After looking into federal records following a June 3-firey crude oil train derailment in Oregon, reporters for The Oregonian and OregonLive have discovered the Union Pacific railroad has been fined more than $7 million in a two-year period. The fines were for safety violations from 2014 through 2015. An Oregon Department of Transportation Inspection found …
Tulsa-based Public Service Company of Oklahoma is seeking a Request for Proposal for firm natural gas transportation service for calendar year 2017, according to a company press release issued on Monday. PSO, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, is seeking the RFP to serve its natural gas-fired power plants. The Oklahoma electric utility provides service …
Months after a 10 percent reduction in its workforce, oilfield manufacturing equipment company Kimray, Inc. of Oklahoma City announced Monday it planned to lay off 120 workers by the end of the week. The reason is no surprise to anyone in the energy industry. The company blames the prolonged industry downturn. The company’s first reduction …
All five Oklahomans in the U.S. House were among those who helped congress make clear its opposition last Friday to a national carbon tax and the President’s plan for a $10–a-barrel tax on crude oil. The House passed its condemnation on a 237-163 vote saying such a carbon tax proposal “would be detrimental to …
Plans by German chemical giant BASF SE to build a massive plant along the Gulf Coast in Texas have been temporarily shelved because of volatile prices. It was nearly 15 months ago when the company announced plans for the largest single-plant investment with a planned annual production of 475,000 metric tons of propylene. But now …
When Toyota completes its new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas, the electrical power provided to the operation will be 100 percent renewable energy. MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas has been awarded a five-year retail electricity contract for the headquarters. The campus will be 2.1 million square feet …
Oklahoma City legislator Richard Morrissette not only is sponsoring a public forum to be held at the State Capitol on wastewater and the injection wells thought to be causing Oklahoma’s earthquakes, he wants an interim legislative study on the issue. He filed the request last week on the day of the deadline for such requests. …
A state legislator who is running for an Oklahoma Corporation Commission seat and the Ponca Nation Council will hold an Oil and Gas Industry Forum Tuesday exploring a way to reduce wastewater injection and the number of earthquakes in the state. The forum will be held at the State Capitol and focus on …
Some U.S. Senators plan to put the Environmental Protection Agency in the spotlight again Tuesday by holding a subcommittee hearing on recommendations from the Inspector general and the Government Accountability Office. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) will chair the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight on Tuesday at …
State legislators could be making another study and examination of oil and gas drilling in relation to homes and businesses and the rights of those property owners. First, the State House Speaker has to approve the request for an interim study proposal that was made by Rep. Steve Kouplen, (D-Beggs) who submitted it prior to …