Employees of the Oklahoma Field Office of the federal Bureau of Land Management will soon find their national headquarters located in Grand Junction, Colorado and not Washington, D.C. The Bureau of Land Management Oklahoma Field Office manages 7.4 million acres of federally owned land and minerals in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The …
Inhofe opposes chemical contamination handling in House defense bill
The issue of PFAS or man-made chemicals has gained more and more attention on Capitol Hill. It is also one of the points that arose from the recent House approval of the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 2500. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report indicated Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee …
Cimarex gets production of 4,300 barrels of oil a day out of 4 wells
The Denver, Colorado-based Cimarex Energy has filed completion reports on a four well-single pad site that has combined crude oil production of more than 4,300 barrels a day in Oklahoma’s STACK play. The Lehman Com 7-11h wells are located several miles northeast of the Blaine County community of Greenfield and were drilled last year at …
Electric charging network to expand
The San Francisco electric vehicle charging station company Volta Charging announced the investment firm Energy Impact Partners is providing a $44 million loan to support expansion of the network. The company has nearly 700 charging stations in 10 states—none in Oklahoma and only 6 in Texas. It is largely a coastal company with more than …
Concerns raised over government agency’s use of Chinese drones
We’ve reported on the growing concern that government officials have about China’s spying and theft of corporate secrets. Oklahoma has its own corporate theft incident and has been the site of federal probes in the past of suspected thefts. Now comes a report how the U.S. Interior Department has given the green light to buy …
Trucking is profitable for J.B. Hunt
Those J.B. Hunt trucks rolling up and down I-40 and I-35 in Oklahoma are proving profitable for the Arkansas based company. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., based in Lowell, Arkansas announced second quarter 2019 net earnings of $133.6 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.23 vs. second quarter 2018 net earnings of $151.7 million, …
ACOG Announces Ozone Alert Day Text Alerts
There is a new way for Central Oklahomans to be informed when there will be higher levels of ozone pollution. During warmer months, emissions from various transportation and energy related activities chemically react with sunlight and heat to form ground-level ozone. When conditions project the possibility of high ozone pollution in Central Oklahoma, ACOG and …
Civeo to release 2Q earnings report
Provider of trailers and housing for oil and gas operations throughout Canada, the U.S and Australia, Civeo Corporation plans to release its second quarter 2019 earnings report on Monday, July 29. The company, with operations in El Reno and Kingfisher, Oklahoma has major offices in Houston, Texas and Calgary, Alberta, Canada . It plans to …
New shipping season opened for Bakken Pipeline System
Texas- based Energy Transfer LP announced its subsidiaries Dakota Access, LLC and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company LLC launched a binding supplemental open season for shipper commitments to its Bakken Pipeline system. The season will provide the transportation of crude oil from the Bakken/Three Forks play in North Dakota to storage terminals located in …
$100 million acquisition of Geronimo Energy is completed
National Grid has completed its $100 million acquisition of Geronimo Energy, a wind and solar developer in the U.S. Geronimo Energy has operations in Texas, New Mexico and other states but not in Oklahoma and Kansas. The deal was announced in March and has now satisfied all regulatory requirements and closing conditions. Founded in 2004, …










