Williams says construction on Kansas to Kingfisher Bluestem pipeline won’t happen until 2020

More details of Tulsa’s Williams company’s plans for a 187-mile long pipeline from central Kansas to Kingfisher, Oklahoma have been released. It was in February when the company made known of its plans for the natural gas pipeline to be built with landowner notifications to be carried out soon. OK Energy Today reported it on …

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Latest Oklahoma Economic Report

The energy industry plays such an important role in shaping Oklahoma’s economy, whether it’s oil and gas, wind, electricity, coal or transportation. So goes the economy—so goes state government. State Treasurer Randy McDaniel is out with a new monthly Oklahoma Economic report  in which he discusses improving transparency and enhancing access to information, calling it …

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Schlumberger leaders expect decline in U-S operations

With Schlumberger indicating it anticipates investments in North American oilfields to be down this year as international markets grow, there’s no specifics as to how it might affect the company’s operations in Oklahoma. Schlumberger CEO Paal Kibsgaard expects exploration and production investment levels to be down more than 10 percent in 2019 compared to last …

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GOP Representatives form coalition to fight Green New Deal

Two Oklahoma Congressmen have joined the effort of Republicans  in the U.S. House to counter the Green New Deal pushed by Democrats. Rep. Kevin Hern of Tulsa in the 1st district and Rep. Markwayne Mullin in the 2nd district are part of the House Energy Action Team or HEAT. About 20 GOP members of the …

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PSO honored by Arbor Day Foundation

For the 26th year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has named Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) a Tree Line USA Utility.  The honor recognizes PSO for its national leadership in caring for trees while meeting service objectives. PSO’s status as a Tree Line USA Utility was formally recognized March 7 during a …

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Feds give more money for cleanup of Superfund site on main street in Roswell, NM

New Mexico’s getting federal money to continue cleanup of a Superfund site on main street in the city of Roswell. And the site has nothing to do with UFO’s.  Roswell is a city known for UFO claims dating back to the late 1940s. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the awarding of $350,000 to the …

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Energy expert to speak at Oklahoma City University

Nationally acclaimed energy expert Dr. Scott Tinker will be a speaker in a few weeks on the Oklahoma City University campus. Tinker is a Ph.D. geologist from the University of Texas and is known for his movie “SWITCH” produced several years ago. He will be on the OCU campus on April 15 and will make …

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Cattle producers predict Green New Deal will be back

Cattle producers are still worried about the efforts of Democrats to adopt a Green New Deal energy policy, one they say threatens the beef industry. As Ron Hays at the Oklahoma Farm Report indicated recently, the National Cattle Beef Association predicts the Green New Deal will reappear again in one form or another. The NCBA’s …

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Shares acquired by OGE Energy Corp. board members

  They weren’t considered to be a major acquisition, but the shares acquired this past week by four executives at OGE Energy Corp. still had to be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The March 28 filing showed the amounts acquired by board of directors members David L. Hauser, J. Michael Sanner, David E. …

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Major investor in Chesapeake Energy reports sale of stock

An investor in Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy reports the sale of more than half a million shares in the company but it’s considered a small amount compared to the shares it still holds. In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, NGP Energy Capital Management LLC based in Irving, Texas stated it disposed of more …

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