A Drone bill is closer to being sent to Governor Mary Fallin for signature into law. House Bill 2599, authored by Sen. Ron Sharp would restrict flights of unmanned aircraft over “critical infrastructure” less than 400 feet above ground or past their fence lines. The Senate passed the measure last week and returned it to …
Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe says the U.S. should not be “rewarding bad behavior” by spending nearly $9 million to purchase 32 tons of heavy water from Iran in order to help the country comply with the Iran Nuclear Deal. The senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee continues to be critical of the …
Those who work in the oil and gas fields of northwestern Oklahoma as well as electrical company workers will want to know that Tuesday could bring severe weather to the region. It’s the forecast from News 9 meteorologist Jed Castles. “Many of the ingredients are coming together for severe weather Tuesday. Parts of our region …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy thanked Governor Fallin and lawmakers who worked to pass House Bill 3158, clarifying the authority of the Corporation Commission (OCC) to respond to the risk of induced earthquakes. The bill allows the OCC to take emergency action with regard to disposal well operation or other activities within its jurisdiction when public safety …
Despite the downturn in oil and gas prices, Houston-based Black Stone Minerals L.P. has made a $102 million purchase of 1.2 million acres of assets in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The company made the purchase from Freeport-McMoRan Oil and Gas. “This transaction is a great example of the type of package that Black Stone likes to …
Secretary of State John Kerry’s signing of the Paris international climate agreement this past weekend prompted Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe to call it an agreement that President Obama cannot deliver his commitments. “His so-called Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of his efforts, has been rejected by a bipartisan majority in Congress and lacks support …
A solar-powered airplane on an around-the-world journey has reached the halfway point as it travels from Hawaii to California. The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft is operating with pilot Bertrand Piccard at the controls. Piccard took a few minutes Friday to exchange pleasantries with the United Nations secretary general as he flew high above the Pacific …
Halliburton Co. said Friday that it cut more than 6,000 jobs in the first quarter, continuing a purge at the oilfield services company that has reduced its workforce by one third since late 2014. The company revenue in the first quarter fell to $4.2 billion, a 40 percent decline from the first quarter of 2015. …
A new study published by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that sandhill Cranes flying over the Great Plains are not at serious risk from the many wind turbines in the region. It said the current placement of the towers in central and southern Great Plains, a region that includes Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas “may have …
Rainfall this week cut areas of drought in Oklahoma according to the Thursday report of the Oklahoma Mesonet. “We went from 32 percent of the state in drought to 10 percent,” said Gary McManus, State Climatologist. “That seems about right. The only increases were in western Roger Mills and Ellis counties and also over in …
