The U.S. Geological Survey reported the recording of two minor earthquakes in northern Oklahoma Sunday night. The first measured only 2.3 magnitude and was recorded at 10:01 p.m. near the small town of Chester in Major County. Its epicenter was about two miles west of the town where a handful of weak earthquakes were recorded …
The latest GasBuddy report shows gasoline prices have slipped about a penny a gallon over the past week, but they still remain at an average of $2.62 a gallon. The average was determined from GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations in Oklahoma City. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.2 cents per …
Streetcar tests got underway Monday in downtown Oklahoma City where the city’s installing the new system. The tests come as the MAPS 3 streetcar construction is concluding in the central business district. The tests began with the cars on the downtown loop which is the longer of the routes that wind in and out of …
Thanks to energy, at least six Oklahomans made the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans. They are billionaires. Topping the Oklahoma list is Harold Hamm, founder of Continental Resources Inc., the firm that has made him worth an estimated $17.2 billion. He is the highest Oklahoman ranked on the list of 400 and came in …
You probably couldn’t blame for Oklahoma’s oil and gas groups if they wrote legislators and said, “told you so.” Witness the Point of View published in Saturday’s edition of The Oklahoman, a piece written by energy consultant Chris Hosek of Austin, Texas. Headlined “A Texan’s thank you to Oklahoma,” it made the argument that Oklahoma’s …
While the nation’s rig count slipped by two in the past week, the number of rigs in Oklahoma rose by two. The state’s rig count grew to 143 while nationally, it declined to 1,052. Baker Hughes reports the national count this week included two fewer oil rigs, with a total count of 861. The number …
A correction to our recent story about the election of retired Navy Admiral Willilam H. McRaven to the board of directors of ConocoPhillips. We incorrectly identified the board as that of Phillips 66 but it was ConocoPhillips. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven retired in 2014 after a 37-year career and will be one of 12 …
Another phase of the nearly $12 million, 70-mile Kaw Lake pipeline carrying water from near Ponca City southwest to Enid has been approved by the Enid City Commission. Members voted to approve Phase III which will get underway this month with work ongoing across Osage, Kay, Noble and Garfield counties. Total cost will be $12.1 …
Federal favoritism. It’s what oil and gas legend T-Boone Pickens says about the way the government favors electric car development over fossil fuels. Writing in the Austin Statesman, Pickens came out against the way the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality proposes to use $200 million the state will get from the VW emissions scandal. Here’s …
The new Preferred Sands frack sand plant in northwest Oklahoma is open for business. With the presentation of an Oklahoma flag by Sen. Casey Murdock of Felt, the plant was opened this week at a site west of Seiling and near Oakwood. The large operation sits along highway 270 and will eventually have nearly 300 …