Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources scored big on two wells in Blaine County in recent months. Completion on one was more than 2,800 barrels of oil a day while the second brought in more than 1,600 Boed. Reports filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission showed the two Homsey wells were drilled at the same site about …
It’s clear where Oklahoma State Rep. Jason Dunnington stands on renewable energy. Witness the tweet he issued this week telling adjacent states that Oklahoma has plenty of natural gas and wind to generate electricity. “Heads up to all the states around #Oklahoma that still use coal as their dominant electricity generation source. We have an …
Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy has chosen a new President and Chief Executive Officer. Paul D. McKinney was named the new leader on Monday by the company’s Board of Directors. He succeeds SandRidge’s President and CEO William M. Griffin who will continue to serve on the SandRidge Board. “On behalf of the board, we are …
The Natural Resources Committee is planning a full month of climate change hearings, as House Democrats look to bring the issue to the forefront of the 116th Congress. But it is clear the Democratic leadership is already playing politics. breaking with historical bipartisan tradition. It is display on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s government …
The Trump administration’s decision to put sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company is the right thing to do, according to U.S. Sen. James Lankford. “This is continued pressure on Venezuela to have a change in leadership,” said the Senator in an interview with OK Energy Today. He blamed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who has …
A new report to the Kansas legislature is suggesting it pursue extending Amtrak rail service to the Heartland Flyer in Oklahoma, creating passenger service between Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas. The Kansas legislative session is in the committee stage, meaning there are not a ton of bills floating around to debate, but there …
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission is planning to hold an Aviation and Aerospace Awareness Day in March at the State Capitol. Called “AERO Oklahoma”, it will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 in the first, second and fourth floor of the rotunda of the capitol. The commission says …
While Oklahoma’s poultry industry has been under fire in recent months for an attempted expansion in the eastern part of the state, one state legislator has filed legislation to protect the industry. Residents and environmentalists protested the proposed increase of more poultry farms, claiming it would lead to more environmental damage to the Illinois River …
Record coal sales and higher coal sales prices led to $2 billion in total revenues for Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Company leaders called it an exceptional performance. The company with major coal-mining operations around the country stated the revenues grew by 11.5% over the 2017 total earnings. Net income grew by nearly 21% to …
Tulsa-based Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. announced a cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2018. The midstream company’s board of directors okayed a distribution of 21 cents a share, the same amount as approved for the third quarter of 2018. It will be payable on Feb. 14, 2019 to unitholders of record on Feb. 7, …