A judge has sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for a 2018 shooting that happened at the Bergey Windpower plant in Norman, Oklahoma. As The Oklahoman reported this week, a woman who nearly lost an arm in the shooting testified during the sentencing of William Ray Adams. Colette Wind walked to the …
Two more Indian tribes have gone to court in an attempt to stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Montana. The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of northeast Montana have filed the latest lawsuit against the federal government opposing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. At the same time, the Trump administration …
Oil production in Colorado’s top producing county dropped by 60% from March to April as energy producers shuttered thousands of wells in the wake of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of producing wells at Colorado’s largest oil producers plummeted from 22,896 in March to 16,831 in April, according to production …
An enormous dust cloud has finally hit the United States, after journeying 5,000 miles from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic Ocean. Yes, it was the Saharan desert dust that settled over Oklahoma over the weekend, leaving a hazy sky that clouded the view for miles. The plume darkened the skies in Puerto …
** BP has announced plans to sell its petrochemical business to chemical giant INEOS for $5bn. BP said in a statement on Monday it had agreed the deal to sell part of its business that makes chemicals as a byproduct of oil refining. The sale is part of new chief executive Bernard Looney’s radical plan to remake BP for the …
The south-central Arkansas city of Camden plans to buy solar electric power from a company that intends to construct a new solar farm near the city. The Camden News reports the city’s board of aldermen unanimously approved an amended contract with Scene Solar for the city and water department to buy the solar power …
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has set the members of its 2020 Board of Directors and has named Gene Love as its chairman. Over the next year, the board will meet once a month to discuss turnpike and transportation issues. The members of the 2020 OTA Board of Directors are: Gene Love, Chairman, Lawton; John D. …
As part of its bankruptcy filing Sunday, Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy also filed suit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in an attempt to prevent two pipeline companies from interfering with the bankruptcy. The suit against FERC asks the bankruptcy court in Texas, where the legal filing was made on Sunday, to prevent legal …
Oklahoma’s latest drilling permits show exploration will range from the western reaches of the Panhandle to the southern part of the state. Grand Mesa Operating Company obtained a permit to drill on land owned by the State Land Commission in Cimarron County at 04 5N 4E. The Iron Jacket #1-4 is at a site …
The bankruptcy filing by Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy, one of the largest bankruptcies of an energy firm in recent years has fueled speculation about other energy firms that could follow suit. Could there be a ripple effect? Three were cited in a report by the Motley Fool which cited shrinking liquidity on the part …