Hamm Objects to Being Called the “F” Word

Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm certainly got the attention of an energy conference this week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he told the crowd he didn’t like being called a “fracker.” “I’m not putting up with it,” declared Hamm in his keynote address to the Shale Insight conference. “It’s time to stop. We have a very proud …

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T-Boone Pickens Warns Against Electing Hillary Clinton as President and How it would Harm the Energy Industry

  “A complete loser for energy”  T-Boone Pickens on President Obama     Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens isn’t afraid to say it—he’s for Donald Trump, against Hillary Clinton and thinks President Obama has not been good for U.S. energy. It’s what he said in a recent interview with Yahoo Finance. “There’s no question Donald …

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Trump Vows to End War on Coal, Eliminate WOTUS and Lift Energy Restrictions

In unveiling his energy specifics on Thursday, Donald Trump said America is sitting on a treasure trove of untapped energy. And he said if he’s elected President, he will end the war on coal and eliminate the EPA’s Water of the U.S. rule. He also made a point to thank Oklahoma energy mogul Harold Hamm. …

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Oklahoma Highways Rank 17th in Condition and Cost Effectiveness

Drivers no doubt are saying you don’t need a national report to tell us how bad Oklahoma roads and highways are. Just ask truck drivers who haul oil and gas down the road. Or how about those truckers who tow those massive wind turbine blades to new wind farm sites.  But a new annual report …

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Fallin Blames Tough Legislative Session on Oil and Gas Downturn

The slumping economy in Oklahoma and the accompanying downturn in the oil and gas sector have obviously been a weighty concern for Gov. Mary Fallin, something she reflected on this week during a speech to the Enid Rotary club. “I know it hasn’t been an easy time for Enid,” stated the governor, according to a …

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Energy Employment Losses Boost State’s Jobless Rate

As Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry added more workers to the list of the unemployed in August, it also resulted in a slight increase in the state’s overall unemployment rate, according to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The Commission’s latest report shows the state’s jobless rate stands at 5.1 percent, up 0.1 of a percent …

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The Politics of Oil, Presidential Candidates and Divorce

Under the headline “Clinton and Trump Used as Pawns in $1 Billion Divorce”, Vanity Fair is still writing about the messy divorce between billionaire oilman Harold Hamm and his ex-wife, Sue Ann Arnall. But now it’s exploring how Hamm’s a big Donald Trump supporter and Arnall is a supporter of Hillary Clinton. The magazine contends …

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Hamm’s Divorce Fight Still Before the Courts

Billionaire oilman Harold Hamm’s ex-wife Sue Ann Amall has won a ruling from the State Court of Civil Appeals allowing part of her challenge of their 2014 divorce to move ahead. The court ruled in a fight between the two over the valuation of Jolette Oil LLC and Mineral Acquisitions LLC, firms whose assets were …

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L’Oreal Expanding its Solar Power Projects in Arkansas and Kentucky

Cosmetics maker L’Oreal USA says it’s building thousands of solar panels at its operations in Arkansas and Kentucky. The company calls it a move to help cut carbon emissions and also create two of the largest solar-powered projects in each state. At least 4,000 solar panels will be installed at the L’Oreal operation in North …

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Corporation Commission Hangs Up on Phone Company’s Funding Request

  The Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Tuesday sent a warning to public utilities who have been receiving millions of dollars through the controversial Oklahoma Universal  Fund. Members voted 2-1 to deny the request of the Medicine Park Telephone company for more funds from the program. Commissioners Bob Anthony and Todd Hiett voted to deny the …

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