Tulsa’s Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. announced it is shutting down operations of one of its coal mines where operations started in 1969. The company announced coal production will end August 16 at the Dotiki Mine in Webster County, Kentucky. “Unfortunately, weak market conditions made this action necessary,” said Joseph W. Craft III, Chairman, President and …
San Antonio’s NuStar Energy L.P., the company with 9,800 miles of 9,800 miles of pipeline throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and New Mexico will take part in a conference seeking new investors. Brad Barron, President and Chief Executive Officer will be joined by Tom Shoaf, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the 2019 Citi …
A coal mining company recently submitted an application to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expand the existing Pollyanna No. 8 active coal mine across “270 acres of additional Federal coal reserves located approximately 2 miles east of the town of Spiro, Oklahoma.” It is estimated that this mine expansion, requested by Georges Colliers, …
Oklahoma transportation officials are closely watching a funding bill moving through Congress, according to a report by KOSU’s Michael Cross. The measure by Senator Jim Inhofe has the potential to bring the Oklahoma Department of Transportation $4.2 billion dollars over five years – an increase of $100 million more than 2015. ODOT Director Tim Gatz …
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is as excited as ever about doing more exploration on Mars especially after seeing the latest photographs from the Mars Curiosity rover. In a weekend interview on Fox News, the former Tulsa U.S. Representative said President Trump is committed to the same. He told an interviewer that one of the next …
Some of the most recent completion reports filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show Oklahoma City-based Chaparral Energy drilled 9 wells on a single pad in Canadian County resulting in combined production of nearly 9,800 barrels of oil a day. All 9 were Foraker 1207 wells located approximately 2 miles east of El Reno and located …
Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count continues to slip, dropping in the past week to only 86 operating rigs, a decline of 2. A year ago, the state had 139 active rigs but not more rigs are in storage awaiting assignments. Nationally, the rig count fell by 8 to reach 934. The number of oil …
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission meeting on Monday included updates on a federal transportation funding bill in Congress, approval of a contract for a major upgrade to US69/75 in southeastern Oklahoma, the recent opening of the new Purcell-Lexington bridge and presentation of an industry award for an Oklahoma Department of Transportation public online mapping tool, according …
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission recently voted to approve $300,000 to conduct a study at the Tulsa International Airport which may lead to the construction of a new air traffic control tower, according to a report published Thursday in The Journal Record. The Federal Aviation Administration will analyze the necessity and cost justification for a new …
Sen. Jim Inhofe’s office reports a possible plan with a cost estimate to improve Tulsa’s levee system is expected next week. The Tulsa World reports the Tentatively Selected Plan will outline proposed work, including a cost estimate that will serve as a placeholder in the fiscal year 2021 federal budget. Speaking to the Tulsa World, …