Dry conditions are sneaking into western Oklahoma again as the latest Drought Monitor report shows a slip in the amount of the state that has no drought. The Monitor indicates 92% of Oklahoma has no dry conditions, down from the nearly 97% reported a week ago. The amount of land considered to be “abnormally dry” …
Trash hauling can be profitable. Just ask management at Waste Management, Inc., the company whose trucks are seen throughout Oklahoma. The Houston, Texas-based firm announced an increase in fourth quarter revenues which topped $3.84 billion compared to the $3.65 billion reported for the same period in 2017. Net income for the quarter was $531 million …
An amended completion report was filed this week on a Continental Resources well that saw initial production of more than 2,500 barrels of oil a day in Blaine County, one of the principal counties that make up the STACK play. The report was on the Madeline 2-4-9XHM well located about 4 miles northwest of Watonga. …
Governor Kevin Stitt announced the appointment of Charles Prater as the next commissioner to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Prater’s a CPA who made an unsuccessful bid in 2018 to be State Auditor and Inspector. “Charles Prater has built a successful career in accounting and finance, and his knowledge and expertise will serve Oklahoma well as …
A bill that could lead to railways being ticketed and fined thousands of dollars for blocking street intersections in Oklahoma won approval this week in a State House committee. The House Transportation Committee approved House Bill 2472 by Speaker Charles McCall of Atoka and sent it to the House for a vote. McCall’s had no …
NASA scientists and administrator Jim Bridenstine, the former Oklahoma congressman, weren’t the only ones mourning this week’s formally-declared death of Opportunity, the rover sent to Mars 15 years ago. So was Oklahoma congresswoman Kendra Horn, who chairs a House subcommittee on space exploration and technology. After NASA said “Oppy” as it was nicknamed no longer …
Google says it’s expanding its data center in Pryor. Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the announcement on his blog Wednesday. It’s part of a huge expansion of data centers across the country. “Today we’re announcing over $13 billion in investments throughout 2019 in data centers and offices across the U.S., with major expansions in 14 …
Asking questions about the Democrats’ Green New Deal plan can land you in trouble with some of those Democrats in Congress. Take the case of Henry Rodgers of The Daily Caller who was threatened recently when he approached New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to ask him about the Green New Deal. Menendez tore …
Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources expects to see up to a 19 percent increase in annual crude oil production with a 2019 capital expenditures budget of $2.6 billion. The company predicts the cap-ex budget will generate nearly $3 billion in cash flow from the operations and another $600 million of free cash flow for full-year 2019 …
Two new pipelines will be built to carry natural gas in Oklahoma and Kansas and the deal involves Williams Cos. of Tulsa. Williams is joining forces with Targa Resources Corp to build the 188-mile NGL “Bluestem Pipeline” from the Williams fractionator in central Kansas and the southern terminus of the Overland Pass Pipeline. Conway is …