Washington, D.C. reports indicate Republicans in Congress are moving ahead with a plan to exempt a repeal of the Waters of the U.S. rule from the Administrative Procedures Act. Politico’s Morning Energy Report indicated it would result in a speed-up of the undoing of the Obama administration creation that drew the ire of farmers and …
You can’t blame the American Pickers for the missing 8-foot-tall history red gas pump from an historic gas station in Miami, Oklahoma. However, they no doubt would be interested in the valuable item. Thieves tried to steal all three of the nearly 100-year old gas pumps from the Marathon Gas station but could only get …
A massive solar farm is in the works for the sunny region south of Lubbock, Texas. OCI Solar Power is proposing a nearly 900-acre solar farm near the town of LaMesa in Dawson County. Phase two was unveiled this week. The $85 million Project Ivory Solar project will include 197,000 photovoltaic panels spread across 360 …
Baker Hughes is reporting an increase in the international rig count for February. The Houston-based GE company said the February 2018 count was 979, an increase of 19 from the 960 reported in January. It also was an increase of 38 compared to February 2017. However, the international offshore rig count for February was 194, …
February Gross Receipts to the Oklahoma State Treasury give room for more optimism about the state’s improving economy according to Treasurer Ken Miller. “The trend line shows increasing growth in Oklahoma gross collections. together with other economic indicators, it appears the state’s economy is gaining momentum,” said Miller in releasing the February figures. For the …
At least five Oklahomans made Forbes’ 2018 list of the richests people in the world—billionaires. And they owe it largely to oil and gas and related industries. Harold Hamm, founder of Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources, at age 72 tied for 100th. He is worth $14.1 billion according to the magazine. Tulsan George Kaiser ranked 198th …
A woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of her husband in the January explosion of a natural gas drilling rig in southeastern Oklahoma. Four others died in the blast at a well site near Quinton. Dianna Waldridge of Crescent, whose husband 60-year old Parker Waldridge died in the blast filed suit …
New filings with the Environmental Protection Agency reveal groundwater contamination has been discovered at numerous utility sites of unlined coal ash ponds at coal-burning power plants. The contamination is reported at dozens of plants owned by major utilities such as AEP, Duke Energy, Xcel Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority and others that complied with …
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) announced two senior staff changes; Michelle Altman has been promoted to Chief of Staff and Sarah Seitz has been promoted to Legislative Director. In December, President Trump nominated Retired Rear Admiral Gregory Slavonic to be the Assistant Secretary of the Navy after serving for four years as Lankford’s Chief of Staff. “Michelle Altman and Sarah Seitz …
An admitted copper thief in Oklahoma City is charged with 7 counts of larceny, burglary and other charges in relation to the theft of copper from an abandoned Walmart store. Oklahoma County prosecutors filed charges this week against Jeffrey Vaughn Stein, 54, of McCloud. He allegedly broke into the store at 6000 NW 23rd street …