Iowa corn farmers get their wish from President Trump. As a result, E15 will be available year-round at gas pumps in Oklahoma and the rest of the country. He has ordered the acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler to begin lifting the summertime ban on the sale of E15, the gasoline-biofuel blend. The President carried the …
The flooding of the past several days along with tornadoes that left damage in the central and northeast parts of the state prompted Gov. Mary Fallin on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency in all 77 counties. The storm system has delivered widespread heavy rain and high winds across much of the state since …
A new report indicates the demand for jet fuel is growing worldwide—thanks to low oil prices, a fast-growing and expanding middle class in Asia and booming freight markets. It’s not just at airports in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and around the Midwest. But there is a potential risk of a greater penetration of sustainable aviation fuels …
Tulsa’s Williams company plans to announce its third quarter 2018 financial results later in the month. The release will be made after the close of markets on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. An earnings conference call and webcast with analysts and investors will be held the following day, Nov. 1 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. …
Yup! Another earthquake in northern Oklahoma. Not one but two more. A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 5:24 a.m. on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter near the community of Hibsaw which is about 16 miles northeast of Luther. Its depth was at 3 miles. A 2.9 magnitude quake was recorded …
American Electric Power, the parent company of Public Service Company of Oklahoma has plans to close yet another of its coal operations. Word came this week that AEP plans to shut down its coal-fired power plant at Conesville, Ohio by the end of May 2020. The move comes after devaluation of the plant and previously …
Growing concerns over water pollution and opposition by residents in eastern Oklahoma prompted Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Jim Reese this week to suspend applications for any more poultry farms in the state. On Monday, he suspended the department’s acceptance and processing of registration applications. In the past several months, residents of some communities in the …
Oklahoma City’s Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. announced it has launched an initial public offering of more than 6.6 million shares of common stock. Riley’s an independent Oklahoma oil and natural gas company whose exploration and developments are in the Permian Basin. The anticipated initial offering price is between $14 and $16 per share for 6,666,667 …
Tulsa’s Williams company announced it’s executed binding, 15-year commitments from two companies to transport natural gas through its proposed Leidy South expansion project along the East Coast. The commitments came from Seneca Resources Company, LLC and Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation. The two agreed to fill the line at 100 percent for the 580 million …
Wrecker operators in Oklahoma got notices this week of a change in the registration system maintained by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Commission sent notices this week that the Commission’s IRP commercial vehicle registration system had been changed. The commission added a new vehicle type to the system to make sure vehicles in the system …