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Advice to State Leaders—–Don’t Mess Up Oklahoma’s SCOOP and STACK Plays
Two things came out of Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association President Chad Warmington’s recent interview on Scott Mitchell’s “Hot Seat” show on News 9 over the weekend. One is that the state is doing a good job of handling efforts to develop tighter controls and regulations of disposal wells in order to reduce earthquakes in …
Experts Review Increased Earthquakes Around Chickasha
An increase in earthquakes around Chickasha has the State Geological Survey investigating what’s happening and why according to the Express-Star newspaper. It quotes one scientist as saying so far, there is no firm explanation because Chickasha has not previously experienced them. Jefferson Chang told the paper he and others are working with energy companies. But …
Now That’s a Lot of Energy—-a 200-mile Long Lightning Bolt Over Oklahoma?
Talk about energy! How about the nearly 200-mile-long lightning bolt that scientists maintain they recorded over Oklahoma. Experts at the world Meteorological Organization say they calculated the lightning bolt occurred June 20, 2007 and actually traveled 199.5 miles, making it the world’s longest lightning bolt. That means it traveled nearly the entire length of …
Congressman’s Air Traffic Control Bill Wins House Committee Support
Congressman Steve Russell’s attempt to provide for an annuity supplement for certain Air Traffic Controller Instructors such as those at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical center in Oklahoma City, has won support in the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. It was a unanimous vote for the bill, H.R. 5785, that prevents full-time air traffic …
Senate-Passed Water Bill Contains Flood Levee and GRDA Money for Oklahoma
Breakdown of what the $10 billion water bill passed by the U.S. Senate includes for Oklahoma. Here is the release from Se. Jim Inhofe who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. “With strong bipartisan support, the Republican-led Senate has once again moved an economy-boosting infrastructure bill with the passage of WRDA 2016,” Inhofe said. “Many provisions in this …
Stillwater Legislator Critical of State Response to Earthquakes—-Says State Needs to be Proactive, not Reactive
A Stillwater legislator who has led fights to stop oil and gas drilling around cities and towns and blames the energy industry for earthquakes in the state now wants a wider moratorium on disposal wells. The call has been made by Rep. Cory Williams, a Democrat who issued a recent press release outlining his plan. …
Colorado Firm Wins 1st Weather Data Contract Under Bridenstine-Lucas Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX21), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, along with U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK1), chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment for the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, today released the following statements congratulating GeoOptics, a private sector weather company based in …
Reporters Barred From State-Funded Earthquake Forum
As Desi always told Lucy on the old I Love Lucy TV show, “you got some splaining to do.” And that’s clearly the case at the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Geological Survey where state funds were used to hold an earthquake forum from which reporters were given the boot. The story, as laid …
McClendon’s Wine Collection to Be Sold—-Could Raise $7.5 million
The nearly 4,700 bottles making up the collection of the late energy leader Aubrey McClendon will be sold at auction on Saturday. The auction, expected to raise $7.5 million for the McClendon estate, will begin at 8:30 Oklahoma time as auctioneers at Hart Davis Hart Wine company begin the sale of 1,058 lots containing 4,699 bottles of …
Oil and Gas Investments Drop—-but Grow in Renewable Energy
If the International Energy Agency is correct, this current oil bust will be responsible for creating the longest period of declining investment in the energy industry in half a century. Oil and gas investment dropped by 25 percent last year to just $583 billion, according to the report from Fatih Birol, the executive director …