The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chaired by Sen. Jim Inhofe is asking for the feedback of states on just how good of a job the Environmental Protection Agency is doing with regards to its regulatory programs. And is the EPA …
Obama Vows to Attack “Dirty Energy”
President Obama used his last State of the Union address Tuesday night to continue campaigning for his global warming and climate changing plans.
“Look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it,” challenged the P…
Earthquake Townhall in Edmond
Representative Richard Morrissette (D-OKC) won’t be the only legislator holding a town hall meeting this week regarding the earthquake challenge and its ties to the state’s oil and gas industry.
Rep. Lewis Moore, (R-Edmond) will hold a townhall …
Jones Energy Announces Exchange Offer on Senior Notes
Austin, Texas-based Jones Energy Holdings, LLC and Jones Energy Finance Corp. have announced an offer to exchange any and all of their $250,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 9.25 percent Senior Notes due 2023 for an equal amount of new 9.25…
Strong U.S. Dollar Threatens to Push Oil Below $30
Threatening to go below $30 a barrel crude prices ended lower on Tuesday. February West Texas Intermediate crude lost 97 cents to end trade at $30.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Over on the London ICE Futures Exchange, February Brent …
Earthquake Damage Lawsuit Filed in Logan County
A second lawsuit has been filed this week over earthquake damage in central Oklahoma. The suit was filed in Logan County District Court by Lisa Griggs and April Marler and is asking a judge to allow it to be a class-action lawsuit against Devon Energy,…
Edmond Earthquake Town Hall Set for Thursday
Edmond residents will hear from official over the recent earthquakes at a town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday. Representative Lewis Moore is organizing the event.
Speakers at the town hall include Oklahoma Geological Survey Director Jeremy Boak a…
Corporation Commission Reconsiders ‘Bribed’ Vote Issue
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will meet Wednesday to consider two controversial topics—one concerning the bribed vote of a corporation commissioner in a 25-year-old-case and the other focusing on the issue of whether PSO customers will be allow…
SandRidge Wants to Talk about Injection well Orders
“There had been no discussions but these new talks won’t go long.” Matt Skinner OCC.
Just as the Oklahoma Corporation Commission was ready to go to court against SandRidge Energy in a fight over a request to reduce injection well operation…
Edmond Homeowners Sue Energy Firms over Earthquakes
Several homeowners in Edmond have had enough of the earthquakes that have rattled their city leaving a path of damage. They have filed suit in Oklahoma County District Court against a dozen oil and gas companies, blaming them for the earthquakes of Dec…
