So many Oklahomans attended Friday’s state capitol earthquake hearing that it had to be moved from a meeting room to the House chambers. Representative Richard Morrissette’s hearing provided an avenue for angry Oklahomans to ask questions and dem…
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South of the Border for Aubrey McClendon’s OKC Company
Oklahoma City-based American Energy Partners, LP has reached out and signed an exploration agreement with YPF, an energy firm considered to be the main oil producer in Argentina. Under the agreement signed by Aubrey K. McClendon of American Energ…
Merger turns Shaky for Williams Cos. and Energy Transfer
Reports are growing of the possibility that the $40 billion merger of Energy Transfer Equity LP and Tulsa-based Williams Cos. might be called off because their stock has taken a huge fall.
The deal was announced last September and was expected t…
New Mexico to Sue EPA over Colorado Gold Mine Spill and Pollutionj
The state of New Mexico intends to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over last year’s gold mine spill that polluted the Animas River in Colorado and three other states.
The state filed papers on Thursday claiming that the government had cr…
Crude Prices Make Headway on Thursday
Crude prices ticked upward on Thursday despite persistent worries over supply and demand. February West Texas Intermediate crude added 72 cents to end trade at $31.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On its last day as the front month cont…
ONE Gas Schedules Its Financial Release
We’ll know about ONE Gas’ financial performance for 2015 next month. The company has scheduled its fourth quarter and year-end 2015 earnings report on February 17, after the market closes.
Analysts believe the company should make a profit of around 69…
Rep. Russell at Odds with White House over Iranian Nuclear Arms Deal
Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Steve Russell finds himself at odds with the White House over the Iranian Nuclear Arms deal that includes allowing Iran to dump huge amounts of oil into the world markets. President Obama is threatening to veto Russell’s Iran Terror…
Hamm’s Prediction—-$60 Oil by End of the Year
Sixty dollar oil by the end of the year? It’s what Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm, chairman of Continental Resources has predicted in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. He made his prediction on Wednesday as oil prices fell below $30 a barr…
Wind Industry Firm Faces Uphill Battle in Iowa over Massive Transmission Line
The wind industry and its related power firms are facing challenges in Iowa where the State Utilities Board has handed a setback for a company proposing a $2 billion transmission line to move wind energy from Iowa to Illinois. It’s one of two mas…
Governor Says GE’s Departure in Connecticut Shows Need for Lower Taxes
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is trying to showcase General Electric’s departure from the state of Connecitcut over taxes as the reason she has worked to lower taxes in Oklahoma.
GE, the company in the midst of constructing an energy research site in …