Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is hoping to land another $300 million in unemployment help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money would be used to help those workers who lost their employment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read more from the McCarville Report.
More Oklahomans are getting a taste of what oil and gas workers experienced in the past several months—the loss of their jobs. The latest are 142 employees of the Vetta Brands operation in Norman where the apparels plant is being shut down. In a WARN notice sent to the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, …
A Houston pipeline company has plans to build a West Texas pipeline carrying wastewater from Lubbock to customers in Texas and New Mexico. Palisade Pipeline estimates industry freshwater demand in portions of the Permian Basin reached over 33.6 million gallons a day last year. The Houston-based company sees opportunity in that challenge — …
PTTEP, a national petroleum exploration and production company in Thailand, awarded Halliburton a contract to design and implement a series of digital transformation projects as part of PTTEP’s Advanced Production Excellence Initiative. APEX will improve operational efficiency and production in four offshore fields: Arthit, Greater Bongkot South, Greater Bongkot North and the Myanmar …
The annual Colorado Water Congress, the summit of the state’s discussions on supply, storage and conservation, is online this year, and it’ll be the first chance for big-name candidates to make a splash. Incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner will make an address and answer questions live Aug. 25 at noon. His challenger, Gov. John …
Oil futures shook off early weakness Monday, with its resilience attributed in part to reports China would boost U.S. crude imports and that OPEC+ members largely complied with production cuts last month. West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 88 cents, or 2.1% to finish at $42.89 a …
An estimated 200 workers are losing their jobs in Louisiana because COVID-19 is forcing the shutdown of a helicopter ferrying company. Click here to view the story from Fox 8 in Louisiana.
Tulsa-based Laredo Petroleum on Monday announced the appointment of a new member to the company’s board of directors and the resignation of another member. Lisa Lambert, founder and president of National Grid Partners and also the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at National Grid joined the board on Aug. 13. Prior experience includes two …
At least 19 Oklahoma companies made the newly-released Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing privately held companies. The top-ranked Oklahoma firm is Arete Acquisitions, LLC of Norman, a mineral and royalty acquisition company formed in 2010 by four partners. Justin Burgess, a landman and attorney is one of the founders and also the Chief …
Another virtual meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18 by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Each of the three commissioners is expected to take part virtually rather than being physically present in the Corporation Commission headquarters building. AGENDA Item Topic I A. Call to order B. Announcement concerning public notice C. Determination of quorum II …