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Van Crash Injures Several Halliburton Workers Near Calumet
At least five people were hurt Wednesday morning when a Halliburton van overturned and crashed on a Canadian County road. Reports by News 9 indicated eight people were in the van when it crashed around 6:20 a.m. near 164th and Calumet Road. The vehicle rolled several times. At least one of the injured was flown …
Daring Move by Amazon CEO to Launch Texas Wind Farm
Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos recently climbed atop a wind tower in west Texas to smash a bottle of champagne and christen the start of a wind farm that will provide power to his huge company. As the Dallas Morning News reported, Bezo launched the 253-megawatt Amazon Wind Farm Texas in Scurry County. His company has …
Wind Industry Argues Removal of Sales Tax Exemption Should be “all or none”
The wind industry is still fighting the call by some legislators to remove a sales tax exemption on the industry saying if the exemption is removed from the wind industry, it should be removed from other energy industries. Mark Yates, Oklahoma Director of the Wind Coalition responded to an inquiry from OK Energy Today, calling …
Candidate Takes Credit for Supreme Court Ruling
Republican candidate for Governor Gary Richardson is taking credit for a State supreme Court ruling this week that overturned the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Fee on electric vehicles. “I am the only candidate for Governor who even attempted to stop the tax increases and I’m not even an elected official like some of my opponents,” …
Midstream Sale in Delaware Basin
No sales price was announced but another big sale has been made of operations in the Permian Basin of West Texas. It is there that BP Energy Partners LLC has sold its Pinnacle Midstream LLC company, a midstream provider in the Delaware portion of the Permian Basin. The buyer is I Squared Capital, giving it …
Denver Energy Firm Under New Leadership
Denver-based Whiting Petroleum Corporation has named a new President and CEO. Bradley J. Holly, formerly an Executive Vice President of U.S. Onshore Exploration and Production for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation was named this week to be Whiting’s new President effective Nov. 1, 2017. He will replace James Volker who, at the age of 70 is retiring …
House Members Inquire About National Pipeline Security
Two Oklahoma congressmen are among more than 80 U.S. House members who have written U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions with an inquiring about the security of the nation’s pipeline infrastructure. Representatives Frank Lucas and Markwayne Mullin put their names to the Oct. 23 letter expressing concerns about recent attacks on pipelines in the U.S. “In some …
Former State Seismologist Testifies How Former OU Leaders Tried to Hide Cause of Earthquakes
The State’s former seismologist Dr. Austin Holland has testified in a deposition in an earthquake lawsuit in Oklahoma that he left his job two years after being reprimanded for his study that linked the earthquakes in Oklahoma to wastewater disposal operations of the oil and gas industry. Writing in his law firm’s blog, attorney Scott …
Distribution Announced by Williams Partners
A 60-cent a unit distribution for common unitholders in Williams Partners L.P. was announced this week by the Tulsa-based company. The quarterly cash distribution will be payable Nov. 10, 2017 those whose common unitholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 3, 2017.
Propane Prices Expected to Rise This Winter
Those who rely on propane for home heating might see a jump in prices this winter according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The government says propane customers might pay between 11 and 22 percent more to heat their homes because of increased demand and higher prices for propane. “A lot is going to depend …