US rig count increases by 23 to 1,396 The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural ...
Texas guard Justin Mason looks to pass against Oklahoma during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, on Monday, March 1, 2010.(AP Photo/Jack Plunkett) Copyright 2010 AP News
Highlights from the latest Beige Book economic survey of the Fed's 12 regional bank districts Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide. The survey, released Wednesday and known as the Beige Book, is based on information collected from the ...
FILE - In this Sept. 19, 1996 file photo, Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, gestures during a news conference, in Tulsa, Okla. Mankiller, who has been diagnosed with systemic lymphoma and has been undergoing treatment in Boston, returned ...
Okla. House approves legislation that would merge parole board with Corrections to save money Legislation asking voters to merge the state Pardon and Parole Board with the Department of Corrections was approved by the Oklahoma House Tuesday as lawmakers search for ways ...
Petrohawk Energy to sell gas field and other properties for $175 million Oil and natural gas company Petrohawk Energy Corp. said Monday that it reached an agreement to sell an Oklahoma natural gas field and other properties for $175 million. The company ...
States that are considering credit check bans State legislators in the following states have proposed bills to ban credit checks on most job applicants, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures: _ Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, ...
Supreme Court refuses to take on new case over 10 Commandments display on public property The Supreme Court has declined to get involved in a new dispute over a Ten Commandments display on public property. The justices on Monday left in place ...
Bemis closes $1.2 billion Alcan Packaging acquisition after court approval The packaging company Bemis said Monday that it has completed a $1.2 billion acquisition of a packaging business that belonged to mining conglomerate Rio Tinto. Bemis acquired 23 food and beverage packaging ...
Supreme Court turns down energy company over taxation of natural gas in pipelines in Okla. The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an energy company over a court ruling that could allow counties in Oklahoma to collect taxes on natural gas ...
