Oklahoma City-based Western Natural Resources, LLC has formed a new partnership with global investment firm KKR to acquire producing and undeveloped oil and gas assets in the Williston Basin of North and South Dakota and Montana. Heath Mireles, CEO of Western added, “We are excited to partner with KKR and bring what we feel is …
The city council in Oklahoma City will vote Tuesday on an agreement with Oklahoma Gas and Electric to convert to LED street lights. The estimated cost is $3.3 million to $3.9 million a year. “With the introduction of LED lights, OGE has asked the city to make a choice regarding City-owned lights,” explained City Manager …
Last week’s window washer incident high atop Oklahoma City’s Devon Tower has left some continuing safety issues in the downtown area. A safety perimeter around the 50-story tall structure is still in effect as workers try to remove broken glass from windows that were smashed by a swinging scaffolding that carried two window washers. John …
When Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt reached a budget deal with the legislature, it started out as a $8.3 billion agreement. But it ended up $8.1 billion because leaders disagreed on how much to put into savings. The approval of Senate Bill 1071 on Friday would limit the amount of money allocated to the State …
AEP Teacher Vision Grants from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are enabling four teachers in Atoka to improve student learning in the classroom. Individual grants up to $500 have been awarded to Atoka Elementary School teachers Christie Miller, Darla Jackson, Crystal Cathey and Geraldine Southern. The total amount awarded is $1,900. The grants …
Shareholders elected ten members to the Chesapeake Energy board of directors at last Friday’s annual meeting held in Oklahoma City. The ten included: Gloria R. Boyland, Luke R. Corbett, Mark A. Edmunds, Scott Gieselman, David W. Hayes, Leslie Starr Keating, Robert D. Lawler, R. Brad Martin, Merrill A. Miller and Thomas L. Ryan. President and …
The National Grid Plc has some news for New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo. It won’t process any new applications for natural gas service to New York City and Long Island until the Northeast Supply Enhancement project of Tulsa’s Williams company gets the permits it needs to proceed. Gov. Cuomo blocked the $1 billion, 37-mile long …
While Oklahoma’s energy industry is adding to a growing economy in the state, the state’s April unemployment remained at 3.3 percent. Numbers in oil and gas were down and the seasonally adjusted rate was down 0.3 percent point compared to April of 2018. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the 3.3 percent jobless rate compares …
The oil and gas rig counts in Oklahoma and the nation slipped in the past week. Oklahoma’s count dropped one to 103 while the national count also fell by one to 987. A year ago, there were 138 oil and gas rigs actively pursing new energy in Oklahoma. Nationally, the count this past week included …
In partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the Cleveland County Rural Water District #1 has completed drilling three water wells on Lexington Wildlife Management Area and has started providing safe drinking water to about 125 customers in the area. The water district’s first billing was set to occur this week, culminating a 16-year effort to …