“It shook the doors open from the freezer and knocked ice cream on the floor.” Just as Oklahomans were praising the plan of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to cut down on the number of wastewater injection wells and reduce the occurrences of strong earthquakes, the state endured one of its strongest quakes …
Both Oklahoma and the U.S. oil and gas rig counts grew over the past week with Oklahoma adding four more rigs to reach a total of 66 working rigs, according to figures released by Baker Hughes Company. The nation’s count grew by 8 to hit 497 working rigs including one more oil rigs and 7 …
Saying the city has already had to close two of its municipal water wells because of pollution, Bethany officials have gone to Oklahoma City federal court accusing two aerospace companies of pollution at the former Gulfstream manufacturing plant. The suit was filed against Rockwell Automation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Gulfstream Aerospace based in Savannah, Georgia. …
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released a statement on the anticipated announcement that the U.S. and China will officially joined the final Conference of Parties (COP21) climate agreement pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): “History …
A recently-completed state audit of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s internal accounting system suggests it could be vulnerable to embezzlement. But a spokesman indicates that the agency is already at work on making the improvements as recommended by State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones, according to a report in the Journal Record. The audit did not …
As OK Energy Today reported this week, before his death in a traffic crash, Aubrey McClendon put up his share in the Oklahoma City Thunder as collateral on a loan to buy oil leases in Oklahoma. Now News 9’s Alex Cameron reports a sale of those leases might give assurances to McClendon’s family to hold …
Latest from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission regarding the issue of gasoline with too much ethanol that was supplied to numerous gasoline stations in the state last week. Below is the latest list of retailers and other entities identified by Magellan Midstream Partners as receiving fuel that is being recalled by Magellan Midstream Partners. Please note …
Based on a recent online survey, AAA says it expects 411,000 Oklahomans to travel 50 miles or more from home over the long Labor Day weekend, the most since 2008. The survey’s results indicate 95.6 percent of travelers will drive to holiday destinations and 4.4 percent will fly. Nearly 27 percent of those surveyed said …
The economies of Oklahoma and 8 other states that make up Creighton University Ernie Goss’s Mid-American Business Conditions Index just aren’t getting stronger. It’s the finding in his August index released Thursday, which showed a drop in numbers for the second consecutive month. “That’s just not good,” said Goss in his video release of his …
The latest figures from the State of Oklahoma indicate the latest jobless rates, those for the month of July, saw increases compared to a year ago. And the state’s energy industry played a role in the hikes. Unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 71 of 77 counties, lower in four counties and …