The federal government still contends it has the authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal and Native American lands. So does the Sierra Club. The two went this week to the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, hoping the judges will overturn a Wyoming federal judge’s ruling that went against the Bureau of …
Actress Shailene Woodley was one of those arrested this week while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. The Associated Press reported that the “Divergent” star was arrested for criminal trespass and engaging in a riot during a protest at a construction site that involved nearly 300 people in Morton County. She …
Some of the latest Hillary Clinton emails released by the website WikiLeaks show how she spent months crafting her position on the Keystone XL oil pipeline. She came out against the pipeline 13 months ago but only after spending months refusing to publicly take a stance on the $7 billion project that was eventually killed …
The Sierra Club’s lawsuit accusing Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, SandRidge Exploration and New Dominion of causing earthquakes in the state through their use of extensive wastewater disposal wells remains active in Oklahoma City Federal Court. The most recent filing in the case (CIV-16-00134) was Oct. 3 in which attorneys for the four companies responded to …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will hold a contempt hearing Wednesday in its pipeline explosion case against Oklahoma Natural Gas company. The hearing stems from the state investigation into the Jan. 2 explosion in a homes in an Oklahoma City residential neighborhood. Numerous other homes were badly damaged and 3 residents injured in the blast. ONG …
The company once co-founded and led by the late Oklahoma energy mogul Aubrey McClendon has now become the latest to file a claim against his estate following his death in a March traffic crash. The company has yet to present its claim in court, according to a report in the Journal Record. But Chesapeake already …
The SCOOP and the STACK, two highly-popular oil plays in Oklahoma will be in the spotlight later this month when Hart Energy presents its annual DUG Midcontinent oil and gas show in Oklahoma City. Among the speakers at the show on Oct. 26-28 is Jack Stark, President and COO of Continental Resources based in Oklahoma …
In Houston, a Fortune 500 company has been hit by someone who’s physically swiping things from the company and the FBI has joined the hunt. The FBI won’t name the company but agents are concerned because of growing reports nationwide of hacking, software theft and other crimes, according to a report by Boing Boing …
Pawnee was rattled with a 3.8 magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck northern Oklahoma at approximately 7:23 a.m. Its epicenter was located eight miles northwest of Pawnee. It was about two and a half miles deep. There are no reports of injuries or damages associated …
Latest developments at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in North Dakota. Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a horseback rider who’s accused of charging a police officer during protests over the pipeline. Mason Redwing of South Dakota is wanted on felony charges of terrorizing and reckless endangerment. The officer shouted a warning at him and …