Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for seven 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 Delaware, Kay, Mayes, Okmulgee, Payne, …
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is preparing to hold a public informational meeting on the Eagle Industries Superfund site in Midwest City. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Nick Harroz Community center, 200 N. Midwest Blvd in Midwest City. A presentation will be given …
Oklahoma Republican congressman Kevin Hern made it clear to Democrats on Tuesday, their Green New Deal would be “devastating” to Oklahoma. During a House Budget Committee hearing in which costs of climate change were explored, the Tulsa U.S. Representative said the Deal would put thousands out of work in Oklahoma and other energy-producing states. “It …
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A U.S. District Court judge in Tulsa has dismissed an earthquake lawsuit filed by an insurance company against six energy companies it accused of causing earthquakes in Oklahoma. Judge Gregory K. Frizzell made the ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Steadfast Insurance company which is a subsidiary of Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc. …
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the oil and gas firm he controls, Comstock Resources are acquiring another Dallas firm for nearly $1.6 billion. It will make Comstock the leading natural gas producer in the Haynesville Shale of northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. Comstock, based on Frisco, Texas is buying the privately-backed Covey Park Energy …
PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation in Houston is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index at the conclusion of the 2019 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the US market opens on July 1, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 7. PrimeEnergy is an independent oil and gas company with operating and district …
A Denver midstream company has announced plans to build a natural gas liquids pipeline connecting with ONEOK’s pipeline in Wyoming. Meritage Midstream Services II LLC announced its subsidiary Thunder Creek NGL Pipeline LLC will launch a binding open season to get volume dedications to support the new line. The construction will be on the company’s …
Phillips 66 has announced two separate 50/50 joint ventures to build a $1.6 billion pipeline from the Bakken to Cushing, Oklahoma and another $2.5 billion project to carry oil from Cushing and the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast refineries. The 24-inch Liberty pipeline will carry oil out of the Rockies and the …
No doubt energy workers who do their jobs outdoors in Oklahoma are thanking mother nature for unusually cool weather this week. Hard to believe but in Buffalo, there was a 44 degree wind child on Monday! And one Oklahoma Mesonet site tied the record for the lowest temperature ever recorded at 40 degrees. Gary McManus, …