A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City found manufacturing in Oklahoma and other states that make up the Tenth District fell at a faster pace this month. Chad Wilkerson, the senior vice president at the bank said the survey also showed expectations for future activity were mostly flat or slightly positive. …
Oklahoma AG joins Supreme Court fight over trains and blocked crossings
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, with only a few weeks left in office, isn’t giving up in a train fight that he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review. After the Supreme Court declined last year to hear Oklahoma’s appeal to restore power to regulate how long trains can block railroad crossings, O’Connor and …
Osage Nation launches its own broadband effort
The Osage Nation has started efforts to bring internet to its northeast Oklahoma reservation through a tribally-owned broadband department. Called Wahzhazhe Connect, the department will construct 16 cell towers and more than 200 miles of new fiber optic lines over the next two years to connect residents of Osage County with the internet world …
Arkoma Basin yields four natural gas wells for Canyon Creek Energy
Tulsa’s Canyon Creek Energy Arkoma LLC filed recent completion reports on four Coal County gas wells with combined production of more than 15,000 Mcf of natural gas a day. All four wells, drilled on a single pad and located at 12 3N 10E, a site several miles north of the city of Coalgate, produced …
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** Three power substation facilities were vandalized in Pierce County, Washington, on Christmas morning, knocking out power to more than 14,000 customers, authorities said. ** The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ended last week’s rally up by 5.46%. Saudi Arabian stocks climbed on Sunday, the Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), inching 0.2% higher. The global …
Keystone Pipeline operator gets permission to fully reopen
The Keystone Pipeline could soon be reopened following the early December leak of nearly 14,000 barrels of oil into a northern Kansas creek. Canada-based TC Energy says it obtained permission from U.S. regulators to reopen the repaired part of the pipeline that left one of the largest oil spills in many years. The line …
Funeral services set for former Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley
Funeral services for former Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley have been set for the Catholic Church in Yukon. Ridley died Wednesday at the age of 77. His funeral will be held Friday, Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church. A vigil will be held on Thursday, Dec. 29 at …
Southwest Power Pool issues energy alert during Siberian weather bomb
The Southwest Power Pool, of which Oklahoma is a member, issued an energy emergency alert Friday morning, one that did not require consumers to conserve energy. But it put member states on notice that all available resources were being committed to meet power obligations. Here is the notice issued for what is called an …
Former ODOT Director dies
This week’s death of Gary Ridley, the former Oklahoma Department of Transportation Director produced statements of condolences from Oklahoma leaders. Ridley worked for ODOT for 48 years and was appointed secretary of transportation in 2009 by then-Governor Brad Henry. Governor Mary Fallin reappointed him to the post after she took office in 2011. At …
OK energy stocks slid Thursday along with crude oil prices
Oil and Oklahoma energy stocks suffered tumbles in prices on Thursday as the winter storm resulted in tighter U.S. crude stocks and fears grew of increased Federal Reserve interest rates. West Texas Intermediate for February delivery dropped 80 cents or 1% a barrel to $77.49 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent …