WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The American Petroleum Institute, GPA Midstream Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America have submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) expressing support for the agency's proposal to codify enforcement discretion concerning incidental gathering lines. This proposal is part of PHMSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on July 1, 2025. The initiative addresses   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU and Texas A&M plan national research center to advance safe energy-related geologic storage * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University has joined forces with Texas A&M University to establish the National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Energy-Related Geologic Storage, a new nat  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU hosts Pathways to Promise Summit * Media Contact: Page Mindedahl | Communications Specialist | 405-744-9782 | page.mindedahl@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University welcomed students, families and community partners to the Pathways to Promise Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. Designed for students in grades 8-12 and their families, the summit offered tools an  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researcher Earns NSF CAREER Award to Engineer Better EV Batteries New $556k National Science Foundation grant will help University of Oklahoma scientists enhance the effectiveness of next-gen lithium-ion energy storage By Greg Bruno As electric vehicles (EV) race for market share with combustion engines, batteries are posing a major roadblock. A University of Oklahoma mechanical engineering professo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material * An Oklahoma man was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, Thomas Edward Gailus, 52, of Webber Falls, Oklahoma, used the dark web to access child sexual abuse material, which he collected in large quantities, including child sexual a  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * University of Oklahoma Health Doctoral Student Earns Prestigious Federal Grant By April Wilkerson, april-j-wilkerson@ouhsc.edu OKLAHOMA CITY - University of Oklahoma Health Campus Ph.D. candidate Alex Arreola has earned a prestigious National Cancer Institute grant - one of only 15 awarded nationwide this year. He is the first trainee from OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center to receive the honor, which wi  more