Oklahoman David Benham’s lawsuit that accused a sand and gravel company of illegally discharge dredge and fill material into an Oklahoma Creek has been upheld by the Denver Federal Appeals Court. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his citizen lawsuit against Ozark Materials River Rock Company in which the firm was accused of …
The latest oil and gas drilling rig counts show an increase nationally but a decline in Oklahoma. The Baker Hughes Co. of Houston reported the national count grew by 5 in the past week to reach 995. The count included 4 more oil rigs to reach 804 and the addition of one gas drilling rig …
Tulsa-based Ross Group has won a $150 million contract to do engineering work for the Navy installations in the southwestern part of the U.S. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest was one of three firms chosen to carry out engineering, procurement and construction services. The work will be performed on military installations in the …
While the weekend forecast called for possible rain, northwest Oklahoma’s drought is growing. The Oklahoma Mesonet reports the far northwest and the eastern parts of the Panhandle are in the worst category, “Exceptional Drought.” More than 8 percent of the state fits into the classification compared to zero just three months ago. From the …
Phillips 66 Partners plans to release its first-quarter 2018 financial results in about a month. The Houston company announced it will make known the results on Friday, April 27. The results will be released early in the day and the company will follow it up with a conference call later in the day after 1 …
For those taxpayers who wonder about the efficiency of their own Oklahoma state government, they have been handed yet another head-scratching incident. A SNAFU is what one state official called it. And we all know what SNAFU means. The Oklahoma Agriculture Department admits it owes $55,000 to another state agency but it can’t figure out …
The conservative publication, The Weekly Standard, proved this week it can go after conservatives—namely Scott Pruitt and others in the Trump Administration. In an editorial targeting the EPA Administrator and others over their exorbitant spending of taxpayers’ dollars, the Standard stated, “The money isn’t the real problem. The behavior is—particularly from top officials working for …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission takes issue with a Reuters news article this week that focused on the state’s STACK play, mentioning how the state’s regulating certain wells because of earthquakes. Spokesman Matt Skinner responded by stating that the Reuters article was “incorrect when it comes to earthquakes.” When the reporters claimed that there are potential …
Oklahoma Corporation Commission investigators remain on the site of the gas rig explosion in January that killed five workers in southeastern Oklahoma. Documents made available by the Commission show several delays were encountered in recent days as specialists attempted to carry out more work exploring the bore hole. “During initial wire line run to check …
Months after the flooding that hit south Texas, we’re learning the environmental impact is apparently much larger and deeper than the public has been led to believe. It’s what is being reported by the Houston Chronicle and the Associated Press. They say county, state and federal records show it wasn’t just the fire and explosions …