While the funeral for the late T.Boone Pickens is to be held this week, the Texas Panhandle ranch he developed and loved is still up for grabs. All for $250 million. His Mesa Vista Ranch totaling 64,809 acres in Roberts County north of Amarillo has been for sale since 2017. Known as an oil magnate, …
September 15, 2019 archive
Governor to move ahead with Oklahoma office in D.C.
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe thinks it’s a bad idea—opening an Oklahoma office in Washington. It’s what Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to do as well as hiring a lobbyist to campaign congress for issues such as Oklahoma energy, agriculture and aviation. Despite Sen. Inhofe’s opposition, Gov. Stitt’s staff is moving ahead with the D-C office …
Gold convention underway in Denver
The 30th annual Denver Gold Forum is held this week featuring an invitation-only event attended by the world’s leading specialist precious metal investors. The event is described as the “world’s most prestigious precious metal equities investment forum” and is held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver. It will continue through Wednesday. The Denver Gold Forum …
Basic Energy Services leader to step down
The Fort Worth energy company, Basic Energy Services, Inc. announced its president and CEO, T.M. “Roe” Patterson plans to leave the company in pursuit of other business opportunities. Basic Energy Services has operations in Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota and California. The Company has begun an executive search …
Cypress Energy to seek more investors at NYC summit
Seeking more investors, Tulsa mid-stream company, Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. will take part Monday and Tuesday in a New York investor’s summit. Peter C. Boylan III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer will make a presentation at this year’s Fall Investor Summit. The Summit will be held at the Essex House and feature 160 companies …
AOC is at it again with one of her predictions
Considered to be one of the main authors of the controversial Green New Deal, New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made another bold prediction. She says Miami won’t exist in a few years because of climate change. Speaking at a NAACP forum last week, she continued sounding an alarm in order to push the …
Mullin blasts Democrats over energy bills
Congressman Markwayne Mullin is accusing Democratic leaders of trying to undermine the U.S. energy security and economic success instead of working on other more important measures. In a weekly update for his constituents, the Republican Representative said much needs to be done for the American people including approval of appropriations bills that fund the federal …
PSO workers take part in Fresh Paint Days
With sleeves rolled up and brushes in hand, employees from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are fanning out to locations across the state to help transform communities with a fresh coat of paint. Now, through the end of September, dozens of PSO employee-volunteers are helping with more than a dozen community paint projects as …