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Ground Broken on ‘Green’ Plant by Continental Carbon in Ponca City
Ground was recently broken in Ponca City for a $110 million cogeneration facility by Continental Carbon. Dennis J. Hetu, President and CEO from Houston helped with the ceremonies. Continental Carbon plans to construct the new facility behind its existing carbon black manufacturing plant south of Ponca City. “This will allow the company to be free …
DUG Midcontinent Getting Underway in OKC
Hart Energy’s 4th annual DUG Midcontinent conference is underway in downtown Oklahoma City with keynote addresses to take place Thursday. The opening keynote will be Thursday morning at 8:35 featuring Wade Hutchings, Regional Vice President of Midcontinent Assets at Marathon Oil Corporation. A 9 a.m. economics panel will feature Ed Morse, Managing Director and Global …
Environmentalists Say Cushing Oil Pipeline Leak is a Result of Growing Earthquake Damage
The oil pipeline leak at Cushing over the weekend has given concern to environmentalists who believe it might be a sign of things to come because of Oklahoma’s increase in earthquakes. While a 3.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the Garfield County town of Covington early Wednesday morning, the cleanup remained underway at the Seaway Pipeline, …
Halliburton’s Looking for Workers
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission’s recent report that the downturn in Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry might have hit bottom might be supported by Halliburton. The Houston, Texas based company opened a job fair this week in Yukon at the Yukon Event Center. Its sign advertising job openings for mechanical and electronic technicians. Inside, applicants …
House Committee Told Oil and Gas Operators Won’t Change Saltwater Disposal Methods Until Forced by the Government
The President of a brine processing company that wants to build a $175 million plant in Oklahoma told a State House Committee hearing on Tuesday what some oil and gas groups have done in the past few years has been a “dog and pony show” when it comes to injection wells and earthquakes in the …
Water Board Gets Nearly $11 million EPA Grant
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has received a nearly $11 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund clean-water projects in the state. The grant goes to the state’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund. it provides low-interest, flexible loans to communities to help them improve water quality and infrastructure. The $10.79 million will …
EPA Sued Over Radioactive Exposure Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds itself hauled into court again, but this time by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The group filed suit in Washington, D.C., accusing the EPA of illegally withholding the specific effects of its pending plan to hike permissible radiation exposure in drinking water. The EPA has refused to disclose …
Environmentalists Mount Opposition to West Texas Drilling Around Balmorhea State Park
Environmental groups are mounting a fight against the plans of Houston-based Apache Corp. to begin drilling in its newly-found Alpine High play in far west Texas. Of big concern to some of the groups is the plan to drill around Balmorhea State Park and its famous spring-fed pool, described as the largest in the world, according …
Oil and Gas Money Split on Presidential Candidates
America’s oil and gas industry leaders are apparently split as they pour money into the Presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. As it stands less than two weeks before voters decide on who to send to the White House, it appears Hillary Clinton has received slightly more money than Trump, according to a …
Drone Attacks Helicopter—-Deputies Forced to Shoot it Down at Protest Site in North Dakota
The Dakota Access Pipeline protest supported by some Oklahoma Native American tribes saw North Dakota law enforcement officials shooting at an unmanned aircraft over the weekend. The Morton County Sheriff’s office said a helicopter that was monitoring the latest protest against the nearly $4 billion pipeline was approached by a drone in what the office …