One of the latest earthquakes in Oklahoma struck Friday morning, again in the northern part of the state where there is heavy oil and gas drilling along with wastewater disposal well operations. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the 2.5 magnitude quake at 7:52 a.m. with an epicenter located about 3 miles east of Hennessey. The …
Energy cases that typically go before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver might be delayed while the Court has been asked to review a dozen ethics complaints made against newly-seated Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Appeals Court judges will focus on complaints made regarding Justice Kavanaugh’s behavior at the Senate Judiciary …
The Oklahoma Chapter of Sierra Club has received a $125 thousand grant from the Kirkpatrick Foundation to develop a renewable energy curriculum for Oklahoma teachers who teach 4th through 8th grade. This grant is the largest ever received by Oklahoma Sierra Club. The growth in renewable energy investments over the last ten years in Oklahoma, …
O Just as promised, the 22nd annual Oil and Gas Expo sponsored by the OERB’s Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources was indeed bigger and better. As the day started on Thursday at the Bennett Event center on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, more than 4,200 had pre-registered for the one day event. Exhibitors and vendors came away …
Celebrating the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Chaparral Energy executives were on hand Wednesday to ring the opening bell in New York City. Trading of Chaparral stock, under the ticker symbol CHAP actually started in July. But Chaparral CEO Earl Reynolds indicated it took a few months to get listed on the …
Tulsa’s Empire Petroleum Corporation has announced the purchase of oil and gas assets in Louisiana. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Louisiana LLC reached the deal with Cardinal Exploration and Production Company and Exodus Energy, Inc. It involves the purchase of oil and gas wells in St. Landry and Beauregard Parishes in Louisiana. Both are …
GridLiance High Plains, a Dallas based company with substation operations in Oklahoma announced the closing on a $65 million revolving credit facility with KeyBank, N.A. The company is a subsidiary of GridLiance Holdco, LP and intends to use the revolver to finance the company’s growth, support capital projects and fund general corporate expenses. “ This financing …
More minor earthquakes have been reported in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, an area where wastewater injection wells are blamed. A 2.7 magnitude quake was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday near the southern Kansas town of Bluff City. The quake was about 3 miles deep. Bluff City is located …
The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and its Future Leaders Advisory Council announced a donation of $6,145 to OKCRespond, a program that focuses on ensuring first responders are ready to meet the physical challenges of their jobs. The donation was made in the leadup to Superhero Weekend, a larger fundraising effort for OKCRespond, at the Oklahoma …
The U.S. Senate’s approval of America’s Water Infrastructure Act on Wednesday means possible improvements to Oklahoma’s McClellan-Kerr Navigation System. The measure was approved on a 99-1 vote and sent to the President to be signed into law. Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe helped in the crafting of the measure. “I fought to secure provisions in …