Cactus Drilling, with its many rigs throughout Oklahoma and other oil-producing states reported fourth quarter 2018 revenues of nearly $140 million. It also felt the impact of lower oil prices and declining activity. The Houston company stated the revenues totaled $139.8 million and the generated income from the operations came to $43.9 million. Net income …
The Women’s Energy Network of Greater Oklahoma announced completion if its pilot STEM program and will graduate 14 eighth-grade students this month. The female students attend Kerr Middle School in Del City and took part in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics program. They will be graduated at 4:30 p.m. on March 13 at the …
A day after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a legislative agreement in support of a move to give him the power to hire and fire state agency heads, the State Senate approved his request. Five bills were approved Wednesday including SB 457 which would give Stitt the power to appoint or fire the director of …
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a proclamation this week proclaiming March as Flood Insurance Awareness Month in the state. It prompted the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to thank him with a tweet. “The OWRB is honored @GovStitt proclaimed #March as #Flood #Insurance Awareness Month in #Oklahoma. As the coordinating agency for the #NFIP, we’ll be …
A Colorado legislative committee approved a bill this week dramatically overhauling how Colorado regulates the oil and gas industry. The approval came after a 12-hour public hearing in which the survivor of a deadly house explosion was among those who testified. Nearly 400 people signed up to speak on the bill by Senate Majority …
From the Enid News and Eagle Authorities have released the identities of a man killed and another injured in a saltwater disposal site blast Monday night southwest of Enid. The deceased is Javier Varraza, a 32-year-old Hispanic male, said Eddie Johnson, family assistance coordinator with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He said blunt …
Cowboy commentator Baxter Black figures it’s time the Climate Change advocates got some education in their Green New Deal claims that cattle are releasing too much gas into the air by—-well, by releasing gas. As he makes abundantly clear, cattle don’t fart! ATTN: This is addressed to teenagers, tuba players and grown-ups in the …
Devon Energy filed ownership change reports this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Company leaders unloaded some of their company shares while at the same time confirming reports of the layoffs of 200 workers in the firm. President and CEO David A. Hager reported the sale of 16,345 Devon shares valued at $30.15 each. …
Whether you’re driving a truck down the interstate, working on a rig somewhere in Oklahoma or maintaining a wind farm, robocalls are annoying. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined 53 other attorneys general in trying to convince Congress to finally do something about the issue. They sent a letter this week to the …
As we follow the ownership changes of corporate leaders in the energy industry, one of the latest occurred at Oklahoma Gas and Electric Energy Corp. In a required filing with the SEC, the company indicated its Vice President of Integrated Resource Planning and Development, Jerry A. Peace recently sold nearly 6,000 shares in the firm. …