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Bankruptcy Liquidation for Oklahoma City’s New Source Energy
An Oklahoma City independent oil company that focused on drilling activity in eastern Oklahoma has become a victim of the energy downturn.
New Source Energy Partners as well as its general partner New Source Energy GP LLC filed for bankruptcy liquidat…
Law Firm Announced It Is Investigating Williams Partners in Tulsa
A California law firm noted for its history of filing class-action lawsuits says it has started an investigation into Williams Partners L.P. to determine if the firm and its officers violated securities laws by issuing misleading information to investo…
Ethanol Industry Rips Congress for Not Including It in Renewable Fuels Hearing
The ethanol industry isn’t happy that it was excluded from a U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee hearing this week to examine the Renewable Fuel Standard.
“Once again, no one from the U.S. biofuels industry wsa invited to testify, silencing a powe…
Inhofe Files Bill to Allow Drones to be used for Pipeline Surveillance
Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe has introduced a measure to ensure drones can continue to be used by energy pipeline operators as well as others responding to natural disasters. He introduced the UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act and immediatel…
House Speaker—–Perfect Storm in Oklahoma
What’s happened to the oil and gas sector in Oklahoma weighs heavily on the mind of Oklahoma State House Speaker Jeff Hickman as he leads the House in struggling with two budget failures and another month of declining budget revenue.
“A lot of w…
Legislator Defends Bill to Strip Detailed Auditing of Universal Service Fund
Pontotoc County Rep. Todd Thomsen is defending his house bill 2616 to strip the auditing powers of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of the Universal Service Fund money that goes to finance Internet and broadband communications to hospitals, schools …
Bridenstine Promotes Private Firms to Help Nation’s Severe Weather Forecasting
Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R) is pressuring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make more use of private weather firms when it comes to forecasting severe weather in the U.S.
He chaired the Environment Subcommittee hearin…
Major Pipeline Improvements at DTE Energy
Williams Cos. in Tulsa isn’t the only major pipeline firm making major investments. DTE Gas plans to spend $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the coming five years.
The company plans to modernize its cast iron a…
Government says Natural Gas will Surpass Coal in Electric Generation This Year
The federal government is out with a forecast that at some point this year, natural gas-fired generation will surpass coal generation in the U.S. on an annual basis.
Coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the nation but…
SandRidge Energy Makes $50 million in Late Note Payments—-Future is still Uncertain
A month after deferring interest payments on notes due in 2023 because of its massive financial struggles, Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy announced Wednesday it had made nearly $50 million in payments due on two sets of notes.
The company origin…
