The map above depicts the potential situation this week for western Oklahoma as temperatures could hit record highs into the mid 80s before plunging more than 30 degees Tuesday night. Here’s how Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist Gary McManus described things in his Mesonet update. “Now along the way to that changeover it’s gonna be a …
February 26, 2024 archive
Energy quick reads
** Ford Motor Co. is in the midst of a five-year “recall of a recall,” reinspecting more than a quarter-million vehicles after the company discovered sloppy work and false billing by dealership technicians during the required replacement of dangerous Takata air bags. ** Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower …
Buffett’s Berkshire paid $2.6 billion for Flying J truck stops
Just how much did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway pay to acquire the final 20% of the Pilot Travel Centers that exist across Oklahoma and other states? Reuters reports it was $2.6 billion, but was actually higher. The company had to first resolve a lawsuit over the price so the real total was about $13.6 …
New Mexico oil and gas operator hit with fraud charges
A woman who ran oil and gas businesses in northwest New Mexico was recently indicted on charges of defrauding the federal government and two Indian tribes out of taxes and royalties. Teresa McCown’s M&M Production & Operation Inc. and Shoreline Oil & Gas Company were operating in the state’s San Juan Basin. The …
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