HomeServe USA (HomeServe), the leading provider of home emergency repair service plans recently announced the expansion of its agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) with the launch of service to customers located in AEP’s operating unit Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) territory. The new warranty services program will begin with an offer for the …
Chesapeake rig fire under investigation as 3rd worker dies
Leadership at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy must be wondering if more lawsuits are coming after a third death from a fire at one of the company’s Eagle Ford rigs in South Texas. It was the nation’s deadliest oilfield accident since five workers died in a similar accident near Quinton, Oklahoma. Local media identified the victim …
New NGL executive acquires company shares
An Executive Vice President of NGL Energy Partners picked up 50,000 shares in the company this week. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed John Ciolek acquired the shares through direct ownership. Ciolek is a Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and joined the company in January of this year. The filing also …
Garvin County produces more Continental Resources wells
Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources came up with a mother-daughter pair of wells in Garvin County with combined production of nearly 1,400 barrels of oil a day. The two Lang wells were drilled at 20 3N 4W which is a site about three miles west of the community of Purdy, a town directly south of Lindsay. …
Unit extends note offering
Tulsa’s Unit Corporation announced on Monday that it has extended again the expiration date of a previous offering of senior notes in a continued effort to raise money. The latest extension applies to 6.625%b Senior Subordinated notes due 2021 which can be exchanged for newly issued 10.000% Senior secured notes due 2024 and 7.000% Junior …
Stock Exchange to honor Cheniere Energy
Executives of Houston-based Cheniere Energy, Inc., the Texas company with a major pipeline stretching from Kingfisher County south to the state line will ring the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell this week. The official ringing will be performed Wednesday morning by Jack Fusco, the company President and Chief Executive Officer and other members of …
Alliance wants Oklahomans to pay heed to Governor’s warning
The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma is urging lawmakers to heed Governor Stitt’s warning of the effect the current industry downturn could have on the state budget. In his State of the State remarks Monday, Governor Stitt recognized the central role the hardworking men and women in the oil and natural gas industry play in Oklahoma’s …
What’s in Bernie Sanders bill to ban fracking?
A reading of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ fracking ban bill, the one he introduced last Friday in the U.S. Senate contends hydraulic fracturing is not in the national interest of the United States. If it were to become law, it would impact virtually every oil and gas company in Oklahoma and other states. Officially, it …
Elizabeth Warren’s Oklahoma gas connections haunt her political campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren apparently has something of a political skeleton in her closet. And it involves oil and gas connections in southeast Oklahoma. The Wall Street Journal reported it over the weekend and the DailyWire.com echoed the story about some critics might say shows hypocrisy on Warren’s part as she runs for President, decrying …
EVs make big splash in Super Bowl ads
The Super Bowl TV ads draw nearly as much attention as the game itself, but this year as fans watched the Kansas City Chiefs come from behind for a win over the San Francisco 49ers, they were treated to not one, but several ads pushing electric vehicles. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report explained: SUPER BOWL ADS …










