The Williams Companies, Inc. announced that Debbie Cowan has been appointed senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Oct. 29, 2018. Cowan will lead all aspects of the Company’s human resources function, serve on the Williams executive leadership team and report to Alan Armstrong, president and chief executive officer of Williams. Ms. …
Expanded Powder River pipeline system to move more oil to Cushing hub
Kansas City-based Tallgrass Energy, LP, a firm with operations in Oklahoma, has announced it’s joined with Silver Creek Midstream, LLC of Texas to expand their Powder River Basin join venture in Wyoming. It’s a venture that will increase the flow of oil from the Powder River basin eventually to the Cushing storage hub in Oklahoma. …
AG joins others in call to end robocalls
Attorney General Mike Hunter and a bipartisan coalition of 34 state attorneys general have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling on the commission to adopt new rules to allow telephone service providers to block robocalls and scam phone calls before they reach consumers. The added authority sought by the attorneys general …
Oklahoma Aviation director honored at national convention
(From left to right, Directors of Aeronautics Divisions by state, Bradley Brandt, Louisiana, NASAO Chair, Cassandra Isaacson, Minnesota, 2018 Kenneth Rowe Ambassador of Aviation Award recipient, Victor Bird, Oklahoma, and NASAO Past-Chair, Ronnie Mitchell, Nebraska.) When the annual convention of the National Association of State Aviation Officials was concluded this month in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma …
Canadian County Commissioners hesitant to approve transmission line
a Canadian County Commissioners have raised yet another issue regarding oil and gas next to their Canadian County Children’s Justice Center. A week after being sued by Chaparral Energy over a proposed drilling site next to the center, county commissioners told Terra Resources to find another route for a proposed transmission line. Terra Resources of …
Xcel Energy joins in active-shooter exercise in Amarillo
Xcel Energy, the Minnesota based natural gas company joined with area law enforcement officers recently in conducing security exercises at its offices in Amarillo, Texas. The Amarillo Globe News reported the Amarillo Police Department, Amarillo Fire Department, Potter County Sheriff’s Department, Randall County Sheriff’s Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Amarillo Area …
World’s crude oil output hits 100 million barrel mark
Oklahoma played a small role, but it still was part of the world’s oil output hitting the 100 million barrel a day mark. The International energy Agency says global supply rose to 100.3 million barrels a day in the third quarter. The output included crude oil, natural gas liquids, biofuels and refinery processing gains. The …
Gasoline prices drop in OKC and Tulsa but hit nearly $3 average in northwest Oklahoma
Cheaper prices are seen at the gas pumps in Oklahoma City and Tulsa according to GasBuddy’s latest report. Gasoline prices in Oklahoma City have fallen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.54/g as of Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations in Oklahoma City. This compares with the national average …
Trump now might disagree with Inhofe over climate change being a ‘hoax’
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe might have lost one of his biggest name supporters in the belief that climate change is a hoax. President Donald Trump has backed off the claim telling CBS’ “60 Minutes” Sunday night he isn’t sure climate change is manmade, saying the climate will “change back again.” “I think something’s happening. …
Baker Hughes changes 3Q earnings report release date
Baker Hughes has changed the date it plans to release its third quarter 2018 earnings report. The company now plans to release the earnings report before the open of markets on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 30. The release will be at 5:45 a.m. central time. Baker Hughes plans a webcast to discuss the results …










