations, wells drilled too close together, low natural gas prices and high land costs. But the most consequential is that shale-well production falls off at such a high rate — as much as 70% in the …
