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  • howfrackingworks_1.jpg Fracking criticism not true, expert says

    The controversial drilling technique hydraulic fracturing uses 90 percent water, and criticism that it harms the environment is not true, Brian Woodard, of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, said Monday.

    May 9, 2013 1 Photo

  • Okla. House clears natural gas fuel tax credit

    Extending a $2 million tax credit for converting gas-powered vehicles to cleaner fuels, such as hydrogen and compressed natural gas, awaits Gov. Mary Fallin's approval after the Oklahoma House passed the bill Monday.

    May 8, 2013

  • Lakeside leases could lead to energy

    Mineral rights on land, which may be auctioned off by the city of Chickasha directly deals with the South Central Oklahoma Oil Provence, said City Manager Stewart Fairburn.

    April 18, 2013

  • GE to build Oklahoma facility that will look at shale deposits, technology needed to properly excavate

    General Electric (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will build a new Global Research Center in Oklahoma dedicated to driving innovation and technological advancements in the oil and gas sector and bringing products to market faster.

    April 4, 2013

  • SCOOP.tiff Continental Resources becomes part of Grady County community

    Continental Resources wants to do a lot more for Grady County than just excavate oil.
    Senior Vice President of Operations Rick Muncrief said the energy giant said safety, education and leadership development have always been topics that resonated with the employees of Continental Resources.

    March 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • IMG_7087.JPG Local company benefits from advent of SCOOP

    There is no question that large energy companies like Continental Resources will find a lot of value in the SCOOP. It's discovery and excavation will lead to billions of barrels of oil and natural gas.
    Shale deposits similar to the SCOOP have produced revenue totaling in the trillions of dollars across the country.

    February 28, 2013 1 Photo

  • Inhofe, other senators write letter on issue that could affect SCOOP profits

    Senator Jim Inhofe, along with a bi-partisan group comprised of five senators, wrote a letter to the secretary of the United States Department of Energy this week outlining the importance of domestic and international sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

    February 24, 2013

  • careers1.jpg Select Energy opens new local office

    Select Energy will hold its grand opening today after soliciting property from the Chickasha Economic Development Corporation.

    February 21, 2013 1 Photo

  • SCOOP provides product for natural gas companies

    Energy is limited to crude oil. This is a common impression many people have when it comes to the energy industry, but it is amazingly incorrect.
    Natural gas in its liquid form and as a gas are currently being extracted from the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province by companies like gas processor and gatherer DCP Midstream.

    February 14, 2013

  • IMG_6941.JPG Energy companies descend on county office, towns

    The Grady County Clerk's office has seen a massive increase in activity over the last year according to County Clerk Sharon Shoemake.
    "Our office has been quite busy going on two years with oil and gas activity," she said. "We have around 30 to 40 land people daily in our main land records and then we have land records in an area in the basement of the courthouse that is smaller, but we have had five to 10 land people checking records in that area."

    February 6, 2013 1 Photo