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Erin Brockovich to Headline Earthquake Forum in Edmond
An earthquake forum to be held Tuesday on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma will feature environmentalist Erin Brockovich, the advocate whose life story was turned into a movie starring Julia Roberts.
She and others will discuss t…
Awaiting Chesapeake and SandRidge Energy Quarterly Reports
Two major energy firms headquartered in Oklahoma City have yet to release their quarterly and yearly earnings but one of them, Chesapeake Energy will make those figures available on Wednesday.
SandRidge Energy, facing critical financial challeng…
Latest on Oklahoma’s Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Two major energy firms headquartered in Oklahoma City have yet to release their quarterly and yearly earnings but one of them, Chesapeake Energy will make those figures available on Wednesday.
SandRidge Energy, facing critical financial challeng…
Federal Appeals Court Hears More Arguments in Fracking Fight
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has heard the arguments of North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah against speeding up any consideration of their challenge to Bureau of Land Management rules governing hydraulic fracturing on federal…
17 Governors Sign Accord for Cleaner Energy Development
Oklahoma is not one of them but governors from 17 states have agreed to work together developing cleaner energy and transportation by looking to lead a nationwide movement to renewable fuels. Their pact is known as the Governors’ Accord for a New Energ…
WTI Ends Week Below $30 a Barrel
Despite a drop in the number of active U.S. oil rigs, crude prices slipped on Friday. March West Texas Intermediate crude lost $1.13 to settle at $29.64 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. April Brent crude dropped $1.27 to end trade at $33.0…
Leaking California Gas Well Plugged—-Thousands Return Home after Months
After months of being out of their homes because of a leaking natural gas storage well on the outskirts of Los Angeles, residents have returned home and the well was permanently sealed and shut down on Friday, California officials said.
Southern…
Enable Wraps up Deal with CenterPoint Energy
Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP says it has closed the previously announced private placement with CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
The deal involved a $363 million purchase by CenterPoint Energy of 10 percent Series A Fixed-to-Floatin…
Fitch Ratings Downgrade Hits Two More Texas Energy Companies
Among the latest energy companies to be hit with a downgrading by Fitch Ratings are Energy XXI LTD and Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. of Houston, Texas. Both were downgraded this week to ‘C’ following the non-payment of $8.8 million in interest due …
Williams Cos. Express Confidence in Chesapeake Energy Despite Downturn Challenges
While Chesapeake Energy has been in the midst of trying to resolve its growing financial problems and speculation mounts whether it will file bankruptcy, the subject has the attention of Williams Cos. which released its earnings report in recent …