Category: General

Rep. Morrissette to Make Run for Corporation Commission

Lost in the past week’s appearance by environmental activist Erin Brockovich at an earthquake forum in Edmond was the announcement by host, Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-OKC that he planned to run for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
The man who’s l…

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$6.5 million Judgment Against Pipeline Companies Over Wildfire

A jury in Stillwater has ordered two pipeline companies to pay more than $6 million in damages over a 2012 wildfire that was sparked by welders ignoring a day-old statewide burn ban.
The jury ordered IPS Engineering L.L.C. and Global Pipeline Co…

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Another Promise of a Production Meeting Sends Crude Higher Thursday

Another promise of a meeting, another rally on the crude markets. April West Texas Intermediate crude added 92 cents on Thursday to settle at $33.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. April Brent crude gained 88 cents to end trade at $35.29 …

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Commissioners Won’t Support Anthony in Reopening Bribed Vote Rate Case

“There is bribery and corruption.” Commissioner Bob Anthony.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission chairman Bob Anthony was unsuccessful Thursday in convincing the two remaining commissioners they should reopen a nearly 25-year old Southwestern Bel…

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Commissioners Won’t Support Anthony inReopening Bribed Vote Rate Case

“There is bribery and corruption.” Commissioner Bob Anthony.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission chairman Bob Anthony was unsuccessful Thursday in convincing the two remaining commissioners they should reopen a nearly 25-year old Southwestern Bel…

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Kimray to Join Ranks of Those Making Layoffs in Energy Downturn

Oilfield equipment manufacturer Kimray Inc. is making layoffs in the wake of the energy downturn that has seen the state lose thousands of workers in the oil and gas patch.
Kimray says it will cut its workforce by 10 percent beginning the first …

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Petition Drive Underway Against Devon, Chesapeake and New Dominion

More than 11,000 people have signed a nationwide petiton drive led by the Washington, D.C. non-profit watchdog, Public Justice aimed against the three energy companies sued last week for causing earthquakes through their wastewater disposal wells…

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Gas Prices Creeping Back Up in Oklahoma

Gasoline prices are creeping back up in Oklahoma, reaching a statewide average of $1.50 a gallon, according to a check of the population gasoline website, GasBuddy.com.
The site says the $1.50 average compares to the $1.41 one week ago in the st…

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EPA Director Disappointed but Fighting Back on Court Ruling

While dozens of states and hundreds of members of Congress are fighting the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency is fighting back.
Speaking in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, McCarthy admitted she was d…

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Lankford Explains Filing of Briefing Fighting EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Yes, it is about federal overreach. It’s what U.S. Senator James Lankford tells OK Energy Today as he and all members of the Oklahoma Congressional delegation joined others in the House and Senate in supporting the legal fight by Oklahoma and doz…

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