The 50th Anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing will take place this July. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first individuals to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 forever leaving their mark on spaceflight history. Some of the artifacts they carried to the moon now rest in a museum …
Oil is expected to be flowing this week through the Plains All-American Pipeline from the Permian Basin to the Corpus Christi refineries and storage areas. The Cactus II oil pipeline has a capacity of 670,000 barrels a day. The company plans to begin the process called “line fill” in which the pipeline is filled with …
At least one official in the Environmental Protection Agency believes former Administrator and ex-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt might have violated a legal settlement involving a proposed mine in Alaska. As Politico’s Morning Energy Report revealed, the EPA has started attempts to reverse an Obama-era bid to block the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska. A …
The renaming of Oklahoma’s two major oil and gas industry groups following their merger is catching the attention of more Oklahomans. The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma is the name of the new group following last year’s merger of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum association and the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association. OK Energy Today reported …
The recent defeat of a proposed wind farm west of Wichita, Kansas has stunned the wind industry. It also has given hope to those who don’t want the giant wind towers in their neighborhoods or counties. The Wichita Eagle explored the controversy after NextEra Energy lost its effort to locate a wind farm in Reno …
Some of those in Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are asking the federal government to carry out a study of the flood levees in Tulsa following the deadly and devastating floods that hit the Arkansas River in May. Sens. James Lankford and Jim Inhofe along with Rep. Kevin Hern of Tulsa made the request of the U.S. …
Royalty owners in Texas are getting new protections under a new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. It is designed to safeguard mineral owners from fraudulent activity and at the same time, strengthen private property rights. House Bill 3838 amends the Texas Property Code to require mandatory disclosures in offers to purchase mineral and royalty …
Oklahoma’s three major utilities are joining forces in July to hold an annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma. The event is the annual Home Energy Aid fundraiser and the three utilities joining with the Salvation Army are Oklahoma Gas and Electric, Oklahoma Natural Gas and Public Service Company of Oklahoma. The fundraiser …
The U.S. Supreme court wants to hear more arguments and more time in Oklahoma’s challenge to the territorial boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) nation. It’s a case that Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter contends could have an impact on millions of Oklahomans when it comes to prosecuting major crimes and not just murder cases. The …
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission will welcome southwestern Oklahoma bank executive Rick Holder, 60, of Creta in July. Gov. J. Kevin Stitt appointed Holder to an eight-year term from District 7. He is filling the seat that was held by Robert Dan Robbins of Altus, whose term is expiring. “I’m excited to get started, meet the other …