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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 …
Permits to drill Oct. 15, 2018
Permits to drill for Oct. 15, 2018. Blaine County HERSHEY 2-32-29 #1717MHX, October 15 2018 32 17N 12W SWSWSESE API: 01124101 Lat: 35.89929102591556, Long: -98.49845582168527 TRIUMPH ENERGY PARTNERS LLC HH, DR, 20120 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10200) Kay County EVA STATE #1-33 ALT, October 15 2018 33 25N 1W NENENENE API: 07124897 Lat: 36.607708360847454, Long: -97.30122877096764 BASIN OPERATING SERVICES …
Completion reports for Oct. 15, 2018
No completion reports for Oct. 15, 2018
AG gives NextEra more time in wind farm fight
Attorney General Mike Hunter announced Monday the state will extend the deadline for NextEra Energy Resources and the Department of Defense (DOD) to reach an agreement on a mitigation plan regarding a wind farm along a route of airspace the military uses for training. The original deadline to have a mitigation plan was today. However, …
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. …