The Storage Tank Advisory Council of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed new rules. An announcement by the Commission indicated the rules are those proposed by the Petroleum Storage Tank Division. The meeting will be Tuesday, August 20 at 2 p.m. in the Corporation Commission’s Public Utilities Department Conference room, room …
After a recovery from the last oil bust, energy bankruptcies are back on the rise in 2019. The Houston Chronicle reports the number of oil and gas bankruptcy filings through mid-August has nearly equaled the total tally from 2018, and the aggregate debt from 2019 bankruptcy filings of almost $20 billion has already surpassed the …
Texas and Oklahoma are seeking federal permission to regulate fracking wastewater under their own programs, raising concern among environmentalists who fear that oil and gas companies will eventually be allowed to discharge toxic chemicals into streams and rivers. Bloomberg Environment reports the two states, both big oil and gas producers, are asking the Environmental Protection …
A handful of minor earthquakes has been recorded across Oklahoma in the past week by the Oklahoma Geological Survey. The strongest measured 2.2 magnitude in McClain County in central Oklahoma and was recorded at 17 minutes past midnight on Friday morning. A quake that measured 1.9 magnitude early Friday morning was recorded in Grant County …
Reuters reports that San Antonio’s EPIC Midstream Holdings Inc on Thursday began shipping crude oil on its 400,000 barrel per day (bpd) pipeline from the Permian Basin to the U.S. Gulf Coast, pushing Midland crude prices higher. Terminal operator Moda Midstream LLC confirmed it would be accepting the Permian crude from the EPIC line …
The city council in Edmond has a decision to make about solar energy. It is considering whether to allow solar panels on homes. News 9 reports the incentives to buy back the electricity is low as OGE offers what is labeled “net metering” to solar customers. They get a one to one ratio and what …
We get some monster storms with hail in Oklahoma but the one they had this week in northeast Colorado probably beats them all. As the locals no doubt said, “that was one hailuva of a hail storm.” And it came just two weeks after a vicious hail storm estimated to be 6 miles in …
Completion reports made this week reveal just how active BCE-Mach LLC in Oklahoma City is with its drilling in northern Oklahoma. The company is following through on promises it made when it was founded in 2018. Reports filed Wednesday show 5 more completions were made in Woods County. The wells had completion dates in February …
The Duncan Banner reports that the city of Duncan in conjunction with the Stephens County District Attorney’s Office, will ask Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) to investigate utility department water meters and billing accuracy after numerous citizens have complained of high water bills. City Manager Kim Meek said the investigation will look into …
A new policy rolled out by the Interior Department’s inspector general puts strict limits on the office’s interactions with reporters leaving them with a lot of “no comments.” The political news website The Hill reports that the department’s press office for the agency’s internal watchdog, which is investigating a number of Interior officials, including Secretary David …