Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin will have a front-row seat this week as Democrats in the House Energy and Commerce Committee hold their first hearing on global warming. Rep. Mullin, a Republican from the 2nd district in eastern Oklahoma will be in the minority but will have an opportunity to question those who might testify. It …
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas might find some support for Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry when he sits on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. It would come none other than from Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Connor Lamb who recently was named chairman of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy. “In my district, energy means family-supporting jobs …
A funding opportunity for public building and public space external and internal lighting energy efficiency is now available through the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Oklahoma state agencies and local governments who are interested in funding for external and or internal lighting energy efficiency installation that will reduce utility cost for public buildings and/or public …
Sean Kouplen, chairman and CEO of Regent Bank, is Oklahoma’s Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file I am very honored to be named Oklahoma’s secretary of commerce and workforce development by Gov. Kevin Stitt. The governor, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Department of Commerce Executive Director Brent …
HollyFrontier Corporation, the Dallas firm with storage operations and refineries in Oklahoma and Kansas, announced its subsidiaries have wrapped up the previously announced acquisition of Sonneborn US Holdings Inc. and Sonneborn Cooperatief U.A. in a $655 million deal. The acquisition included working capital with an estimated value of $72 million and HollyFrontier anticipates it will …
Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP announced it will issue its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018 earnings report on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. The report will be issued prior to the open of markets. Members of the management team will also hold an earnings call following the release at 10 a.m. central time to …
Oklahoma City University’s Graduate Energy Programs have captured national attention. In the past few weeks, they were ranked among U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online (Non-MBA) Business Programs—-Number one in Oklahoma and number 37 nationally and ahead of its peers in graduate energy education. Dr. Steven C. Agee, Dean and Professor of Economics at …
A public forum dedicated to a discussion of the untapped potential of Oklahoma solar energy production and its many benefits will be held FEBRUARY 4th, 6pm, at City of Norman’s Central Library. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Norman and Ready For 100 Norman, the forum will feature three solar energy experts including Jim …
The Grand River Dam Authority is teaming with the Walton Family Foundation to create a $15 million whitewater park at Lake Frances in eastern Oklahoma. In a public-private partnership with the Foundation, the two will develop the Lake Frances Whitewater Park off the Upper Illinois River. The site is at the old lake …
The number of oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma and across the U.S. dropped in the past week. Oklahoma’s count slid 4 rigs to 122 compared to 117 working rigs reported a year ago. Nationally, the count plunged 14 to 1,045. The number of oil rigs dropped 15 to 847 while the number of gas …