A six-year legal fight with the Interior Department over a 20-year old well that’s never produced has resulted in another loss for Cibola Energy Corporation, a firm based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Oklahoma energy companies don’t normally have to deal with the federal government in drilling new wells, but if you’re in New Mexico, it’s …
The Denver federal appeals court has upheld a $1.5 million judgment awarded a construction company that sued the city of Colorado Springs for revoking the installation license of one of its workers in 2013. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court was right in the way it handled the lawsuit brought …
Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline think they can block construction by building and installing solar panels in the path of the controversial line in Nebraska and South Dakota. The group called BOLD Nebraska has launched the second phase of “Solar XL”, a plan to raise $60,000 to build solar energy installations in the path …
Unneeded federal property. It’s the focus of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and three other Senators as they have introduced legislation to force the government to more frequently assess unneeded federal holdings. Joining with Lankford were Sens. Gary Peters, a Democrat from Michigan, Rand Paul, the Republican from Kentucky and Alabama Democrat Doug Jones. The …
After only a year on the job, Tim Wigley has resigned as President of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association. His resignation was submitted over the weekend after the Association held its annual meeting in Las Colinas, Texas. Cody Bannister, a spokesman for the OIPA indicated the staff was informed Monday and a search committee will …
May revenue collections for the state of Oklahoma were up nearly 20 percent and the state’s gross production tax increased 130 percent, according to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The tax on oil and gas generated $34 million which was about 130 percent more than the official state estimate. Despite the improved collections, …
The Oklahoman’s Steve Lackmeyer, the reporter with an ear always close to business dealings in downtown Oklahoma City is reporting Enable Midstream might be making a move of its headquarters. The company is located in Leadership Square and might move its 480-person headquarters to the 27-story BOK Park Plaza. The plaza was recently opened and …
For the next three years, a West Virginia University assistant professor will study the impact of what has resulted in the U.S. becoming the world’s leading oil producer—-fracking. The National Institutes of Health awarded public health assistant professor Travis Knuckles a $450,000 grant to look at how airborne particles near wells that result from hydraulic …
A new report is critical of California’s Proposition 65 law that instead of keeping people safe from toxic chemicals has turned into a faucet for trial lawyers to make millions against small businesses. Including those in Oklahoma. The Center for Accountability in Science studied the impact of the law and found Oklahoma ranked 26 in …
The Sierra Club’s moving to bring an end to pollution permit for a wood pellet mill plant in eastern Texas where the group contends pollution is allowed to grow. The club joined the Environmental Integrity Project and Our Children’s Earth in appealing the permit for the German Pellets mill in Woodville about 90 miles northeast …
