Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the company that bit off more than it could chew in attempting a failed merger with Tulsa-based Williams Companies finds itself the target of a growing Native American protest of a pipeline project in North Dakota. A protest camp is growing in Cannon Ball, North Dakota where protesters, mostly made up …
TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) (“Williams” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed three new independent directors to the Board, effectively immediately: Stephen W. Bergstrom, Scott D. Sheffield and William H. Spence. The three new directors will stand for election at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of …
An Oklahoma City shopping mall and high-end retail tenant are experiencing the indirect effect of the oil and gas industry’s economic downturn. Iowa luxury retailer, Von Maur, opened its 30th store in Quail Springs Mall in October 2014. The 155,000 square foot store is the fourth anchor at the mall. Von Maur offers upscale brand-name …
Attorneys for Public Service Company of Oklahoma presented arguments to Oklahoma regulators on Wednesday, seeking a rate increase of nearly $132 million. PSO attorney, Jack Fite, said the utility is entitled to reimbursement from customers for improvements made to the system. The company spent nearly $884 million since 2014 on system upgrades and air pollution …
The alma mater of late oil tycoon, Aubrey McClendon, has filed a claim against his estate seeking collection on nearly $10 million in unsecured pledges to the university, according to a Wall Street Journal report. In the claim filed with the estate on August 12, Duke University listed the amount of $18.75 million for the total pledge, …
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) will host an Energy Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico to discuss storage strategies for industry and national security on Tuesday, August 23. The event is free and open to the general public. Guest speakers include representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, AES Energy Storage and Tesla. Heinrich, a …
August 29 marks a new dawn in aviation history. That’s when the Federal Aviation Administration’s new small drone rule for non-hobbyists takes effect. On June 21, the FAA released its first operational rules covering safety regulations for unmanned aircraft systems. Operational limitations include: Weight limitation of less than 55 pounds Visual line-of-sight only by remote …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday to create generic rules aimed at protecting sensitive information that could threaten critical energy infrastructure. “As the federal regulator of commercial nuclear power plants, the NRC regularly receives and generates information that, if released, could negatively affect, at a minimum, public health and …
In response to last week’s earthquakes in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Friday announced two disposal wells must shut down while 19 other wells must reduce wastewater disposal well operations. New Dominion LLC’s B. Smith 31 well and Hulen Operating Co.’s Threatt 18-3 well were within 3 miles of eight small-magnitude earthquakes that rocked the …
OGE Energy Corp. said Friday it exercised its right of first offer to increase the utility’s stake in Enable Midstream Partners LP along with an unnamed third party, according to a report in The Oklahoman. OGE Energy currently holds a 26.3 percent limited partnership interest in Enable. The offer comes after Houston-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. …