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Basin Environmental Hires Jason Voskuhl to Manage New Tulsa Office
Oklahoma City-based Basin Environmental & Safety Technologies has expanded with the opening of a new office in Tulsa, according to a report by The Oklahoman. The Native American-owned small business also announced the hiring of 20-year industry veteran Jason Voskuhl as the Tulsa office manager and vice president of engineering and environmental compliance programs. Founded …
WTI and Brent Crude Rebound on Monday as Nigeria and Saudi Arabia Agree to Production Curb
Crude oil ended higher on Monday as news that Saudi Arabia pledged to lower crude exports and Nigeria plans to limit its production sent prices higher for the first time in three sessions, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. September West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 57 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $46.34 a barrel on the …
FOIA Request Reveals Pruitt Spent $15K on Oklahoma Travel Expenses During First Three Months in Office
Responses to a Freedom of Information Act request landed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt in hot water with critics, according to a report by News9.com. Records revealed that the EPA director traveled back to Oklahoma on ten occasions at taxpayer expense for weekends during his first three months in office. The travel expense …
Milestone $535 Million Case Overturned Against Energy Transfer Partners by Appellate Court
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is having a rough week. OK Energy Today reported on Monday that the pipeline company’s expedited plans for Ohio’s Rover Pipeline have been met with federal and state regulatory orders halting further construction until the company has completed a large-scale remediation project due to numerous spill violations. A three-judge panel …
Inhofe Calls for Republican Support to Combat War on Fossil Fuels
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe addressed the Senate floor on Wednesday regarding the assault on the fossil fuel industry and risks toward American energy, according to a press release issued by the Senator’s office. “With the election of a Republican-led Congress and with a Republican in the White House, we should be working together to address …
Newly Released TED Video Confuses Fracking With Wastewater Injection
A recently circulated video on the fracking process has been a big hit and miss for the media organization TED. The six-minute animated video titled “How Does Fracking Work?” was released on July 13 via social media. It has quickly amassed nearly five million views. While the educational video demonstrates the step-by-step process of fracking, …
Permits to Drill July 25, 2017
Blaine County SAWYER 1-35-26 #1712MHX, May 30 2017 02 16N 12W NWNENWNE API: 01123810 Lat: 35.897804316355796, Long: -98.44295992066806 TRIUMPH ENERGY PARTNERS LLC HH, AM, 20183 ft, MISSISSIPPI(10100), MISSISSIPPIAN(10200), WOODFORD(10900)
Newfield Drilling Seven New Wells in the SCOOP
Garvin County seems to be a new center of activity lately. A quick check of the Permits to Drill report on applications in Oklahoma reveals Houston-based Newfield Exploration Mid-Con, Inc. is drilling seven new wells in Garvin County, Oklahoma, according to the daily permits report for July 17, 2017. The wells are within the Springer …
Regulators Halt Energy Transfer’s Rover Pipeline Construction in Ohio Until Cleanup Complete
Federal and state regulatory officials ordered Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners to complete cleanup and remediation efforts on an Ohio spill before receiving the greenlight to proceed with construction of its $4.2 billion Rover Pipeline in the Buckeye State. On July 12, OK Energy Today reported that the state of Ohio was demanding nearly $1 million …
Chesapeake Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividends
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced Friday that its Board of Directors has declared dividends on its outstanding convertible preferred stock issues, as stated below. 4.50% 5% 5.75% 5.75% (Series A) NYSE Symbol CHK Pr D N/A N/A N/A Date of Original Issue September 14, 2005 November 8, 2005 May 17, 2010 May 17, 2010 …