Oklahoma continues to parallel the nation in the extraordinary number of initial claims for unemployment insurance as COVID-19 related closures and declines in the oil patch put more people out of work. For the week ending April 4, 2020, unadjusted initial claims in Oklahoma totaled 51,124, an increase of 3,380 from the previous record-setting …
The amount of air travel, or dramatic lack of it at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport explains why there has been a plunge in demand for jet fuel as the COVID-19 pandemic affects travel, not just in Oklahoma but across the globe. Rystad Energy came out with new analysis this week saying global oil …
A year after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law against cities and towns banning plastic bags, more cities are suspending their bans because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I want to make sure I make it easy for industry to do business in Oklahoma,” Stitt said at the time he signed the …
While the state of Colorado promises to be aggressive in its enforcement of environmental rules after the EPA announced suspension of enforcement of air quality rules, the state of Oklahoma is handling matters on a case-by-case basis. Robert D. Singletary, General Counsel for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality addressed the issue in a …
Without comment, judges of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver have refused the challenge of an Oklahoma refinery company and the owner of two others whose exemptions from bio-fuel blending requirements had been invalidated by the court. Wynnewood Refining Company and HollyFrontier, operator of two other refineries that had been involved in …
One of the nation’s largest ethanol manufacturers announced this week intentions to idle production at three plants in Iowa and South Dakota. According to the announcement, POET bioprocessing units in Chancellor, South Dakota, Ashton, Iowa, and Coon Rapids, Iowa, will be idled, while the startup of a new plant in Shelbyville, Indiana, will be delayed. The …
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday, April 6, virtual meeting include a detailed report on the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s efforts to preserve critical highway operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and approval of contracts for work on I-40 in Pottawatomie County, SH-3 in Canadian County, US-412 in Woodward County and US-69 in Atoka …
A day before OPEC nations met to consider reduction of their flood oil onto the world market, a move that has devastated energy companies in Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. members of congress including Reps Kevin Hern and Markwayne Mullin asked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to take action. The Representatives are …
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Energy Corp.’s upcoming annual shareholders meeting will be a virtual meeting as the company follows the path of what so many other corporations have done as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will be held May 21 beginning at 10 am. Central Daylight time. Shareholders are encouraged to …
Oklahoma’s agency for unemployment insurance and re-employment of displaced workers is conducting a virtual Town Hall for claimants and the public at-large. With more Oklahomans facing unemployment due to the impact of COVID-19, OESC is hosting the event to quickly provide critical information about the claims process to those who need it. “We’re completely …
