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Devon Leader Says Energy Technology is Just in Early Innings
To hear Devon Energy’s Dave Hager put it, the oil and gas industry is just in the early stages of its technological developments that get the credit for the nation’s massive oil and gas renaissance. “We are just in the early innings on this type technology,” Hager told those attending a Society of Exploration Geophysicists …
Anti-Smart Meter Rally Scheduled for Friday in Tulsa
Those opponents of the smart meters installed by PSO in Tulsa are planning another rally against the efforts of the utility. Members of Tulsa 9.12 will hold a “Keep Our Analog Meter” rally Friday afternoon in front of the PSO headquarters at 212 E. 6th street in Tulsa. In announcing the rally time and date, …
A Little Humor About Earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas
Sometimes you have to have a sense of humor when it comes to the growth of earthquakes in Oklahoma and southern Kansas, those reportedly caused by the thousands of wastewater injection wells in the two states. Take for instance how the Hutchinson News in Kansas reports earthquakes—-a shaking webpage. Easy for them to do, since …
Chesapeake to Hold Analyst Day on Thursday
Chesapeake Energy is planning to hold its 2016 Analyst Day on Thursday, the first in two years. The event will bwe held at the company’s corporate headquarters and a live audio webcast will start at 9 a.m. CDT. It can be accessed by visiting the “Investors” section of the Chesapeake website at www.chk.com. Chesapeake will …
Samson Gets Green Light to Sell Assets in its Bankruptcy
A judge has signed off on allowing Tulsa-based Samson Resources to sell some of its assets to raise about $660 million as it works its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. Judge Christopher Sontchi with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware made the approval this week, according to the Tulsa World. …
Union Pacific Sued Over 1995 Chemical Spill in Kingfisher County
Twenty-one years after a Union Pacific train derailment spilled 3,300 gallons of carbon tetrachloride in Kingfisher County, several landowners have sued the railroad company claiming the site still contains an underground plume of the chemical. The lawsuit, filed in Kingfisher County was transferred to Oklahoma City federal court, according to a report in the Journal …
Germany Chemical Plant Explosion Kills 3—-Cause Unknown
Divers have recovered the body of a third victim in Monday night’s explosion and fire at chemicals maker BASF’s biggest production site in Germany. Another is still missing, according to BASF. The blast happened on a supply line connecting a harbor and a tank depot on the Ludwigshafen site which is about 80 kilometers or …
Anhydrous Ammonia Gas Leak Kills Nebraska Driver—-Tulsa’s Magellan Midstream Investigates Leak
A man was killed this week in Nebraska when he drove through an anhydrous ammonia gas leak. The pipeline is owned by Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners and the company is investigating. The Monday night incident happened on an 8-inch pipeline in a rural area north of the town of Tekamah which is about 40 miles …
WindWaste Targets Oklahoma’s Wind Industry Again
An anti-wind group based in Claremore has resumed its public fight with the wind industry, sending out mailers claiming Oklahoma is at risk to blow $5.2 billion on corporate handouts to the Wind Industry. WindWaste.com, led by the Oklahoma Property Rights Association with an address of P.O. Box 986 in Claremore urged voters, “Let’s stop writing …
Senator Inhofe Surprised at His Mention in Hillary Clinton Emails Released by WikiLeaks
Those nearly 100 Hillary Clinton emails mentioning Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and released by WikiLeaks caught the Senator off guard. He admitted he was totally surprised this week when interviewed by OK Energy Today and asked about it. “Oh really, I didn’t know that,” he said with a surprised look on his face. ” …