Helmerich and Payne to release earnings reports July 25

Tulsa-based Helmerich and Payne intends to release its fiscal third quarter 2019 earnings report on July 25. Company management will also hold a conference call to be broadcast live over the Internet at 10 a.m. central time. John Lindsay, President and CEO will be joined by Vice President and CFO Mark Smith and Director of …

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Dividend announced by ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips announced a quarterly dividend of 30.5 cents per share. It will be payable Sept. 3, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 22, 2019. The company previously announced the same quarterly 30.5 cent a share dividend in May. It was payable June 3, 2019. The announcement was made as …

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SEC filing by NGL Energy

A filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission revealed that NGL Energy Partners LP director Bryan K. Guderian acquired 8,000 more shares in the Tulsa-based company. The filing showed that he now owns 56,500 shares in the NGL Energy Partners LP.  Guderian joined the board in May 2012. He has served as Senior Vice President …

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Congressman Cole calls it the “Green No Deal”

Using words like “unrealistic,” “socialism,” “radical,” “nonsensical” and “unworkable,” Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole explains in his latest column why he opposes the Green New Deal offered by Democrats. Here is his column: Regardless of political points of view, most Americans can agree that good stewardship of the earth and its precious resources is important. And …

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Corruption probe in Puerto leads to 6 arrests

A month after it was revealed the FBI was investigating alleged corruption in the government of Puerto Rico, six arrests were made but none involved an Oklahoma company that won nearly $1 billion in power restoration contracts with the government. The six arrests, which included Puerto Rico’s former education secretary, focused on how the suspects …

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Ada research center supported by Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler in support of the of the new Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma. In late June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced …

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Oklahoma is far from top states for business

    Oklahoma is far from making CNBC’s list of “America’s Top States for Business in 2019. The state is ranked 43rd worst based on a study that ranks states for business competitiveness.  Some of the categories used in creating the ranking are the workforce, economy, quality of life and cost of doing business.   …

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OKC voters okay new ONG franchise agreement

A change to the Oklahoma Natural Gas franchise agreement with Oklahoma City was approved by voters in Tuesday’s election day. Voters also approved a City Charter amendment. The change to the ONG franchise agreement affects franchise fees paid by ONG to the city. After negotiations, the City and ONG agreed the definition should include certain …

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Dividend declared by Phillips 66

Shareholders in Phillips 66 are getting a 90-cent a share quarterly dividend. The board of directors declared the dividend and it will be payable on Sept. 3, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 20, 2019. The company also declared a 90-cent dividend in early May.  

Senator predicts Iran will come to the negotiating table

  Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says sanctions against Iran are working and he predicts the country will eventually sit down and negotiate with the U.S. about nuclear weapons development. “Iran will come to the negotiating table but it’s gonna take several years to get them there,” said the Republican Senator in an interview with …

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