CLICK HERE to download Lankford’s Q&A from Box. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford’s Q&A from YouTube. A Senate Energy committee on Thursday sent a 10-10 tie vote to the full Senate on the nomination of Biden’s pick to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management after Republicans accused her of lying to them. Sen. James Lankford, …
July 2021 archive
Inhofe slams Democrats for forcing vote on unwritten bill
As one of the Republican Senators who stopped Democrats from passing an unwritten infrastructure bill this week, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe called it nothing but a “stunt” by Democratic leadership. Wednesday’s procedural vote failed to reach the 60 required votes by a margin of 49-51 as Democrats tried to force unilateral approval to advance …
We can do better than ‘C-‘ infrastructure says former OKC Mayor
© Getty Images Former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett isn’t giving a high grade for the nation’s infrastructure. In an op-ed this week in The Hill, Cornett and former Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter scored it a “C Minus” and called for much more funding in the next decade. Here’s their op-ed: “Despite division on …
Whiting Petroleum divests DJ Basin holdings—acquires others in North Dakota
Denver-based Whiting Petroleum Corporation is not only abandoning its oil and gas exploration in Colorado’s D-J Basin but is divesting its assets there too. At the same time, the company announced this week plans to acquire oil and gas assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota in a $271 million deal. The …
J.B. Hunt profit shows post COVID shutdown growth
Arkansas based trucking firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported this week a 41% second quarter gain from a year ago. The firm had a profit of $172.2 million which beat Wall Street analyst expectations and showed how the trucking industry was flooded with business following the COVID-19 shutdown of the nation. Click here for …
Enable Midstream to release 2Q results in 2 weeks
Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP will file second quarter 2021 results before market hours Wednesday, Aug. 4. In addition to the Form 10-Q filing, the partnership plans to issue a press release before market hours that day detailing the quarter’s results and recent business highlights. The company reported a $52 million increase in its …
Lag time in reporting well production a problem for data miners
Enverus, the leading global energy data analytics and SaaS technology company, has released a new ranking of states’ performance in terms of data releases.Production data is at the heart of all oil and gas forecasting, valuation analysis and engineeringdesign, but what constitutes useful data depends on the user’s needs. For example, data can be …
Oklahoma regulators part of national summit
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners were among those attending this week’s summer Policy Summit of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. The summit concluded Wednesday in Denver where regulators from across the nation gathered to discuss common issues. On Monday, the general session focused on Riding Above the Commercialization Valley of Death–Black Sky: Are We …
New Mexico seeking project ideas to restore resources harmed by 2015 Gold King Mine disaster
After receiving a $1 million settlement with the defendants over the disastrous 2015 Gold King Mine release that began in southern Colorado, the state of New Mexico wants public ideas for restoration projects. Contaminated mine water flooded the Animas and San Juan Rivers and led to pollution in New Mexico. The defendants were Sunnyside …
Dividend declared by ONEOK
ONEOK’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend this week of 93.5 cents a share. The dividend is unchanged from the previous quarter. The company’s announcement explained it would amount to an annualized dividend of $3.74 per share. The dividend will be payable Aug. 16, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of …
