A judge is still considering whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by homeowners against some oil and gas operators following the 5.8 magnitude earthquake last fall in Pawnee. The suit, CJ 2017-00018 was filed by Johnny and Janice Bryant against Cumming Oil Company and Eagle Road Oil LLC and up to 25 John Does. …
Homes were evacuated following an oil pipeline leak on Thursday near the Texas town of Bastrop. About 1,200 barrels or about 50,000 gallons of crude leaked in a Magellan Midstream Partners pipeline. Bastrop’s a small community east of Austin. Magellan quickly turned off the flow of oil in the Longhorn pipeline and started cleanup operations. …
A casual check and review of the daily permits to drill, as shown by OK Energy Today shows more growth in exploration of Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP oil and gas plays. It’s obvious the STACK has more interest from exploration companies. Just in the past few days, five more permits were issued for drilling in …
While the Oklahoma Supreme Court reviews the case of consumers who contend a bribed Oklahoma Corporation Commission vote more than 25 years ago should result in a nearly $16 billion refund, a former legislator agrees. “Justice requires open records and a full hearing, not delay, fraud, obstruction and neglect of duty by public officials,” wrote …
Billionaire Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. want a fast-track approval of their proposed $9 billion takeover of Oncor Electric Delivery Co. in Texas. Berkshire needs approval from the Public Utility Commission in Texas and plans to ask the agency to make a decision in the next 60 to 90 days. The energy …
ConocoPhillips Co., a firm with operations in Bartlesville and a regional office in Oklahoma City is putting an indefinite hold on operations at its liquefied natural gas plant in Kenai, Alaska. The LNG plant was put on the market last year but no buyers have come forward. ConocoPhillips made the decision as …
While crude oil prices bounce around the $45 a barrel mark, it’s making life tough for some small independents as they seek to find black gold in the Permian Basin in west Texas. The Houston Chronicle reports some are thinking of delaying exploration projects as money is tight. The paper quoted James Mayer, founder and …
The good news is no one was hurt. The bad news is more than two dozen train cars loaded with coal derailed Wednesday afternoon near the Wagoner County town of Okay. The Union Pacific Railroad said 27 cars derailed and some flipped onto their sides while others remained upright. An estimated 2,000 feet of track …
In about two months, the first of seven new turbines being installed as part of a massive upgrading of OGE’s Mustang Power Plant will be “fired up.” The company’s in the middle of the project that started nearly 18 months ago to replace turbines put in place in the 1950s. An estimated 350 employees are …
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has political tongues wagging in Washington, D-C. after saying German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s move to phase out her country’s nuclear power plants is hypocritical. And she likely won’t be saying, “das gut” in response. “I just think the hypocrisy runs rampant,” he said in an interview with Politico. “To look at us …