Tulsa’s WPX Energy plans to release its first-quarter 2018 earnings report on May 3. The company will hold a webcast beginning at 9 a.m. Oklahoma time on that Thursday as Chief Executive Officer Rick Muncrief, Chief Operating Officer Clay Gaspar and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Vann discuss the company’s performance. Active in the Williston and …
ConocoPhillips to Release 1Q Earnings April 26
First quarter 2018 results for ConocoPhillips will be released April 26. The company will make known its revenue earnings to shareholders at 11 a.m. central time with a conference call. The actual financial and operating results will be released before the opening of the market on April 26. The company, with its big operations in …
Icahn Threatens Takeover of Board of Directors at SandRidge Energy
The man known nationwide as a “corporate raider,” Carl Icahn makes it clear, he wants control of Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy Inc. After putting pressure on the company’s board late last year convincing it to pull out of a $746 million merger with Denver-based Bonanza Creek Energy, Icahn made it clear he intended to nominate …
Latest Issue for Scott Pruitt Involves Door Kicked in by Police
The attacks on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt just aren’t letting up as one of the latest involves who should have paid for a broken door. The door in question, according to ABC News, is in the $50-a-night condo he once rented from an energy lobbyist in Washington D.C. And the door has the attention of …
Senator Inhofe Stands by Pruitt
While the number of critics of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are growing, one man who remains a loyal supporter is his longtime friend and ally, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. ““Since being sworn in, Administrator Pruitt has been instrumental in carrying out President Trump’s deregulatory agenda at the EPA—ending the war on fossil fuels, repealing WOTUS, …
Pruitt Loses Top Aide Over Growing EPA Scandals
Scott Pruitt’s problems are mounting at the EPA, the giant agency he’s run ever since President Trump appointed him Administrator last year. The latest report indicates one of his longtime supporters at the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned over the growing ethical allegations leveled against the former Oklahoma Attorney General. On Thursday, it was revealed …
Annual Meeting for Continental Resources Set for May 17
Shareholders of Continental Resources Inc. in Oklahoma City got the alert this week that the annual meeting will be held May 17. It has been set to be held on that Thursday at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel beginning at 10 a.m. This week’s notification included proxy materials to be sent over the Internet, a move …
Former Utility Worker Charged With Stealing from Customer’s Credit Card Accounts
Nearly two years after an Oklahoma City man used his credit card to make a utility bill payment, police have arrested a former OGE worker with credit card fraud. Felony charges were filed this week in Oklahoma County District Court against Sang Thanh Le. He worked in the call center at OGE from the fall …
Electrical Transmission Operator Expands Operations into Southwest Missouri
With final approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Dallas-based GridLiance Holdco, L.P. has taken over operation of the electric transmission assets of the city of Nixa, Missouri and expanded its operations through the Midwest. Nixa is a suburb of Springfield and the acquisition includes a 10 mile, 69 kV transmission line between the city …
Dividend Announced by Murphy Oil
Murphy Oil Corporation’s Board of Directors announced this week it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 25-cents a share or $1 a share on an annualized basis. The dividend on the Common Stock of the El Dorado, Arkansas-based company will be payable June 1, 2018 to stockholders of record as of May 14, 218.










