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Lankford Targets “Social Cost” of Climate Change Rules
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and West Virginia Rep. Evan Jenkins have introduced what they call the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act. It is a bill to prohibit the federal government from using the flawed social cost of carbon, social cost of methane, social cost of nitrous oxide or the social cost of …
Oil and Gas Group Hires First Field Representative
The first field representative for the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association has been hired. He is Bray Haven whose responsibilities will be to focus on relations between the oil and gas industry and community leaders, especially in those areas where there is active development. And his main geographic area of emphasis will be covering the …
New CEO Named at Tulsa Pipeline Inspection Company
Sand Springs-based Frontier Integrity Solutions, an oil and gas pipeline inspection company has announced the naming of Keyth Pengal as CEO. He and oil and gas industry veteran Bill Boyer have been added immediately to the company’s Board of Directors. Pengal has more than 25 years of operating experience and most recently was a Managing …
White Star Sells Field Office Site in Stillwater
Oklahoma City-based White Star Petroleum LLC has announced the $5.2 million sale of an office building, equipment yard and parking lot in Stillwater. The sale was to J and R Investments. The 17-acre site is northwest of the campus of Oklahoma State University. White Star, formerly known as American Energy Partners, will stay the tenant …
Oklahoma’s Economy is Finally Improving
Oklahoma’s economy is finally growing stronger along with those in 8 other mid-western states according to Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index. Economist Ernie Goss says the findings for June 2017 were among the best he’s found since 2011 in his monthly surveys of supply managers. “The overall index over the past several months indicates …
Oilfield Trucks Increase Highway Dangers and Damage in Kingfisher County
With Kingfisher County one of the hotbeds of oil and gas activity due to its position in the STACK, increased truck traffic is being targeted by county officials. The traffic is not only tearing up roads but turning deadly. Worried about the damage to highways and traffic dangers because of the increase in trucks, sheriff …
While Oklahoma Targeted the Wind Industry Tax Credits, Louisiana Did the Same Over Solar Credits
While the move by the Oklahoma legislature to sunset some of the tax credits for the wind industry took effect July 1, hundreds of millions of dollars in other tax credits remain for the state. But one state is doing something to clear its backlog of credits. Louisiana plans to spend $15 million eliminating tax …
Earthquake Lawsuit Accuses 7 Energy Firms of Causing Quakes in Oklahoma
One of the latest class action lawsuits filed over Oklahoma’s earthquakes is against seven energy firms in the state, blaming their wastewater disposal wells for causing large and damaging quakes. The $5 million lawsuit was originally in Payne County District court by three individuals, Matt Meier and his wife Sheryl Meier and Kai Bach. All …
ConocoPhillips Sells Barnett Shale Holdings
ConocoPhillips is selling its interest in the Barnett Shale in northern Texas for $305 million to the Louisiana-based Miller Thomson and Partners LLC. The holdings are located in a 17-county area around Fort Worth, Texas. Production last year was 11-thousand barrels of oil equivalent a day. The Houston-based company with major operations in Bartlesville, Oklahoma …
Major Pipeline Study Announced by Energy Transfer
Dallas based Energy Transfer has inked a deal to study joint participation with South Korea-based Korea Gas Corporation in a Louisiana LNG Liquefaction Project. Houston-based BG LNG Services LLC, a subsidiary of Shell is also participating in the Lake Charles Project. Energy Transfer Equity and Energy Transfer Partners owns the Lake Charles LNG facility. The …