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News Briefs: 1 Injured in Texas Refinery Fire
One person was burned when a unit making diesel ruptured on Saturday morning at a refinery in Pasadena, Texas, owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras.
The company said in…
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News Briefs: Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Dies in Fiery Crash
Aubrey McClendon, a founder and former CEO of Chesapeake Energy, died in a single-car crash March 2, a day after he was charged with conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas…
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News Briefs: 1 Dead in Oilsands Plant Explosion
One worker was killed and another was critically injured Jan. 15 in an explosion at an oilsands plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Nexen Energy ULC says the explosion at its…
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News Briefs: Oklahoma Commission Orders Reduction in Wastewater Disposal Following Earthquakes
Oklahoma’s state commission that regulates the oil and natural gas industry ordered some injection well operators to reduce wastewater disposal volumes on Jan. 4 after at least a dozen…
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Diversification Leads Company to Rainwater Capture
The first year Seth Reeves taught at Latta High School in Ada, Oklahoma, he discovered the school’s greenhouse used 21,000 gallons of water from the city tap. That cost the school…
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News Briefs: Chesapeake Energy Lays Off Employees
Chesapeake Energy, based in Oklahoma City, laid off 15 percent of its workforce Sept. 29 as “part of an overall plan to reduce costs and better align its workforce with the needs of the…
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News Briefs: Train Wasn’t Speeding Before Derailment, Officials Say
Federal officials say a train that derailed and spilled 35,000 gallons of oil in northwestern Montana on July 16 was traveling within recommended speed limits.
The train, loaded…
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News Briefs: Oklahoma Prevents Local Fracking Bans
Oklahoma cities and counties can no longer ban fracking or other well and gas operations within their boundaries under a bill signed into law on May 29 by Gov. Mary Fallin.
The bill…
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These Trucks are Partners in Grime
Good employees have contributed greatly to fast growth at Key Welding Inc., based in tiny Vici, Oklahoma. But they can’t get where they need to go – or do their job – without some…
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Welding Contractor Expands With Oil Boom
Oklahoma’s Key Welding sees big growth as it finds a niche in providing services to oilfield companies
