Man-camp provider Civeo Corporation, a firm with closed operations in Oklahoma plans to announce its second quarter 2020 earnings on Wednesday, July 29. The firm’s leaders will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. Central time and discuss financial and operating results for the quarter. The results will be released before the market opens …
Coal sales lawsuit filed by tribes and environmentalists in Montana
Indian tribes, environmentalists and some states are not giving up in their efforts to stop the Trump administration from selling coal from public lands, even though a federal court has allowed it. A coalition of those groups filed suit this week in Montana to stop the government from the coal sales, according to the …
Briggs and Stratton is latest bankruptcy victim
Briggs and Stratton engines—they ran everything from lawn mowers to scooters to go-carts and more. Now the manufacturer is the latest American business to file for bankruptcy protection. Founded in 1908 by an inventor and investor, the Milwaukee-based firm filed this week. Briggs filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for …
Another Bakken oil pipeline had been shut down before Dakota Access
The Dakota Access pipeline wasn’t the only line to be shut down by the courts in recent weeks. Bloomberg reports the Dakota Access was actually the second line ordered closed by a judge. On July 2, a lesser-known conduit called Tesoro High Plains was ordered shut for the first time in its 67 …
Oil futures settle higher as positive COVID-19 vaccine trial results ease demand concerns
A slight gain in crude oil prices was seen Monday in trading as analysts believe it was due to news of positive results from an earlier COVID-19 vaccine trial. The news might have helped offset the pandemic’s risk to economic recovery and energy demand. West Texas Intermediate August oil finished the day 22 cents …
Boeing expands operations at Tinker Air Force Base with new hiring plans
A $20 million project at Tinker Air Force base will result in expanded modernization efforts for the Air Force’s nearly 70-year old B-52 bomber and result in the hiring of a few hundred engineers. Boeing OKC announced it started construction on a new high-bay addition to its existing facility where the work will create …
Halliburton’s 2Q losses grew to $1.7 billion
A second quarter net loss of $1.7 billion or $1.91 per diluted share was announced Monday by Halliburton Company, months after the firm shut down, laid off hundreds of workers and eventually closed its command center in El Reno, Oklahoma. It was an increase from the $1 billion or $1.16 per diluted share reported …
Rainfall and wind surprise Panhandle residents
Those thunderstorms of the past week to 10 days in Oklahoma have left residents of the Panhandle surprised—-it rained. It even caught State Climatologist Gary McManus off guard who, in his Monday Oklahoma Mesonet update took note of how nearly 3 inches of rain fell near Boise City. “Hey now, even during the worst of the …
Ghost town’s research site gets permanent protection in Colorado
A ghost town near Crested Butte, Colorado that has served as a scientific research site for nearly a century will be preserved as the result of a conservation easement. The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, a town only accessible by skis, foot and fat bicycles in the winter has attracted scientists from across …
Noble Energy acquired by Chevron in $5 billion deal
Noble Energy, the firm founded by the late Lloyd Noble in Ardmore, Oklahoma has been snatched up by Chevron in a $5 billion all-stock deal. Chevron said on Monday it would buy Noble Energy in a $5 billion all-stock deal, bolstering its shale presence as a plunge in crude prices have made assets cheaper. The deal, …










