DNA from a cigarette butt has led to the arrest in North Dakota of a man wanted for taking part in a riot three years ago in protest of the Dakota Access pipeline. The riot resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Morton County prosecutors also charged Lawrence Malcolm Jr., 23, of Sisseton, …
Reuters reports that Italy’s Snam is working on a bid for a stake in a $6 billion natural gas pipeline in the United States in what would be the gas group’s first foray outside Europe. The Milan-based company, controlled by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is carrying out due diligence to buy a 33% stake …
Colorado took the unusual step of inviting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to downgrade the air quality rating of the state’s biggest population center, and not everyone thinks that was a good idea according to the Associated Press. The EPA held a hearing Friday on whether to lower the ozone status of Denver and eight …
On my first day as president, I will sign an executive order that puts a total moratorium on all new fossil fuel leases for drilling offshore and on public lands. And I will ban fracking—everywhere. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The promise from Oklahoma’s own Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democratic Senator who’s running for President is to …
Oklahoma’s economy isn’t just zipping along but it continues to show growth, despite a slowdown of oil and gas tax receipts and a slight drop in income tax collections. It’s the summary offered by State Treasurer Randy McDaniel as he announced the August gross receipts to the treasury were up 3.2 percent compared to August …
A fight is underway in court between the Port of Corpus Christi and the City of Port Aransas in Texas. The Port filed suit this week against the city in an attempt to break a 30-year lease of th Marina at Pork Aransas. The Marina sits on the Port of Corpus Christi property. The termination …
Oklahoma’s slide in the number of oil and gas rigs isn’t the only reflection of what’s happening in the energy industry. Investors are losing faith in oil and gas despite the massive output of crude oil from such plays as the STACK and SCOOP in Oklahoma as well as the Permian Basin in Texas and …
If a permit is approved, Koch Fertilizer plans a major expansion of its Enid fertilizer plant in northern Oklahoma. The company applied for a construction permit to carry out the expansion. If okayed, the construction would begin at the end of 2020 and take two year for completion. Koch wants to increase its ammonia production …
Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry continues its slide in oilfield drilling activity as the state dropped another 5 rigs to reach 75 this week compared to a week ago. A year ago, Oklahoma had 137 working oil and gas rigs but the drop in oil prices has taken its toll on oilfield activity. Nationally, the …
Members of the Environmental Quality Board of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality encourage residents of southern Oklahoma to attend a public forum scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2019. The public forum will be held following the regular business meeting of the board. There is no way to estimate how long the business meeting will …