Tulsa’s NGL Crude Logistics LLC has to wait for nearly another month before a U.S. District court judge decides whether to approve a lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency. Under the agreement, NGL will pay a $25 million civil penalty to end violations of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. The company will also be forced …
Seventy one years after a horrific fertilizer explosion left hundreds dead at Texas City, Texas, the tragedy is foremost in the minds of residents who fear a proposed new ammonia fertilizer plant in their backyard. Read how the Houston Chronicle has explored the developing story.
EnCap Flatrock Midstream, a San Antonio private equity firm with dealings in Oklahoma is backing Lotus Midstream in a joint venture to build a multibillion dollar crude pipeline from West Texas to Houston and Beaumont. Lotus is joining Exxon Mobil and Houston’s Plains All American, another firm with extensive pipeline operations in Oklahoma. At the …
Residents near the small southern Kansas town of Perth were the latest to feel the shaking and rumbling of an earthquake in an oil and gas drilling zone. A 3.0 magnitude quake was recorded around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday with a depth of about 3 miles. The U.S. Geological Survey indicated the epicenter was about …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is apparently taking emergency moves to enforce a new state law that might have been violated by NexEra Energy in development of two wind farms near Hinton, Oklahoma. The law was designed to protect military installations and their runway space from the encroachment of wind farms. The Corporation Commission has scheduled …
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma City have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.63/g on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations in Oklahoma City. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.5 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.87/g, according to GasBuddy. Average gasoline prices on …
A handful of environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the EPA in an attempt to block the agency from transferring federal oversight of disposal of toxic coal ash in Oklahoma to the state. The suit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of the Sierra Club, Waterkeeper Alliance and Local Environmental Action. Filed in …
The city of Yukon has adopted a new ordinance requiring oil and gas wells to be at least 1,000 feet from the nearest business or residential building. The new setback is an increase from 450 feet required for developed areas and 100 feet for undeveloped areas. In a special meeting this past week, the city …
While the nation’s oil and gas rig count increased by one to reach 1,054 in the past week, the count in Oklahoma grew by four and hit 141 active drilling rigs. Reports from Baker Hughes Co. and the Independent Oil and Gas Service showed a drop of 3 to reach 863 oil rigs while …
A proposal by a Dallas company to store high-level radioactive waste in a West Texas dump means the used nuclear fuel would most likely be carried through Oklahoma. Waste Control Specialists and Orano USA created a joint venture known as Interim Storage Partners and are seeking a permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to store …