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Neese Named Co-Chair of Trump Small Business Advisory Council
Oklahoma City businesswoman Terry Neese has been named a co-chair of Donald Trump’s Small Business Advisory Council to assist with his presidential campaign. The council is meant to advise Trump on small business issues, including those affecting small energy-related companies whether it be in oil and gas or wind. Dr. Neese is founder of Terry …
Bernie Wants Work Stopped on Dakota Access Pipeline
Now Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is getting involved in the fight to stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, the one that has drawn even Oklahoma Native Americans to North Dakota to protest the line. This time, Sanders joined three other Democratic Senators in asking President Barack Obama to personally intervene and stop the pipeline …
Senator Inhofe’s Energy Bills Included in Clinton Emails Released by WikiLeaks
His efforts over the years in energy measures before the U.S. Senate earned Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe in those controversial. Hillary Clinton emails released this month by WikiLeaks. A search of the Clinton emails on the WikiLeaks website showed Sen. Inhofe was mentioned 98 separate times. Some involved his stance in support of a South …
Mammoth Energy Goes Public
Oklahoma’s newest publicly traded company is Mammoth Energy Services Inc. as the company finished a $116 million initial public offering. It was the first oil-field services company IPO since August of 2014. Executives were on hand Friday to ring the opening bell at Nasdaq. By later in the day, shares were trading at $14, below …
More Oil and Gas Rigs Reported in Oklahoma and U.S.
Oil and gas drilling rig counts make another dramatic increase nationally and in Oklahoma, increasing by 15 in the past week in the U.S. and going up 3 to reach a total of 73 in Oklahoma. Figures from Baker Hughes Company in Houston, those reflecting services offered by the company show the national rig count …
Oil Tank Battery Operator Facing Corporation Commission Citations
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has red tagged an oil tank battery operation in Norman following another leak in a residential neighborhood of Norman. A spokesman at the OCC indicated the operation of the Frank Tullius battery has been the site of several previous spills in violation of the state regulations enforced by the Commission. The …
North Dakota Oil Production Falls Below 1 million Barrels Daily
Reflecting just how badly the oil and gas downturn has hit some states, North Dakota’s oil production in August fell below 1 million barrels a day. The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources says that’s well below the record 1.22 million barrels a day set in December 2014. The record was set just as …
Apex Promises Safe and Clean Wind Farm Following Lawsuit Victory in OKC Federal Court
Those opponents of the Apex Clean Energy wind farm near Kingfisher certainly had a different reaction from supporters after an Oklahoma City federal judge ruled against a lawsuit that wanted the operation shutdown. “We received the Court’s ruling and are pleased with the judgment being entered in favor of Kingfisher Wind,” said the company following …
USGS Blames SandRidge for Largest Recorded Earthquake in Kansas
Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy, the company that just emerged from bankruptcy is blamed in part for causing the largest recorded earthquake in Kansas history according to a report in the Wichita Eagle. The paper cites the U.S. Geological Survey which recently completed a study into the 2014 earthquake that registered 4.9 magnitude and had …
Does Right to Farm Question Give Too Much Power to Farming?
It’s an issue that could affect energy aspects in Oklahoma—State Question 777, Right to Farm. Some contend that if passed into law, the measure would give too much protection to the farming industry. Supporters say that’s a great exaggeration. Either way, a News 9/News on poll shows 49 percent of likely voters supporter the measure …