The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is preparing to observe what it calls a “significant milestone,”….the completion and cleanup of its 15,000th abandoned well site in the state.
It plans a special ceremony on April 13 at the site just east of…
OERB Completes Number 15,000 Abandoned Well Site
Tulsa’s BlueStone Wraps up Purchase of 1,000 Wells in Barnett Shale Play
The 4-year old Tulsa company, BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC has closed on its purchase of Fort Worth’s bankrupt Quicksilver Resources Inc.’s U.S. oil and gas assets. They consist of 1,017 producing wells in the Barnett Shale play with other…
McCain Irked at EPA Director’s Attitude toward Probe of Colorado Gold Mine Spill
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency might have some serious explaining to do before the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee where Sen. John McCain wants her subpoenaed to answer questions about last summer’s Gold King Mine disaster i…
Investor Confident of Forcing Continental Resources to Issue Methane Emissions Reports
The California State Teachers Retirement System indicates it believes there is support for its call to have Continental Resources, Inc. to start issuing reports on how it monitors and manages methane emissions from its oil and gas operations. The…
Oil and Gas Job Losses Grow—–while Government Job Numbers Increase
The growing number of layoffs in the state’s oil and gas sector has caused an increase in Oklahoma’s jobless rate, according to new figures released by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. But one area of employment that continues to grow…
Layoffs at Chart Industries in Tulsa—-Oil Slump to Blame
Layoffs have occurred at Tulsa-based Chart Industries Inc. and the drop in oil prices is being blamed by company officials.
As sales dropped from $339 million in 2014 to $187 million last year, the company took steps to trim its workforce.
Cha…
Senators Want FAA Approval of Drones for Energy Industry Use
Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) have introduced an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act to make sure operators of critical infrastructure are able to use drones to help with compliance of e…
NW Oklahoma Wildfire Still Out of Control—-55,000 Acres Burned
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has added 10 counties to a list of those under a state of emergency because of wildfires. They include: Alfalfa, Blaine, Creek, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Logan, Major and Woodward counties where wildfires are either …
Company Appeals Fine Over Fracking Acid Spill
What is called the largest fracking acid spill in state history has gone before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Blake Production Co. has appealed a more than $10,000 fine from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as a result of the spill that involve…
Drones to be Banned Near Wildlife in Pennsylvania
Drones get the attention of the fish and wildlife experts in the state of Pennsylvania. The State’s Game Commission has moved to ban drones over 1.5 million acres because they are near the nests of bald eagles. Plus, they reportedly are interfering i…
