Gasoline prices rebound in Oklahoma

A week after most states reported a drop in gasoline prices, they rose slightly according to AAA . The national average rose a penny, reaching an average of $2.44 per gallon this week. Oklahoma’s new average price is $2.15 a gallon, up about two cents compared to a week ago. Averages in the state’s major …

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Judge rules against landowners fighting Permian Highway pipeline near Austin

A federal judge in Austin has ruled against landowners and residents who want to stop Kinder Morgan’s $2 billion Permian Highway Pipeline which would carry gas from the Permian to near Houston. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman struck down a request on Friday by opponents of the $2 billion project according to the Houston …

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Increase in wastewater reported

The amount of wastewater created by oil and gas wells has increased in recent years, according to a new estimate, but not as fast as oil and gas production. Oil and gas production yielded 1.02 trillion gallons of wastewater in 2017, or 2.8 billion gallons a day, according to the estimate by John Veil, an …

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NGL expands operations in the Permian

  Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP announced that the Partnership recently signed separate, long-term produced water transportation and disposal agreements with two large, investment grade producer customers in the Delaware Basin. These agreements include acreage dedications totaling approximately 20,000 acres, from which initial produced water volumes are expected to be received beginning July 2020. The …

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Congressman blasts Bloomberg over how easy it is to farm

Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin suggests Democratic Presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg hasn’t the slightest idea of what it means to be a farmer.   Bloomberg drew ire on social media on Sunday night after resurfaced footage of the billionaire saying farming required less “gray matter” than modern work went viral, according to Newsweek. The ex-New York …

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Oil fraud lawsuit goes to trial in OKC federal court

A contentious lawsuit in which a Tulsa couple and an energy company they formed in 2015 stand accused of fraud and securities fraud in how they obtained $1 million to buy oil and gas leases goes to trial Tuesday in Oklahoma City federal court. U.S. District Court Judge Patrick R. Wyrick denied the motion for …

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Colorful Texas oilman Clayton Williams dead at 88

Clayton Williams, a Midland oilman, banker and entrepreneur who spent millions of his own money on a wild 1990 race for governor, has died. He was 88 and reportedly died of complications of pneumonia. Williams, a Republican, lost a nationally watched race for governor to Democrat Ann Richards in 1990, after besting three well-known Republicans …

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Oh oh—snow’s back in the forecast for some Oklahomans!

Just as you enjoyed the warmer weather of the past few days, reality of winter returns. Snow returns. A cold front is hitting the state again and state Climatologist Gary McManus says it will “bring us back down below normal for awhile.” So it means outdoor workers, those in the oilfields, wind turbine maintenance, power …

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Energy leader Groendyke stepping down after 44 years on Wildlife Commission

After 44 years as a member of the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission, energy leader John D. Groendyke is stepping down. He will be replaced by Northwestern Oklahoma insurance executive D. Chad Dillingham of Enid. Groendyke, president of Enid-based Groendyke Transport, the 5th largest bulk tank truck company serving the US and Canada served at the pleasure …

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Tulsa prepares to observe Earth Day

Plans are underway in Tulsa for the upcoming 50th anniversary Earth Day Celebration. It will be a combination of Earth Day celebration and jazz festival. The April 18, 2020 event will feature first-ever Native U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo who will explore the theme of Environmental Justice with her jazz band at the celebration. The …

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