Rely Energy LLC and THG Energy & Technology Solutions LLC, based in Tulsa and Fort Worth, Texas, respectively, this week announced the two companies are combining to provide an even broader array of advanced energy management solutions to commercial and industrial customers throughout the region. The new company will continue to operate under the existing [...]

Oneok Partners LP announced yesterday that it has been named the Natural Gas STAR Program’s Gathering and Processing Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its significant efforts to reduce greenhouse gases through voluntary implementation of methane emission reduction technologies and practices. The award was presented at the 2010 Annual Natural [...]

Williams Cos. Inc. and Williams Partners LP yesterday announced Steve Malcolm will retire at the end of the year. Malcolm, 62, has served as chairman and CEO of Williams since 2002. He also has served in those roles at Williams Partners GP LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams and the general partner of Williams [...]

Major energy-efficiency initiatives are thriving at the state level in some areas of the U.S., but not Oklahoma, according to a scorecard from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. State and federal officials will join the ACEEE for a live National Press Club news conference at 9 a.m. tomorrow in Washington, D.C., to announce [...]

American Electric Power Co. Inc., parent company of Tulsa-based Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, has established itself as a front-runner in the emerging field of accounting for sustainability with the publication of its first integrated Corporate Accountability Report. The report for 2010 combines the annual report and sustainability report for AEP, one of the largest [...]

Tulsa’s Utica Square just became greener with the Polo Grill advancing in the ranks of conservation. The restaurant recently earned a gold certification from Encouraging Conservation in Oklahoma, the state’s premiere sustainable tourism certification program. The Polo Grill began its work with the ECO program in 2009 as one of seven pilot projects. Current sustainable [...]

Enercon Services Inc., a nationwide engineering services company headquartered in Tulsa, recently expanded its design capabilities to include fossil and industrial with the addition of more than 40 experienced professionals in its Birmingham, Ala., engineering center. The newly formed fossil and industrial engineering group is part of the power generation services. “This expansion will bring [...]

Encouraging Conservation in Oklahoma announced its newest partnership in sustainability with Tulsa’s Inn at Woodward Park, the first bed and breakfast to qualify for a gold ECO certification. The inn, a renovated 1920s property located in the Swan Lake district of Tulsa, achieved a gold rating by documenting its current sustainable practices and committing to [...]

Oneok Partners LP, headquartered in downtown Tulsa, yesterday announced plans to invest $300 million to $355 million between now and the end of 2012 in additional projects in the Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin. The investments include $180 million to $205 million for the construction of a new 100 million cubic feet per day [...]

BV Investment Partners, a private equity firm, yesterday announced the recapitalization of PetroSkills, a leading provider of competency-based training and information solutions for energy companies worldwide. The investment is made in partnership with the company’s existing management team. Executives and co-owners Ford Brett and Dennis Wing, along with other members of senior management, will maintain [...]