The time change this weekend (remember—fall back, spring forward) has AAA Oklahoma telling motorists to prepare for a change in driving conditions. Namely sun glare in the morning and reduced visibility in the evening commute. “Ninety percent of drivers’ reaction time is dependent upon their vision, which is severely limited at night,” said Leslie Gamble, …
NGL Energy Partners LP based in Tulsa announced it has closed on its previously announced $600 million acquisition of Hillstone Environmental Partners, LLC from Golden Gate Capital. The purchase gives NGL a focus on water pipeline and disposal infrastructure solutions in the Permian Basin area at the New Mexico and Texas State line. The operations …
Higher speed limits take effect Friday in Oklahoma with the new speed limit on some highways reaching 75 mph from the current 70 mph limit. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1071 into law in April. Lawton Rep. Daniel Pae was the House author while Sen. John Michael Montgomery of Lawton was the author in …
South of San Antonio, Texas ranchers who thought their decision to allow coal-mining on their land in the 1970s would bring prosperity to their county, they now have regrets. Big regrets. It’s a case of the coal mining companies shutting down and moving elsewhere and leaving the environmental messes behind. And of not fulfilling promises …
** All right, it’s not energy but a lot of energy workers drink Coors beer. And in Colorado this week, Molson Coors announced it was closing its Denver headquarters and moving them to Chicago and cutting 500 jobs across its international operations. After the closing, Molson Coors will still have about 2,000 workers in Colorado, …
House Majority Leader Mike Sanders (R-Kingfisher) said close to 500 new volunteer firefighters have joined rural fire departments four years after he successfully ran legislation that eliminated the age limit for new volunteers. He expects to see an even greater increase with the passage of another law that takes this week. House Bill 2005, authored …
The State Department has only a few more weeks to gather comments about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would cross northeast Montana. The comments are necessary because the proposed pipeline would cross the border with Canada and the State Department has a revised environmental impact statement for the line. The line, if built, would …
Land surrounding New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park would be off limits to nearby oil and gas exploration under a measure passed this week by the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure saw a split in votes by Oklahomans in the House. Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican joined Democratic Rep. Kendra Horn as …
Houston’s Anadarko Co. and the former Kerr McGee company it acquired are likely to face penalties from Colorado oil and gas regulators more than two years after a home explosion in Firestone killed two men. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission announced this week it was preparing to issue a notice of an alleged violation …
Tulsa-based Williams reported third quarter 2019 earnings that saw big jumps in improvements, going up 71 percent or $91 million as net income available to common stockholders was $220 million. The company said income so far this year reached $308 million, a 74 percent increase. To say the least, the company called them “strong results.” …