The annual meeting of shareholders of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy will be held May 17 at the campus of the company headquarters. A proxy statement filing by the company was made with the Securities Exchange Commission. In it, company President and CEO Robert D. Lawler and Board of Directors chairman R. Brad Martin said the …
Environmentalists in Europe sue to force Shell to meet Paris accord climate targets
European environmentalists have gone to court to force Shell to meet climate change targets under the Paris accord. Hundreds of chanting activists staged a march to Shell’ls headquarters in the Netherlands on Friday to hand the company a lawsuit. Shell greeted the protesters with coffee from an electric drinks van. It said that while …
Baker Hughes to release 1Q 2019 earnings report end of April
Baker Hughes, a GE company plans to release its first quarter financial results on April 30. Management will also hold a webcast at 8:30 a.m. central time to discuss the results. The report will be released at 5:45 a.m. central time. The fourth quarter 2018 results released at the end of January 2019 showed revenue …
Another jump in OKC gasoline prices
Oklahoma City gas prices have risen 7.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.45/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations. Gas prices in Oklahoma City are 22.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, yet stand 12.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price …
CareerTech partners honored by Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers
(Pictured from L to R) Skye McNiel, Sean Kouplen, Glen Cosper, Jeanette Capshaw, John Manfred, Liz White, Jessica McAvoy, Darrell Weaver, Steve Ketchum, Chris Lange) The Oklahoma Association for Technology Centers recognized top industry partners for training and employing thousands of Oklahoma workers through CareerTech technology center programs this week at the annual Partners for Progress …
Colorado’s been letting pollution permits slide for oil and gas operators
A report by the Denver Post claims Colorado public health officials have let oil and gas companies begin drilling and fracking operations at nearly 200 sites in the state without obtaining federally required permits limiting toxic pollution. It is the result of a 27-year exemption that allows the companies to pollute for at least …
Appeals court gives victory to Williams
Tulsa’s Williams pipeline company came out a winner in a federal appeals court decision regarding its construction activities on the East Coast. State challenges to federal approvals for three Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line gas pipeline projects fell through after an appeals court found that the state agencies do not have standing to dispute the gas …
US rig report rebounds while Oklahoma’s fades
The U.S. oil and gas rig count soared by 19 in the past week reaching a total of 1,025 active rigs at play while the number of rigs in Oklahoma dropped again. Oklahoma’s rig count fell by one to 107 while New Mexico’s Permian Basin activity increased the state’s count to the same as Oklahoma. …
Oklahoma Anadarko Basin operator—Jones Energy—prepares for reorganization bankruptcy
Jones Energy, Inc., a Texas energy company with heavy exploration and production efforts in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle says it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing, which has yet to be made allows the company to restructure its finances. The company indicated it is in the process of an agreement that …
Chesapeake Directors pick up more company shares
A Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows three members of the board of directors at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy acquired more shares in the company. The directors are Gloria R. Boyland, Lesie Starr Keating and Thomas L. Ryan. Boyland acquired 3,969 shares, each valued at $3.15, giving her ownership of 117,617 Chesapeake shares. Keating gained …










