An attorney who helps represent the Cherokee Nation in energy issues has been elected a partner in the Washington, D.C. based Van Ness Feldman law firm. Maranda Compton, who offices out of Denver, Colorado will become a partner effective Jan. 1, 2019. She has been a leading member of the firm’s nationally recognized Native Affairs …
Chesapeake Energy’s chairman emeritus Archie Dunham wasn’t the only company leader to pick up shares this week. While Dunham acquired more than 1,000,000 shares, three others made large acquisitions as well. CEO Robert D. Lawler acquired 100,000 more shares, according to a Form 4 filing that Chesapeake Energy made this week with the Securities and …
Oil and gas operator Zack Taylor of Seminole, now a Republican Representative in the Oklahoma House has been named chairman of the House Rules Committee. House Speaker Charles McCall made the announcement. “I’m honored that Speaker McCall has appointed me chair of the Rules Committee,” Taylor said. “The Rules Committee is a high traffic part …
ONEOK based in Tulsa says one of its senior vice presidents is retiring. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said Wesley J. Christensen, Senior Vice President of Operations will retire effective March 2, 2019. The notification came in a Form 8-K filing with the SEC.
2018 at 6:23 pm | UPDATED: December 19, 2018 at 10:54 am Weeks after Colorado voters rejected attempts to create more restrictive oil and gas drilling setbacks from homes, schools and businesses, state regulators have implemented them. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted recently to approve the bigger buffer zones. New wells will have …
Oklahoma Gas & Electric, the utility subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp. has announced that, pending regulatory approval, it will acquire two existing power plants to meet customers’ energy needs. The plants will replace capacity currently provided by power purchase contracts set to expire in 2019. The company announced it will acquire the Shady Point plant near Poteau, Oklahoma, …
It was revealed during a recent water conference in Oklahoma City that the state along with Texas and New Mexico is asking for the EPA to approve re-use of oilfield wastewater. The three states want the EPA to issue National Pollution Discharge elimination System permits allowed under the Clean Water Act. If they’re approved, the …
The U.S. Small Business Administration has okayed disaster assistance sought by the state from the tornadoes and severe storms that hit eastern Oklahoma on November 30. Governor Mary Fallin announced residents and business owners in Cherokee County are eligible for the help. The designation provides SBA low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and business owners …
As OK Energy Today has been reporting on the nearly-daily number of small earthquakes in Oklahoma, another study by the U.S. Geological Survey concluded those earthquakes triggered by fracking are “pervasive” in the state. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey and other scientists has found that earthquakes triggered by the specific practice of hydraulic …
The move to create heavier and stronger rail tank cars such as those that carry oil through Oklahoma has led to a battle developing between Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the oil industry. Burlington Northern Santa Fe has started charging oil companies and refineries a premium to use refurbished cars on its tracks. The rail …