Former state treasurer listed in OGE filing with SEC

A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by OGE Energy Corp. shows a transfer of shares to a new company officer. The May 24 filing reflected the acquisition of 599 shares in the company were made by Kenneth Adams Miller. He is a Vice President of State Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for OGE. The …

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Vicious floodwaters wipe out road in Kingfisher County

Floodwaters left one Kingfisher County road closed for a long time. Oil and gas crews won’t be going over the Dover-to-Crescent road for a while.  

Ten Oklahoma counties get emergency federal declaration

President Trump has approved Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request for an emergency declaration for 10 Oklahoma Counties. Counties included in the emergency declaration are: Haskell, Kay, Le Flore, Muskogee, Noble, Osage, Pawnee, Sequoyah, Tulsa, and Wagoner. The declaration authorizes federal resources to assist state and local governments as they continue to respond to the widespread, significant …

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Health advisories for El Reno tornado survivors

  The tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma leaving two dead, 30 hurt and 16 families homeless prompted the state health department to urge injured residents to get tetanus shots. They were issued on Sunday and Monday and will again on Tuesday at Canadian County Health Department sites in El Reno and Yukon. Clinic hours …

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Former USA Trucking company chairman dies

The longtime chairman of USA Truck, Inc. based in Van Buren, Arkansas died over the weekend. Robert A. Peiser had just retired from the Board of Directors when he died at the age of 70. He had been on the board since 2014. James D. Reed, President and Chief Executive Officer of USA Truck commented: …

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Long list of flooded highways in Oklahoma

Crews trying to make it to drilling sites in Oklahoma or others attempting to deliver services to them are finding a difficult challenge because of widespread flooding. Consider the long list of flooded highways and closed roads announced by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. With historic rainfall since winter 2018 through the spring, many roads …

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May proves even more deadly for tornadoes and flooding in Oklahoma

The month of May turned even more deadly over the weekend when a tornado hit El Reno, killing two residents of a mobile home park and injuring others when a motel along I-40 was destroyed. The deaths occurred in the Skyview Mobile home parking situated along Route 66 and immediately east of highway 81. The …

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Sale of massive West Texas ranch could lead to a growing water fight with New Mexico

Another massive ranch in West Texas is for sale and a Fort Worth water company could end up being the new owner with intentions of selling water for oil and gas exploration in Texas and New Mexico. But New Mexico officials might not like it. The Dallas Morning News reported the Hanging H Ranch near …

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Williams CEO to seek new investors in New York

Reaching out to potential new investors, Williams President and CEO Alan Armstrong plans to present at an upcoming conference in New York. He’ll take part in Bernstein’s 35th annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Thursday, May 30 at around 3 p.m. Oklahoma time. It is in New York where Williams is in a fight with Gov. …

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Halliburton sets date to release 2Q earnings report

Leadership at Halliburton Company say they will hold a conference call after releasing second quarter 2019 financial results in July. It will be held at 8 a.m. Central Time on Monday, July 22. The results will be released prior to the conference call. Shareholders will learn if the second quarter will be as strong as …

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