A fight has grown over a coal company’s bulldozing of nearly one mile of a new road into the Gunnison National Forest east of Montrose, Colorado. Mountain Coal Company has bulldozed about a mile of new road into the Gunnison National Forest’s Sunset Roadless Area barely two months after a federal court ruling that …
The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to act on a petition filed by small oil refineries hoping to get waivers from this year’s Renewable Fuel Standard mandates. The Wynnewood Refinery is one of those that lost a Denver federal appeals court decision earlier this year and at last word, the company still had the …
Intuit, the California company that launched a Prosperity Hub program promising 3,000 jobs in the U.S. is bringing the program to Lawton, Oklahoma. Working with the Sitel Group, the two plan to create at least 75 new jobs in the southern Oklahoma region. Intuit Inc., maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, announced its Prosperity Hub …
For the third year in a row, Tulsa-based ONE Gas has been awarded the Safety Achievement Award for Excellence in Employee Safety by the American Gas Association for exemplary employee and vehicular safety. ONE Gas’ safety scores place the company among the safest of all natural gas distribution companies nationwide. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ONE …
The growing demand by Americans for more gasoline is sending gasoline prices upward as the nation rushes to free itself from the lockdown caused by the coronavirus. Oklahoma gasoline prices rose 6 cents a gallon in the past week to reach a new average of $1.82 according to AAA Oklahoma. A week ago, the …
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has refused to approve a plan by Entergy to charge a special rate for power generated by a new solar power facility. The growing solar power industry saw it as a blow to their business according to the Arkansas Business report. They recently won a PSC order, over Entergy objections, preserving a special rate …
While the oil and gas industry has lost 100,000 jobs this year, other industries are suffering too. The Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development reports that The Children’s Place will be closing 300 stores nationwide. Oklahoma has 8 stores in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Lawton and Ardmore. It’s unclear if any of the 8 will be among …
Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP announced this week its board declared a distribution for the quarter ending June 30 to be paid to holders of its preferred units. The payments range from 56 to 60 cents a unit, depending on the kind. NGL’s distribution will be 56 cents for each of the partnership’s 9% …
With only 10 oil and gas rigs operating in Oklahoma, interest in drilling for new wells remains low. But three filings were made this week for permits to drill in Canadian, Kay and Kingfisher Counties. Citizen Energy III LLC of Tulsa received permits to drill three Loves wells near the Love’s Travel Stop at …
Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy Services has filed additional proxy material for its upcoming July 2 annual meeting of shareholders. In the SEC filing, the company explained the material follows the June 10 proxy statement furnished to stockholders for use at the annual meeting. “The purpose of this information is to inform you that the Company …
