Oklahoma was plagued by more tornadoes Tuesday evening, just days after nearly 25 tornadoes ravaged the state and left four people dead and the cities of Marietta and Sulphur with severe damage and destruction. The western city of Cordell was struck by one of the Tuesday tornadoes, but no one was injured. It was …
The Landowner’s Bill of Rights of what some have labeled as a Right of First Refusal bill is now law in Oklahoma. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed HB 3159 into law, thereby giving landowners the right of first refusal if the land is ever sold by the state or anyone who received the land through the …
Put Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt among most of the nation’s governors fighting a plan by the Air Force to transfer Air National Guard units with space missions into the active-duty Space Force, a move that would effectively remove state authority over those units. He and governors of 47 other states as well as five U.S. territories are …
After announcing a planned merger with Southwestern Energy in January, Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy reported first quarter earnings results with lower net income but increased net cash from operating activities. It also confirmed it continues with a reduction in some drilling efforts and because of a weak natural gas market, is expanding efforts to …
ONEOK, Inc.’s first quarter earnings report came in weaker than anticipated but for the year, the company had strong earnings. Net income was $639 million or $1.09 a share and the Tulsa-based firm saw increased natural gas volumes. But here’s where things were not as strong as leaders would have liked. Its adjusted EBITDA …
Jenks Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Heather Turner was named this week by Gov. Kevin Stitt to be the next executive director for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. “Heather’s time at Jenks Chamber of Commerce is marked with impressive vision and growth. Her work advocating on behalf of businesses in Jenks has …
As Oklahoma and other states make slow progress on an expansion of charging stations for electric vehicles, the Governor of North Dakota turned aside a request this week to fund a regional plan for EVs. North Dakota cold weather and EVs don’t mix, he said. Gov. Doug Burgum questioned the need for it, pointing …
Vaulted Deep is injecting carbon-rich slurry at its site in Hutchinson, Kansas. (Vaulted Deep) While empty salt mines remain under the city of Hutchinson, Kansas, a place that once boasted of the home of Carey Salt, another company is using the mines to rid the country of CO2. The Houston, Texas company Vaulted Deep has …
** Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will lead a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to undo the Biden administration’s final rule on permitting announced Tuesday morning. The Energy Department rule alters the permitting process to streamline categorical exclusions, or those that are considered not to have enough of an environmental impact to require a …
Tulsa’s Williams Cos. kept alive its streak of dividends for every consecutive quarter since 1974. The board of directors approved a regular dividend of $0.4750 per share or $1.90 annualized. The dividend will be payable on June 24 to holders of record of common stock at the close of business on June 7. It …
