Among a crowd of 400 aviation and aerospace professionals and students, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association, the Tulsa Airport Authority Trust, and BizJet International hosted the second annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation & Aerospace Day event December 6 at the BizJet hangar at the Tulsa International Airport. In …
250 head to court over deadly Northern California wildfire
It didn’t take long for those who lost their homes in the California wildfires to head to court, filing suit against Pacific Gas and Electric Company, blaming it for the deadly fires. At least 250 persons signed onto the lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court claiming the Camp Fire, as it was called, started …
Oil spill leaves messy streets in south Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City fire crews were on the scene of what they labeled a “large oil spill” Wednesday night. It was in the city’s south side near 52nd and South Byers Avenue where oil spilled from an open valve of some oil tank batteries. “The majority of the product is on Byers Ave. and Stiles Ave.,” …
Oil inventories reaching nearly a one-year high in Cushing
Inventories at the Cushing hub in Oklahoma have reached nearly a one-year high and to some, there will be more oil flowing into the delivery point for U.S. crude futures. That’s because the Sunrise oil pipeline system in West Texas was finished sooner than expected and the oil is flowing from the Permian to Cushing. …
Political differences of Harold Hamm and George Kaiser
Oklahoma’s two leaders in the state’s oil and gas industry—Harold Hamm and George Kaiser have two things in common—-they’re very wealthy and successful in the oil and gas business. But they also are diametrically opposed to how the industry should be taxed and regulated. And their differences caught the attention of Bloomberg News which recently …
OERB makes $158,000 grant to OKC school district
A grant of more than $158,000 has been made by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board to the Oklahoma City school district as part of its continuing support of STEM programming. The presentation of the $158,392 was made by Mindy Stitt, OERB Executive Director to School District Superintendent dr. Sean McDaniel. The grant, which was conferred …
Labor Department orders oil field company to cough up $1 million in back wages
A North Dakota-based oil field service company ran into problems with the federal Labor Department and has been ordered to pay about $1.2 million in back wages to 275 current and former workers in half a dozen states. The government issued the order against Wyoming Casing Service Inc. after an investigation found violations of overtime …
Cheniere Energy ships out first LNG load from its Corpus Christi operation
As it prepares to begin construction of its $1 billion Midship natural gas pipeline in Oklahoma, Houston’s Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced the first commissioning cargo of LNG has departed its Corpus Christi liquefaction plant in Texas. It’s the first export of liquefied natural gas from the state and from a greenfield liquefaction operation in the …
Corterra Energy proud of its Top Workplace honor
Tulsa’s Corterra Energy is letting the country know that it’s been honored by The Oklahoman as a 2018 Top Workplace. The paper recently published its list which is based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner, Energage. “Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,” said Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “Our …
Plains All American adds board member
Houston’s Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., a firm with large operations throughout Oklahoma and the southwest has added a new member to its Board of Directors. Alexandra Pruner was appointed as an independent member of the Board and the Audit Committee. The 56-year old Pruner served as Partner and Chief financial Officer of Perella Winberg …










