SCOOP assets offered for sale by Edmond private investment firm

  The SCOOP assets of a private investment company based in Edmond, Oklahoma are being offered for sale. River Ranch Capital  has retained Core Energy Advisors, LLC in Houston to sell a package of interests in oil and gas properties primarily in the SCOOP play in Grady County. The acreage is 100 percent held by …

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Enable Midstream to release 1Q results on May 1

Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP plans to release its first quarter 2019 financial results on May 1. They will be released prior to the open of market trading on that Wednesday and management will hold a 9 a.m. CDT conference call to discuss the results. The 2018 fourth quarter results were released in February …

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Annual meeting of Phillips 66 set for May 8

  The annual meeting of Phillips 66 shareholders will be held Wednesday, May 8 in Houston. The company says shareholders will have to produce an admission ticket or proof of ownership of Phillips 66 stock to be admitted. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. CDT at the Houston Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark Drive in …

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OERB leader says ‘thanks’ to oil and gas industry for environmental cleanup

The Oklahoma Energy Relations Board is observing its 25th anniversary this year of restoring Oklahoma’s land. OERB Executive Director Mindy Stitt is carrying the message and thanked the oil and gas industry. “As leaders in our state’s oil and natural gas industry, your companies produce the resources that are essential to more than 90% of …

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Muskogee mayor named to state Transportation Commission

A new member of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission has been appointed. Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat named Muskogee Mayor Bob Coburn to the commission. In order to take the appointment, Coburn had to resign as mayor. “I’m proud to appoint Bob Coburn to the Transportation Commission. As a business owner and mayor of Muskogee, …

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Most Oklahoma counties saw jobless rates drop in February

New state figures show most counties in Oklahoma experienced a drop in unemployment rates for February compared to a year earlier. And the state’s energy sector played an obvious important role in what happened. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports unemployment was lower in 73 counties, higher in three and unchanged in one county when …

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Oil and gas companies contribute to opponents of Green New Deal

A study by a non-partisan non-profit research group finds those opposed to the Green New Deal are getting far more money from the nation’s largest oil and gas companies than those who support the controversial plan. It’s the finding of  Maplight, a research organization that reveals and tracks the influence of money in politics in …

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Judge doesn’t like plea deal for “Frack Master” who conned investors out of millions

A federal judge in Dallas apparently thinks the “Frack Master” should serve more than 12 years in prison and should receive more punishment that proposed by prosecutors. “It’s just not good enough for me,” said Judge Jane J. Boyle after looking at the plea agreement reached with Christopher Faulkner, the man accused of bilking millions …

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OK Energy Today acquired by Funk Companies

OK Energy Today, Oklahoma’s only daily dedicated energy news product has been sold by founder and Managing Editor Jerry Bohnen and co-owner Tim West to the Funk Companies.  The popular energy newsletter has more than 5,300 subscribers and the corresponding website,  www.okenergytoday.com has more than 100,000 page views a month. Funk commented, “Farming, Ranching and …

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Former oil company pilot to be buried this week

A longtime oilfield company pilot is being mourned this week in Oklahoma. Jack Hood Reid, 82, of McCloud died this week and his funeral will be April 5 in Shawnee. He flew oil workers all over the country and the world. Reid was the chief pilot for Mustang Oil of Oklahoma City, His obituary stated …

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