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Walgreens to start testing of drone delivery service

The idea of drones doing “store to door” delivery is closer to reality as Walgreens and Wing plan to begin testing the service next month in Virginia.  It might not be long before the delivery of drug prescriptions could begin in Oklahoma and the rest of the nation. The testing, …

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Basic Energy to be part of Johnson Rice energy conference

With operations in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other states, Basic Energy Services, Inc. of Fort Worth plans to take part in the upcoming Johnson Rice Energy Conference in New Orleans. The conference will be Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24 and 25 and senior management of the company will be …

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Permits to drill for September 19, 2019

Permits to drill issued for September 19, 2019. Blaine CountySOGGY DOLLAR SWD #1, September 19 2019 33 17N 13W SESESENE API: 01123866 Lat: 35.9064185385932, Long: -98.58388823506846 LAGOON SWD LLC SH, DR, 7950 ft, VIRGILIAN(5000), MISSOURIAN(6000) Canadian CountyWIEDEMANN 1306 #8-22MH, September 19 2019 27 13N 6W NENENWNE API: 01725528 Lat: 35.5795693560473, Long: -97.82151890441506 …

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Supreme court rules against surface owner in drilling damage lawsuit

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a State Civil Appeals Court and upheld a District Court ruling in a legal fight involving surface damages caused by the drilling of a well in Canadian County. The Supreme court issued its ruling in the 2017 lawsuit filed by Talen Paul Hobson …

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Blackstone would sell investment in Cheniere Energy if the price were right

Blackstone Energy Partners, the private equity firm with 202 million shares in Houston’s Cheniere Energy Inc. is suggesting it might be willing to sell its 41% stake in the company. Cheniere Energy is finishing a $1 billion pipeline in Oklahoma. Blackstone’s 41% share of the company is valued at $9.7 …

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$145 million privately negotiate stock deal revealed by Chesapeake Energy

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation revealed this week it entered into a total of $145 million  in privately-negotiated securities exchange agreements. In a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the agreements were executed between Sept. 13 through Sept. 18, 2019. The agreements showed …

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OGE wins rate case before Oklahoma regulators

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission agreed on Thursday to an order allowing Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. to recover an estimated $600 million in environmental improvements to some of its coal-fired electric generating plants. The order also means no change in electrical rates for OGE customers. Commissioners Dana Murphy and Bob …

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Senator Inhofe defends cheeseburgers attacked by Green New Deal

Tweeted by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe on Wednesday: “In Oklahoma, as one of the top producers of beef, we appreciate our cheeseburgers. But they-& our economy-are under attack. The liberal Green New Deal calls for eliminating beef production, taking away our cheeseburgers. That’s just wrong & un-American. #NationalCheeseburgerDay”

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New Mexico state regulators face removal attempts

The elected members who make up the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission find themselves under fire over what might be called “slow walking” the state’s plan to switch from coal to renewable power. A report by Searchlight New Mexico, an independent investigative journalism group explored the politics of the issue …

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