While members of an Oklahoma state House committee prepare to hold a hearing this week on a bill to grant certain exemptions from the Open Meetings Act to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a similar attempt in Kansas is reported to be dead. Ardmore Rep. Tammy Townley’s HB2367 would make the three commissioners exempt for certain meetings, …
The map above depicts the potential situation this week for western Oklahoma as temperatures could hit record highs into the mid 80s before plunging more than 30 degees Tuesday night. Here’s how Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist Gary McManus described things in his Mesonet update. “Now along the way to that changeover it’s gonna be a …
** Ford Motor Co. is in the midst of a five-year “recall of a recall,” reinspecting more than a quarter-million vehicles after the company discovered sloppy work and false billing by dealership technicians during the required replacement of dangerous Takata air bags. ** Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower …
Just how much did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway pay to acquire the final 20% of the Pilot Travel Centers that exist across Oklahoma and other states? Reuters reports it was $2.6 billion, but was actually higher. The company had to first resolve a lawsuit over the price so the real total was about $13.6 …
A woman who ran oil and gas businesses in northwest New Mexico was recently indicted on charges of defrauding the federal government and two Indian tribes out of taxes and royalties. Teresa McCown’s M&M Production & Operation Inc. and Shoreline Oil & Gas Company were operating in the state’s San Juan Basin. The …
What a week of crazy weather in Oklahoma. Temperatures on Monday could hit 85 to 86 degrees in central Oklahoma and do it again on Tuesday before taking an estimated 33-35 degree plunge Tuesday leading to highs on Wednesday in the low 50s. But there is a caution about wildfire dangers in the western half …
The number of oil and gas rigs active in Oklahoma increased by two in the past week and the total for the U.S. did the same, according to the latest figures released by Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s count grew to 44, still far behind the 62 reported one year ago. Nationally, the count …
An effort is underway in the Oklahoma legislature to make the Oklahoma Corporation Commission exempt in some of its work from the state’s Open Meetings Act and allow certain meetings of the commissioners without notifying the public. The bill, HB2367 by Rep. Tammy Townley of Ardmore, would allow the three corporation commissioners to …
The fight over ROFR or Right of First Refusal at the State Capitol in Oklahoma just became a hardball game, and it’s resulted in something of a firestorm for the state’s renewable energy industry. House Speaker Charles McCall, reportedly “furious” over the opposition by NextEra Energy to a possible ROFR bill in the legislature …
Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne announced the retirement of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mark W. Smith. He intends to retire in August of 2024 and the company has already launched a search to identify CFO candidates. Once he retires, Smith will remain as a senior advisor to the company until December 2024. …
