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Texas Company Fights Protesters of Bakken Crude Pipeline in Iowa
While a federal judge in Iowa denied a request by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners to force a halt to protests of its controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, an activist on Wednesday chained himself to heavy machinery at the pipeline construction site. The Native American activist took the action as the judge in Des Moines refused to …
More about McClendon’s Mortgage of his OKC Thunder Share
As OK Energy Today reported this week, before his death in a traffic crash, Aubrey McClendon put up his share in the Oklahoma City Thunder as collateral on a loan to buy oil leases in Oklahoma. Now News 9’s Alex Cameron reports a sale of those leases might give assurances to McClendon’s family to hold …
Latest on Tainted Ethanol Gasoline in Oklahoma
Latest from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission regarding the issue of gasoline with too much ethanol that was supplied to numerous gasoline stations in the state last week. Below is the latest list of retailers and other entities identified by Magellan Midstream Partners as receiving fuel that is being recalled by Magellan Midstream Partners. Please note …
Highest Labor Day Holiday Travel in 8 Years Expected This Weekend
Based on a recent online survey, AAA says it expects 411,000 Oklahomans to travel 50 miles or more from home over the long Labor Day weekend, the most since 2008. The survey’s results indicate 95.6 percent of travelers will drive to holiday destinations and 4.4 percent will fly. Nearly 27 percent of those surveyed said …
Man Admits to Stealing Oilfield Explosives in North Dakota
A man in North Dakota has signed a plea agreement with the government after he was arrested in May and charged with storing 200 explosives stolen from two oil and gas companies in the state. Prosecutors in Fargo say Tyler Porter used a cutting torch to open padlocked bunkers and steal the explosives. When they …
A Weak Energy Industry Still Hurts the Midwest Economy
The economies of Oklahoma and 8 other states that make up Creighton University Ernie Goss’s Mid-American Business Conditions Index just aren’t getting stronger. It’s the finding in his August index released Thursday, which showed a drop in numbers for the second consecutive month. “That’s just not good,” said Goss in his video release of his …
Losses of Oil and Gas Jobs Continue to Hurt Oklahoma’s Employment Figures
The latest figures from the State of Oklahoma indicate the latest jobless rates, those for the month of July, saw increases compared to a year ago. And the state’s energy industry played a role in the hikes. Unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 71 of 77 counties, lower in four counties and …
Improvements Coming at Norman CNG Station
A $10,000 grant from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments will mean improved service at Norman’s municipal CNG fueling station. The Norman Transcript reports the grant will be used to increase storage of the gas and relieve pressure on the city’s compressors. It will also mean faster service not only for customers but operators of …
Before Death, McClendon Mortgaged his Share in OKC Thunder
The picture was widely used before Aubrey McClendon’s death….one of him cheering on the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA team in which he had a 20 percent share. Now comes a report from the Wall Street Journal that before his death in March, the energy magnate mortgaged his share of the team. The story …
New Anti-Oil and Gas Methane Report Ranks Oklahoma With Some of the Worst Health Problems
Oklahoma doesn’t have the worst health problems due to methane gas releases from the oil and gas industry in the nation but it’s in the top ten, according to a new analysis from two national environmental groups. As for the worst, they belong to Texas, especially the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio areas. But in …