Sen. Elizabeth Warren apparently has something of a political skeleton in her closet. And it involves oil and gas connections in southeast Oklahoma. The Wall Street Journal reported it over the weekend and the DailyWire.com echoed the story about some critics might say shows hypocrisy on Warren’s part as she runs for President, decrying …
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EVs make big splash in Super Bowl ads
The Super Bowl TV ads draw nearly as much attention as the game itself, but this year as fans watched the Kansas City Chiefs come from behind for a win over the San Francisco 49ers, they were treated to not one, but several ads pushing electric vehicles. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report explained: SUPER BOWL ADS …
E. coli found in drinking water in Panhandle town of Turpin
Water problems for a rural water system in the Oklahoma Panhandle. E. coli’s been discovered. A boil order has been issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for customers and users of the Beaver County Rural Water District #1 which covers the town of Turpin. The DEQ says customers should only use water that …
Chesapeake eliminates compensation plan for some directors
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy has eliminated some of its compensation plan for its members of the board of directors, but the company did not give an explanation of why it initiated the move. Revelation came in a recent filing the company made with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. It stated that the Board of Directors …
Energy news in brief
** “I’m done with fossil fuels. They’re done. They’re just done.”CNBC’s Jim Cramer didn’t even feel the need to address the disappointing earnings from the oil majors. Chevron and ExxonMobil had just announced fourth quarter results, which saw profits drop again. Their stock prices were down by 2 percent or so. It didn’t matter. He …
Water quality and blasting are subjects of Mining Department hearings
The Oklahoma Department of Mines will hold hearings this week on proposed changes to its mining rules—those applying to the protection of water quality and sources, blasting and groundwater basins. As advertised by the department, one proposed rule change would apply to Non-Coal rules and Regulations and is the result of HB 2471 which …
Oklahoma braces for snow!
If the weather forecasters are accurate, much of Oklahoma could get snow this week. Maybe four to six inches. So energy crews from those working on wind farms to oil and gas rigs and power crews are digging out their cold weather gear as “blue norther” clouds started gathering on Monday. Gary McManus, the State …
Chesapeake Energy is sued after deaths of 2 workers in Texas oil rig fire
Hours after a second worker died of injuries suffered in a Chesapeake Energy well fire in South Texas on Wednesday, the Oklahoma City-based company was sued by the mother of the first victim. KAGS TV in Bryan, Texas reported the lawsuit was filed by Linda Milanovich whose son Windell Beddingfield died from his injuries in …
Fourth quarter income dropped for Magellan Midstream
Net income slipped in Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.’s fourth quarter according to a recent report by the Tulsa-based company. Magellan reported fourth quarter 2019 net income was $286.4 million compared to $314.1 million a year earlier. “The decrease in fourth quarter 2019 net income was driven by mark-to-market adjustments for hedge positions related to the …
Energy Transfer loses 8 year legal battle over Cushing pipeline project
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday handed a victory to Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners in a lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer Partners over a planned pipeline at Cushing, Oklahoma. The legal battle between the two midstream competitors finally came to an end after eight years when the court decided whether the firms had legally formed …








