A warning about the need to make improvements to the nation’s transportation network was recently issued by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe during a Senate subcommittee hearing. “The economy will only continue to grow if our infrastructure is maintained and expanded to meet our future needs,” he warned to the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee …
The dangers of laying pipeline were brought home on Thursday when a 29-year old man was killed when an estimated 20 tons of dirt buried him alive while he worked on laying pipe in Wichita, Kansas. Three others with him escaped unhurt. Crews dug desperately for 5 hours before finding the man who worked for …
The controversy over a proposed chemical test in northern Oklahoma has been suspended by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security following organized opposition by residents. The DHS made the announcement Thursday saying it suspended its plans to release chemicals on the Chilocco Indian School campus as part of a test for a biological attack. The …
The STACK continues delivering big wells for oil and gas explorers. The latest completion reports from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources recently finishing a well that produced more than 1,600 barrels of oil daily. The Bailey 1-34-3XH well is located approximately 4 miles west of the Blaine county community of Greenfield …
Some two dozen environmental groups, including those who are well known in Oklahoma have written members of Congress asking them to make sure there is adequate funding for the nation’s environmental programs. Some of them include the Sierra Club which has a state chapter in Oklahoma. Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity are also …
The federal government recently approved Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation Freight Plan for 2018-2022. It’s a plan that will have a major impact on the movement of energy products in the state. The plan details freight trends and traffic forecasts and helps identify significant freight transportation projects needed in the state according to Dawn Sullivan, the …
A Houston, Texas energy company with a strong presence in Oklahoma and regional offices in Oklahoma City has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle a federal court case filed against it by the Department of Justice. Citation Oil and Gas Corp. and its affiliates, Citation 2002 Investment Limited Partnership and Citation 2004 …
A group called Restore Oklahoma Now, Inc. has filed a petition drive seeking a vote of the people to restore all gross production taxes on oil and gas to a full 7 percent. Longtime oil and gas leader Mickey Thompson filed the paperwork Wednesday with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. His group has 90 days …
Some $27 million in Bakken assets have been sold by Houston, Texas-based Earthstone Energy Inc. The company announced the sale was effective Dec. 2017 and proceeds will be used to pay down debt. The buyer was only described as “an unaffiliated party.” Robert J. Anderson, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Engineering at Earthstone …
Wichita, Kansas-based MVP Holdings, LLC has announced the formation of Great Salt Plains Midstream Holdings, LLC to expand crude oil and gas infrastructure in Oklahoma’s STACK oil play. It is a joint venture between MVM Midstream LLC and Chisholm Midstream, LLC. MVM is an entity formed with Energy Spectrum Partners VII LP and MVP Holdings.The …