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Legislator Enters Race for Labor Commissioner
Mustang Rep. Leslie Osborn is the latest to enter the race to become Oklahoma’s next State Labor Commissioner. The Republican legislator announced Wednesday she is running for the Republican nomination to be decide in 2018. “We have serious challenges in Oklahoma,” said Osborn in announcing her candidacy. “I am convinced we can meet them. As …
$16 million Mineral Rights Sale for 880 Acres in Blaine County
Edmond’s EK Energy and Exploration Company was the high bidder for the June sale of mineral rights to 880 acres of Blaine county land at a price of nearly $17 million dollars. The June 20 auction was handled by Farm Service Company of Chickasha where spokesman Cody J. White indicated the sale involved 5 …
Keystone XL Fight Begins in Nebraska
Critics of TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline are getting their chance this week to grill developers as they go before the Nebraska Public Service Commission. An evidentiary hearing on the pipeline is underway and already there have been sharp and pointed exchanges between witnesses and attorneys for those fighting the pipeline. As E & …
Tribes Want Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down Pending More Studies
Two American Indian tribes are telling a federal court the Dakota Access pipeline, the one targeted by Oklahomans and other environmental activists last year must be shut down while the Trump administration reconsiders its environmental impact. Attorneys for the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes filed a brief this week with the U.S. District …
Land Given to OU Turns into a Gold Mine for the School
The resurgence of oil and gas exploration in Oklahoma has turned out to be a surprising source of new revenue for the University of Oklahoma. As Bloomberg News reported recently, the university has been the recipient of millions of dollars from mineral rights on land given to the school decades ago. Until recently, the mineral …
Coal Miner Killed in Northwest Colorado
A worker at a northwestern Colorado coal processing plant has become the 11th person to die at a coal mine in the U.S. this year. The 32-year old man was a surface mechanic at a mine operated by Blue Mountain Energy Co. near the small community of Rangely. He was found under a two-ton container …
Jones Energy Produces 8 New Oklahoma Wells—Focusing Now Solely on Anadarko Basin
Austin, Texas-based Jones Energy continues moving eastward in Oklahoma with its drilling exploration, making three finds in Canadian County, not to mention 7 other wells around the state. And it is moving to focus only in the Anadarko Basin. As reported on OK Energy Today’s well completion reports, the company had a multi-unit operation at the …
New Software to Help DOT Inspect Bridges Following Earthquakes
The Oklahoma Transportation Department has resorted to high-technology in the wake of the surge of earthquakes in the state. It has implemented the use of “ShakeCast”, a program created by the U.S. Geological Survey to help assess any damage to existing bridges. ShakeCast is in the final stage of a two-year, two-phase nearly $650,000 contract …
Oil and Gas Revenues Shore Up State Tax Collections for July
“The body of evidence supporting economic recovery is growing.” Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller. Oil and gas tax revenue once again led the way in the latest revenue report issued by the Oklahoma Treasurer. July Gross Receipts, said Ken Miller provided additional evidence of an expanding Oklahoma economy. Total collections topped the July 2016 report …
Governor Creates Task Force to Study Corporation Commission
The move to assess whether improvements can be made to the way the Oklahoma Corporation Commission functions is underway. Governor Mary Fallin on Monday issued an executive order establishing a task force to undertake an organizational analysis of the commission. Her order created the Second Century Corporation Commission Task Force. It will be made up …