Oklahoma is not included in the states where Amazon decided to pare back its warehouse operations nationwide. The state’s two major Amazon operations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa will continue while the company canceled 44 other facilities and also delayed the opening of 25 other sites. CNBC reported that Amazon was reducing its physical …
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Hot weather is still baking Oklahoma
For those of you who thought just because it is September that we might enjoy some cool weather in Oklahoma—Mother Nature has another answer. Get ready for another round of some of that good ole hot summer time weather….temperatures threatening to approach 100 degrees! The Oklahoma Mesonet’s Gary McManus had the bad news this …
Hurricane raises financial nightmare for OKC’s Mammoth Energy
Once again Puerto Rico is without electrical power after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the country on Sunday, leaving millions in the dark. In all likelihood, Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy won’t be helping with power restoration like it did when Hurricane Maria hit the island country in 2017. Here’s why. When Maria left Puerto Rico …
Transparency ordered for Evergy in Kansas
Evergy, the largest electric utility in Kansas has been ordered to be open to the public about its capital spending. The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the transparency order that requires the company to explain its capital spending plan to the public reported The Sentinel. Click here for The Sentinel
Rep. Hern honored for his small business votes
In the eyes of one national business group, Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern is a “guardian” of small businesses in the U.S. The McCarville Report says the GOP Representative was honored by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Click here for McCarville Report
Texas energy supplier fined $1 million
Texas-based energy supplier Verde Energy USA has been hit with a $1 million fine by the state of Pennsylvania for an alleged wide range of what the state called “egregious” marketing violations. Among the reported violations was switching customers’ energy supply with their consent reported the Philadelphia Inquirer. Click here for Inquirer
Other headlines
** More than 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico are without power after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the island over the weekend as a Category 1 storm, bringing heavy rains and flooding that led to evacuations and rescues. ** An appeals court sides with the Delaware River Basin Commission and its fracking ban in some parts of Pennsylvania …
Native Exploration drills big oil and gas producers in McClain County
The three wells drilled near Blanchard by Oklahoma City-based Native Exploration Operating LLC turned out to be quite a hit for the company. Drilled on a single pad, the wells ended up with more than 2,000 barrels of oil a day and nearly 18,000 Mcf of natural gas. The largest gas producer, the Charles …
Denver is a “severe” violator of air quality with its smog
Anyone who has driven through Denver and expressed concern about the smog will want to know, the Environmental Protection Agency has reached the came conclusion. It’s nasty. The EPA has reclassified Denver and Colorado’s northern Front Range as “severe” violators of air quality standards. It means more stringent regulations are coming for businesses and …
Oil and gas rig numbers hold steady in Oklahoma
The latest rig report by Baker Hughes Co. showed Oklahoma’s rig activity remained steady with a count of 64 active oil and gas rigs, same number as one week earlier. The Friday numbers released by Baker Hughes showed a national gain of 4 rigs to a total of 763, including 8 more oil rigs …