Congresswoman Kendra Horn (D-OK), Chairwoman of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, and Ranking Member Brian Babin (R-TX) introduced two bipartisan resolutions that honor the American accomplishment of being the first – and only – country to land humans on the surface of the Moon by commemorating the date of the first moonwalk. On July 20, …
Stillwater’s Regional Airport Director Paul Priegel has been named chairman of the South Central Chapter Academic Relations Committee of the American Association of Airport Executives. In this role, Priegel will work to strengthen the relationships between the South Central ChapterAAAE and the regional student AAAE chapters at participating universities across the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas and Central …
Aviation and Aerospace is trending among Oklahoma students, and the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) has emphatically been a driving force of those trends. Through summer camp programs and primary through secondary aviation education curriculum across the state, the Commission has boosted that interest through its aviation and aerospace education grant program. Last year, 25 …
Oklahoma’s STACK play continues to be a big producer for Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources Co. This week, the company reported a well with nearly 2,500 barrels of oil production a day in Blaine County. Located at 6 16N 11W, the Blondie 1-6-7-18xhm well had production of 2,463 barrels of oil a day along with 5,606 …
Devon Energy Corp. announced Monday it is establishing a voluntary, company-specific target to reduce methane emissions for its U.S. oil and natural gas production operations. The company said the move was consistent with its core value of being a good environmental steward. By 2025, Devon will achieve a methane-intensity rate of 0.28 percent or lower. …
Gasoline prices dropped in the past week with Oklahoma’s new average price going from $2.55 last week to $2.46 a gallon this week. National prices dropped as well, slipping 6 cents a gallon to reach an average of $2.75. Tulsa prices went from $2.53 a gallon last week to $2.37 this week. Drivers in Oklahoma …
Kiowa Power Partners, LLC, owner of Tenaska Kiamichi Generating Station near Kiowa, and the facility’s electricity customer, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy), have awarded $10,500 in college scholarships to seven Kiowa High School seniors. Since 2004, the companies have presented 132 scholarships totaling $134,500 to local students. Scholarships were awarded to Kiowa …
Bloomberg News reports how a handful of drillers in Texas are experimenting with pumping highly-pressurized natural gas back down into their wells as a way to deal with the gas glut and increase oil production. The news agency says EOG Resources Inc. is leading the movement, pumping the pressurized gas into wells that are no …
Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for seven Oklahoma counties hit hard 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 Canadian, Creek, Logan, …
News that Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy Services had come under federal investigation over the nearly $1 billion in electrical power restoration contracts in Puerto Rico left company stock reeling. While opening prices last week hit a high of $11.20 on Wednesday, they dropped when news surfaced of the probe by the Federal Bureau of …