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Newspaper finds good news in gas

December 22, 2009

The Oklahoman, the state's largest newspaper, is on board with promoting natural gas. Full Story >>

Pump prices didn't change driving habits

December 01, 2009
TOPICS: In the news

A year and a half ago, gasoline prices in Oklahoma were pushing $4, and many energy experts said those record prices would put an end to our love affair with the pick-up and SUV. It didn't. Full Story >>

Filmmakers take on cap-and-trade

November 23, 2009

The OIPA's favorite filmmakers are back in the news, this time penning an op-ed criticizing the environmental hysteria aimed and oil and gas. Full Story >>

L.A. oil

November 23, 2009

Oil flows beneath Los Angeles, but few people realize how close they are to the urban drilling. Full Story >>

Moran biography available

November 16, 2009
TOPICS: OIPA, In the news

The life of OIPA board member Melvin Moran is the subject of a new book. Full Story >>

Bartlett to be Tulsa mayor

November 11, 2009
TOPICS: In the news, OIPA

OIPA board member Dewey Bartlett will be Tulsa's next mayor after defeating Tom Adelson in Tuesday's election. Full Story >>

Petrohawk has power

November 04, 2009
TOPICS: In the news

Arthur Berman, the Sugar Land, Texas, consultant who made headlines when he said production from shale plays may not be the long-term answer to the country's energy woes, is out of a job at World Oil Magazine, and he claims it was pressure from Petrohawk Energy that ended his tenure as a contributing writer. Full Story >>

Energy opinions offered

October 19, 2009

In The Oklahoman's editorial pages, a pair of energy experts weighed in on the issues facing the state's oil and natural gas producers. Full Story >>

Filmmaker confronts Gore

October 12, 2009

Phelim McAleer, one of the two Irish filmmakers who served as the keynote speakers at the OIPA's 2009 Annual Meeting, got his chance to question former Vice President Al Gore on Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." It didn't go so well. Full Story >>

Cramer: Bet on natural gas

October 08, 2009

CNBC's "Mad Money" man Jim Cramer says King Coal is in store for a let down, and natural gas is waiting in the wings to take its place as America's fuel source of choice. Full Story >>

Oil industry gets new 'villian'

October 02, 2009
TOPICS: In the news

There's a new villian in the oil patch and America is watching. Full Story >>

API plans rallies for energy industry

August 18, 2010
TOPICS: In the news

A leading oil industry trade association will host gatherings around the country early next month to rally opposition to proposed energy legislation that the group says would hamper U.S. economic recovery and cost jobs. Full Story >>

HBO to air natural gas film

June 20, 2010

An award-winning film that takes on natural gas drilling will air on HBO tonight. Full Story >>

Environmentalists cash in on Gulf spill

June 14, 2010
TOPICS: In the news

The spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has environmentalists turning the tragedy into opportunity. Full Story >>

Chesapeake gets Outside support

May 06, 2010
TOPICS: In the news

Outside, a magazine devoted to the people and politics of outdoor recreation, named Chesapeake Energy one of its 50 Best Places to Work. Full Story >>

Halliburton says no merger necessary

March 11, 2010
TOPICS: In the news

After watching its two largest competitors grow through mergers, Halliburton says it has no plans to make a major acquisition. Full Story >>



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