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Oil and Gas Rig Counts Grow in Oklahoma and the U.S.
Oil and gas rig counts increased in Oklahoma and the nation in the past week with Oklahoma adding four to reach a total of 122. The U.S. count added 15 to hit 839. The nationwide count added 10 more oil rigs to reach 672 while the number of gas rigs grew by 5 to hit …
Kimray Strikes Deal for Worldwide Distribution with DistributionNOW
Oklahoma City-based Kimray Inc. has announced it’s made an exclusive international distribution agreement with DistributionNOW. Houston based-DNOW is considered a leading provider of drilling and production equipment with a global presence in the oil and gas chain. Under the deal, DNOW will distribute Kimray’s line of regulators, control valves, glycol pumps and liquid level controls …
Politics of Confirming Judge Gorsuch to Supreme Court
It’s a given that newly-confirmed U.S. Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will eventually handle some energy-related cases in the coming years. It’s why his confirmation is important to follow. Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford openly campaigned for the confirmation, using Senate floor speeches on Thursday to support Judge Gorsuch and at the same …
Work Resumes on New Mexico’s Largest Wind Farm
The wind turbines are going up in New Mexico’s largest wind farm. The final phase of construction at the $500 million El Cabo Wind Farm in Torrance County is getting underway and more construction workers are arriving this week. State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn says a jobs report indicated 300 temporary construction jobs were already …
Nebraska Sets Hearing Date on Keystone XL Pipeline Route
The Nebraska Public Service Commission has set a hearing to be held in August on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route. The commission will hold a five-day public hearing Aug. 7-11 in Lincoln. It will decide afterward whether to approve the route as requested by developer TransCanada. The $8 billion pipeline would carry oil …
Digital Research Conference at OSU
Research resources and digital information—it’s the focus of an upcoming inaugural conference at Oklahoma State University. The Coalition for Advancing Digital Research and Education (CADRE) will be held April 11-12. It’s the product of an ongoing collaboration between the OSU High Performance Computing Center and the OSU Libraries’ Research Data Services to bring additional research …
Full State House to Receive Two More Bills from House Energy Committee
On their way to the State House of Representatives are two bills coming from the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. One measure calls for changes in the state’s mining laws that focus on the use of explosives in mines. SB 370, carried in committee by Rep. Rick West of LeFlore County amends the mining …
State Environmental Regulators Meet in Washington
State environmental regulators have gathered in Washington DC for their first meting since President Trump took office along with Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the EPA. Dozens from around the U.S. are on hand for the spring meeting of the Environmental Council of States or ECOS. Pruitt will keynote the event on Friday. …
California Mobile Medical Company Expands Operations to Oklahoma
Governor Mary Fallin has announced California based Mobile Medical Examination Inc. is expanding its operations to Oklahoma, creating another 400 new jobs in the state over the next five years. “As part of our expansion plan and to better serve our national footprint, we researched and spoke to a number of different state governments. I’m …
Ruling Still Leaves Door Open to Another Earthquake Lawsuit
An attorney with Public Justice says even if an Oklahoma City federal judge tossed the group’s earthquake lawsuit against some Oklahoma energy companies, it doesn’t end the state’s responsibility. Paul Bland, Executive Director of the organization said the lawsuit filed for the Sierra Club shows more must be done by the state to control wastewater …