Construction of a 440-mile pipeline that goes through eastern Oklahoma not only has been opposed by environmentalists but also has left at least one family near Muskogee upset. They’re not happy with the way the workers have left things as they build the Diamond Pipeline, a joint venture of Houston-based Plains all American Pipeline and …
With a resurgence in oil and gas exploration in Oklahoma underway, some companies are challenged with finding employees. Some have gone begging and others have taken to placing want ads. Now OK Energy Today is offering classified ads to help oil and gas firms in their search for qualified employees. “It’s not just oil and …
Oklahoma comes in ranked 17 in a new survey of Best and Worst States for Business Ranking by Chief Executive magazine. Gov. Mary Fallin observed the new ranking comes despite the recent economic downturn in the state and was an improvement of one from 2016. The governor said Oklahoma received above-average scores for taxation and …
The American Indian tribes who sued over the Dakota Access oil pipeline and tried to include President Trump have until Tuesday to respond to a federal judge who ruled they could not add the President as a defendant. But U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is allowing the individual members of the tribes to join the …
His congressional district includes the Eagle Ford oil play in south Texas and now freshman U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat is creating a Congressional Oil and Gas Caucus. He says he wants to educate fellow lawmakers about issues related to the oil and gas industry. Rep. Gonzalez wants to focus on the production and …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has been a pilot longer than he has been a Senator and has come out in strong support of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017. After all, it includes some of his priorities including his Fairness for Pilots Act and the FLIGHT Act. “It is comprehensive and will …
More legal challenges are being threatened over Oklahoma’s fund raising bills passed last month by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. Some deal with energy issues including electric cars. Gary Richardson, a former U.S. Attorney who is running for the Republican nomination for Governor says he plans to file suit in …
The annual meeting of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association ended with a change in leadership for the coming year. Berry Mullennix has taken over as chairman of the association’s board of directors while Tim Wigley assumed the role of OIPA President. The OIPA is considered the largest oil and gas organization in the state with …
The 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board’s PetroTech Program is being served. It’s a program that focuses on technical training for those interested in a career in Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industry. Developed in 2007, the program is through the collaboration of Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City and Tulsa Tech. …
Record travel is predicted this July 4th weekend and that means a lot of gasoline being pumped and sold. AAA Oklahoma says 44.2 million Americans will take a trip of 50 miles or more over the long Independence day weekend. That’s an increase of 1.25 million over last year, making it the most-traveled Independence Day …