Oklahoma’s rig numbers remained the same in the past week while nationally, they increased by three to hit 323 active oil and gas rigs in the country as the coronavirus pandemic continued on its deadly path across the country and the world. Baker Hughes Co. reported the nation saw an increase of 5 oil …
A study will get underway to test the air quality for people who live around those large-scale commercial poultry operations in eastern Oklahoma. The Frontier reported the University of Oklahoma’s Hudson College of Public Health will begin the study targeting homes within 3,000 feet of the large chicken growing farms. It will evaluate the …
Oklahoma’s ONEOK wants to expand the capacity of a natural gas liquids pipeline it has in North Dakota. The company filed a request with the state’s Public Service Commission to add to pump stations and boost horsepower along the Bear Creek NGL pipeline near Halliday in Dunn County. Click here for full story from The …
** The Trump administration announces it will auction drilling leases for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in January, bypassing public comments and sparking warnings of costly legal action reported InsideClimate News. ** A conservationist says the Interior Department’s failure to include New Mexico projects for funding could be related to criticism of William Perry Pendley’s appointment to lead the Bureau …
OGE Energy Corp. named W. Bryan Buckler chief financial officer effective January 1, 2021. He will replace Steve Merrill who is retiring after 13 years with the company, where he held several key leadership roles at Enogex, Enable and his current role of CFO at OGE, which he assumed in 2014. Buckler, 48, joins OGE from Duke Energy Corporation, …
Crude oil futures hit a 9-month high in Thursday’s trading after OPEC+ agreed to ease oil-output cuts next year. The decision came nearly a week after contentious wrangling among OPEC+ members. They finally agreed to add 500,000 barrels a day of crude production to the market in January. Afterward, the ministers will meet monthly …
After winning a nearly $882 million contract and replacing IAP Worldwide Services to do maintenance of the Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base and others, Vertex Aerospace LLC said it plans to hire the IAP workers who will be laid off next month. Vertex Aerospace announced Thursday it had been awarded …
Amazon.com just gave a huge early Christmas gift to Oklahoma City and the state with the announcement it plans to build a new fulfillment center and create more than 500 new full-time jobs. The company said it will launch the new one-million square feet center in 2021 where workers will pick, pack and ship bulky …
Mancamp builder Civeo Corporation announced it has regained compliance with the New York Stock Exchange. The company, with headquarters in Houston, Texas and Canada said it was notified on Wednesday by the Exchange. Civeo was notified in March that its shares had fallen below the continued listing standard and failed to keep a minimum …
Pioneer Natural Resources Company in Dallas is moving ahead in its merger with Parsley Energy, Inc. and plans a special meeting of stockholders. The meeting will be held to allow shareholders to decide the issuance of Pioneer common stock as part of the merger with Parsley. The decision will be made January 12 of …
