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Video: Total and Chesapeake Energy Make Deal

Editor — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:33:21 +0000

Great to see Chesapeake Energy and Aubrey McClendon getting back on their feet! Wonder if he’ll pay back some of the $112 million dollars he made in 2008 – which included a $75 million dollar bonus? 2008 was so bad for Mr. McClendon and Chesapeake, that he even had to sell his prized wine collection! [kml_flashembed [...]

State’s “Dumbest” Utility Secures Stimulus Money for “Smart Grid Technology”

Editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:21 +0000

We've had our fair share of fun over the years calling OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric) the state's "dumbest utility company." How else do you explain a company using it's competitor's (Chesapeake Energy) advertising agency when they were trying to get a coal fired plant approved a few years ago.

“Don’t Cry For Me Oklahoma!”

C. W. McBlackville — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:11:47 +0000

Aubrey McClendon’s compensation package, one of the largest for any corporate executive last year, included a one-time $75 million bonus, a $975,000 base salary, and $32.7 million in stock. We’ve taken some flack over the years for our criticism of Chesapeake CEO and founder Aubrey McClendon on the way he and his company does business. After [...]

WSJ: Is Aubrey McClendon Selling Off His Prized Wine?

C. W. McBlackville — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:07:40 +0000

Oh my God, it IS that bad over at Chesapeake! Wonder if Mr. McClendon’s [hopefully legal] domestic help is next? From the Wall Street Journal: Even though the market for collectible wines is slumping, Sotheby’s recently announced it will sell off 9,000 bottles in two auctions in March and April. The sale is titled “Classic Cellar [...]

Picture of the Day: “CNG Vehicles Are Even More Energy Efficient When They’re Being Towed!”

C. W. McBlackville — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:39:31 +0000

Picture sent to us this morning from Oklahoma City. Location: 63rd and Penn. Related: Treehugger.com: Run Cars on Green Electricity, Not Natural Gas OKPNS: “If CNG is the Answer, It Must be a Really Stupid Question!”

Bode Passes (Natural) Gas to Break Into Wind (Power)

C. W. McBlackville — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:05:40 +0000

Local Gasoline price in St. Louis (9/16/08) As what is customary in the public/crisis relations business, news you want to keep low key is provided to the press on a late Friday afternoon - usually after 2pm. This is about when we learned that former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Denise Bode was trading the chief [...]

Bad Day at Black Rock for Chesapeake: The Empire Strikes Out

C. W. McBlackville — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:39:33 +0000

It was a very bad night for the political masterminds at Chesapeake Energy. State Rep. Randy Terrill, who has bitch-slapped the company more times than a New Jersey pimp, completed his dominance of the organization as he easily won re-election to the House of Representatives, where he is the Chairman of the House Revenue and Tax [...]

Corporation Commission: Corruption and Waste Continues …

C. W. McBlackville — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:09:45 +0000

OKPNS 10/13/08 Pucker Up Time for Chesapeake Twins Jeff Cloud & Jim Roth You need to know why your rates are going up, and why you are getting stuck with millions of dollars in legal bills. You don’t have to believe us, and you don’t have to worry about if the candidates are [...]

FOX 25 Video: Chesapeake Investigation Part One

C. W. McBlackville — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:51:51 +0000

Is the energy giant in trouble? Hat tip:millicentroberts Related: Video: Chesapeake Investigation Part 2

Jeff Cloud: The Dumbest Republican Politician in Oklahoma?

C. W. McBlackville — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:10:35 +0000

We read it, but we can’t believe it. Jeff Cloud, the incumbent Corporation Commissioner seeking re-election for another six-year term, has been a favorite topic for OKPNS because he’s so, well, entertaining. We’ve documented his penchants for, shall we say, a lax work ethic. And we’ve criticized him for cozying up to apostate Republicans and trying [...]