More issues with Air Force’s new KC 46 tankers

Remember those new Boeing KC-46 tankers and carriers sent to Altus Air Force base some months ago and how there were issues with the planes? Now there are still more problems, resulting in the U.S. Air Force implementing an indefinite barring of the planes carrying cargo and passengers. Defense News reported this week the decision …

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Colorado Indian tribe reaches agreement on its oil and gas production

  The Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Southern Colorado has reached a new agreement with one county about the operation of oil and gas production by the tribe on county-owned lands. The agreement is with La Plata County and is something of an extension of an agreement the tribe made with the county 15 years …

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Mullin Introduces All-Of-The-Above Energy Reform Bill

It’s called an “all-of-the-above American energy reform bill” and Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin was one of six Republicans in the House who introduced the measure this week. Formally, it is called the American Energy First Act and is designed to expand domestic energy production on federal lands. In announcing the act, Rep. Mullin, who is …

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Oklahoma Reps split votes on Florida offshore drilling ban bill

The House passed a bill this week to permanently ban offshore drilling off Florida’s Gulf Coast but without the support of four of the five representatives from Oklahoma. It was a party-line split in the state as Democrat Kendra Horn was among 248 Representatives who supported the measure that Democrats argued would help Florida’s tourism …

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Toro laid off workers at Ditch Witch in Perry

The new owner of Charles Machine Works, parent company of Ditch Witch has laid off 25 workers at the company’s operations in Perry. It was seven months ago when Toro bought the Oklahoma manufacture. Spokesman Branden Happel explained the layoffs were due to personnel restructuring and affected business and corporate functions. The 25 Oklahoma workers …

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Australian wildcatter hoping to find oil in far SW Texas

An Australian energy company has been drilling exploration wells in far West Texas in an area populated by more cattle than oil wells. The area where Helios Energy Limited claims to have found signs of oil is not in the Permian Basin but in an area of rural Presidio County, Texas. The company has drilled …

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Amazon prepares to open new air hub in Fort Worth

While Amazon is completing new major distribution centers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the company prepares to open its Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in October. The hub is described as the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network. It was designed to support the company’s …

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Walmart pitches in to help hurricane victims

Walmart announced it is donating $500,000 in cash and in-kind donations to help victims of Hurricane Dorian in North Carolina, South Carolina and the Bahamas. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company’s Sam’s Club is also helping with contributions for relief and recovery. The commitment will support organizations that are helping meet the needs of those …

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Enable Midstream hopes to land more investors

An Oklahoma City midstream company with nearly 14,000 miles of pipeline assets took part in a Chicago conference in an attempt to attract more investors. Enable Midstream Partners, LP and members of its senior management were part of the J.P. Morgan Midwest Energy Infrastructure and MLP Conference in Chicago on Thursday. Potential investors could also …

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Even small acquisitions have to be reported to the SEC

Anytime corporate leaders at ONEOK acquire or dispose of shares in the company, they are required to report it to the Securities Exchange Commission—no matter how big or how small. This week, three corporate executives made filings with the SEC showing how each acquired 2 shares in the company. Each share was valued at $73.67. …

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