A 40-year old former top landman for SandRidge Energy, Inc. drew a 21-month prison sentence in Oklahoma City federal court for taking kickbacks and defrauding the company. Joel Matthew Eilerts, who now lives in San Diego, California was sentenced after pleading guilty in October of 2017 to a two-count information that charged him with conspiracy …
The May 13 order by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in support of OGE’s purchase of the AES Shady Point coal-fired plant near Poteau is being appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. A group called Oklahoma Energy Results filed an appeal over the acquisition of the 360-megawatt plant. Oklahoma Gas and Electric purchased AES Shady Point …
The past week was one of some states holding steady while others reported continued losses of the number of oil and gas drilling rigs across the U.S., a sign that more and more rigs are being stacked in storage rather then being used to find new energy. Oklahoma dropped one to reach 100, compared to …
Residents of Western Kansas felt the rumble of a 4.5 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning, one strong enough to have been felt in northeast Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the event at 3:50 a.m. and indicated its epicenter was 3.8 miles southeast of the Rooks county town of Zurich and 4 miles west of …
A survey indicates the average tech worker in Oklahoma City is paid nearly $75,000 a year while those in Dallas make more than $98,000 annually. The survey was conducted by Business.org which found Oklahoma City’s average Tech salary is $74,671 compared to $74,778 in Wichita, Kansas and $98,237 in Dallas,Texas. Oklahoma City’s average is …
The director of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa says last month’s severe flooding along the Arkansas River will likely keep barge traffic halted for much of the summer. David Yarbrough says it might be months before traffic resumes. “Most of the ports and terminals have been hanging onto their fleet because we couldn’t ship,” Yarbrough …
Oil has a long history of helping finance and develop a lot of businesses in Oklahoma and one of those industries is “radio.” There is a rich history of oil and gas companies either acquiring radio stations in the state or carrying out nationwide advertising on radio networks. When he worked for the Oklahoma History …
Plans by Phillips 66 to build a deep-water crude exporting port in the Gulf of Mexico are getting the support of the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas. “When (Phillips) 66 came and pitched us on their concept and their location and their idea, we were very keen to work with them,” Port CEO …
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has had to go to federal court as it attempts to purchase a tiny bit of land for highway improvements in Pawnee County. And a U.S. District judge in Tulsa has ruled the DOT must dot all the “Is” and cross all the “Ts” in order to do it. The …
Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for six more Oklahoma counties impacted by flooding, tornadoes, severe storms and straight-line winds. The disaster assistance benefits individuals and business owners affected by severe storms that have occurred since May 7 in Alfalfa, Craig, Garfield, Kingfisher, …