A coal company headquartered in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin is facing a delisting of its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The Exchange informed management at Cloud Peak Energy Inc. the delisting is the result of the determination that Cloud Peak’s common stock was no longer suitable for listing based on “abnormally low” price …
Researchers at Oklahoma State University get the nod from the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out some unusual testing of swarms of unmanned fixed-wing aircraft. The researchers are with OSU’s Unmanned Systems Research Institute according to the Enid News and Eagle. Current FAA regulations require one pilot and one set of controls for every …
In an attempt to cut down on the growth of federal government regulations and red tape aimed at businesses, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford joined forces this week in introducing a new government act. He was joined by GOP Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Susan Collins of Maine and Joni Ernst …
With Democrats calling it a political stunt and a sham, the Senate on Tuesday voted down any attempt at starting debate on their Green New Deal. Fifty-seven Senators including Jim Inhofe and James Lankford of Oklahoma voted against the plan. No one voted for it as 43 Democrats voted “present.” Republicans were joined by red …
Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP is making an offering of its company units as it attempts to raise money. The company said the public offering is of Class C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units representing limited partner interests in NGL. NGL said it will also grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase …
Refinery operator HollyFrontier Corporation announced it has finished first quarter maintenance at its refinery in El Dorado, Kansas. The company said it anticipates crude oil throughput for the first quarter of the year to average 395,000 and 405,000 barrels a day. The crude unit is back online and the refinery is in the process of …
Energy Transfer and Phillips 66 Partners say the second phase of their Bayou Bridge Pipeline is complete and ready for service in Louisiana. The 163-mile, 24-inch line will move crude oil from Lake Charles, Louisiana to terminalling facilities outside of st. James, Louisiana beginning April 1. Energy Transfer of Dallas owns 60 percent of the …
Wednesday is Water Lobby Day at the State Capitol as environmentalists gather to not only learn about the state’s water problems but educate legislators about them. The Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club, Oklahomans for Responsible Water Policy, Green Country Spring Creek Guardians and STIR (Save the Illinois River) are sponsoring the event that includes opening …
An endangered federal program that has helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades has issued its last call for grants aimed at saving aging buildings and landmarks. The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is accepting grant applications until April 12, and it’s not clear if Congress will continue the project after that. …
A former CIA Director was in Tulsa this week warning about cyber security. The Tulsa World had the story about John Brennan’s visit. Former CIA Director John Brennan contends a key to navigating cyber minefields isn’t worrying about today. It is preparing for tomorrow. “That digital environment is not a static environment,” Brennan said Monday …