As Oklahoma and other states fight the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to eliminate coal-fired power plants, Canada announced this week it plans to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. Environment Minister Kathleen McKenna says her country’s goal is to assure that 90 percent of Canada’s electricity comes from sustainable sources by that time. That’s …
The funeral for former Oklahoma Attorney General Larry Derryberry who died Saturday at the age of 77 will be held Monday afternoon. U.S. and Oklahoma flags on state property will be flown on that date at half-staff, under orders of Gov. Mary Fallin. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. on the fourth …
Oklahoma now has some of the cheapest gasoline in the U.S. as the statewide average fell 3 more cents to reach a $1.85 a gallon, according to the latest report from AAA Oklahoma. The organization headlined its press release, “Oklahoma’s Gas Prices today Are the envy of the Nation.” “Out on the road, Thanksgiving motorists …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin got her chance this week to meet with President-elect Donald Trump as he considers who to name to his administration and cabinet. The Governor was asked to meet with Trump on Monday. So was former Texas Governor and GOP presidential rival Rick Perry who dropped out early from the GOP campaign. …
The 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 3 in Pawnee was the so-called “straw that broke the camel’s back” as far as Pawnee Tribal leaders are concerned. So they’ve gone to court, not against oil and gas producers but against two federal agencies that the tribe felt had the responsibility of informing it about oil and …
Some of those who don’t like Donald Trump held an anti-Trump rally Sunday at the State Capitol, later changing its name to an “anti-hate” rally. A few hundred, many who express concerns about what a Trump administration will do to climate control regulations gathered but state troopers say there were no problems. Some Trump supporters …
“Be very careful with doing anything that might screw that up.” Warning from Lee Boothby, CEO of Newfield Exploration. Executives of four energy companies with extensive work in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays made it clear this past week, yes the rewards of the big plays are nice but there are concerns too …
A jury in New Orleans awarded $16 million to four workers injured in the deadly 2013 petrochemical plant explosion at an operation run by Tulsa-based Williams Cos. It’s the second major award in the incident. In late September, a jury awarded four other workers $13.6 million for injuries they suffered at the Williams Olefins Geismar …
Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) President Mike Terry has announced he will retire, ending a decade-long tenure as the head of the state’s largest oil and natural gas advocacy group. Terry’s retirement will take effect Dec. 31, 2017. “It has been an honor to serve the industry I love and the people in it,” Terry …
Constructing a pipeline is getting to be quite a challenge these days. While hundreds of Native Americans are protesting the building of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota, landowners in West Virginia are fighting a natural gas pipeline developer. And they’ve won a West Virginia Supreme court ruling that the developer will not …