Thursday, November 15, 2018
Oklahoma Supreme Court sides with industry in fight over oil-field water regulation
In a 6-3 ruling, the state’s highest court agreed the state has “exclusive authority” over produced water.
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Oklahoma is a leading energy producer with an economy increasingly concentrated on the oil and gas industry, economists say.
Oklahoma is all about oil, natural gas and, increasingly, wind energy.
Roughly one-quarter of all jobs in Oklahoma are tied to the energy industry, either directly or indirectly, says Mickey Hepner, an economist and Dean of the University of Central Oklahoma’s College of Business Administration.
The state has a unique historical stake in the oil industry, but Oklahoma today is as much an energy state as perhaps it’s ever been, Hepner says, and oil and natural gas helped the state survive the recent recession.
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Oil and gas group sues county officials over water line limits
The Oklahoma Oil & Gas Association seeks an injunction and a ruling that counties lack authority over oil-field wastewater.
Friday, August 17, 2018
Investigators see signs of gas escape and missed warnings in deadly rig explosion
Federal agency is also examining safety equipment and crew training, communication and experience.
Updated: August 9, 2018 | 1:57 pm
OSHA cites and fines three oil and gas companies after deadly rig explosion
The companies face $118,643 in total fines.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Oil and gas companies spent half a million dollars trying to defeat medical marijuana in Oklahoma
Energy companies were the largest business sector contributing to a PAC organized to defeat SQ 788.
Friday, June 15, 2018
Researchers may have found deep, previously unmapped faults that could be a source of Oklahoma’s earthquake uptick
Scientists have linked thousands of earthquakes to oil-field disposal wells, but new research helps explain why much of the shaking doesn’t line up with maps of known faults.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
OK Supreme Court: Effort To Ask Voters To Hike Oil And Gas Taxes Can Continue
Monday, February 5, 2018
New Research: Limiting Volume And Depth Of Disposal Wells Key In Reducing Oklahoma Earthquakes
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Authorities Investigating Oklahoma Rig Explosion, Deadliest U.S. Drilling Accident In Years
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