May 24, 2016 archive

Another Triumphant Tuesday as WTI, Brent Rise Above $48

Traders let it ride on Tuesday, rewarded with a surge in crude oil future prices as the American Petroleum Institute again confirmed a supply decrease of 5.1 million barrels, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. July West Texas Intermediate crude added 54 cents, or 1.1%, to close out trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at $48.62 …

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Completion Reports May 25, 2016

BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(10434): Oil 1411 Gas 3900 Water 1807 Flow 18 16N 11W Foree 1-18-7xh, April 17, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 18173 ft Lat: 35.85621, Long: -98.40317 API: 35011235450000 Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippi Lime(9872): Oil 571 Gas 1573 Water 646 Pump 27 16N 10W Sidney 27-16n-10w 1h, April 20, 2016 …

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Permits to Drill May 25, 2016

Blaine County BERNHARDT #5-13H, May 24 2016 24 16N 11W SENENWNE API: 01123608 Lat: 35.85406375778928, Long: -98.31841476493896 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 14910 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10140) Ellis County NEIDENS 10 #1H, May 24 2016 15 20N 26W NENWNENE API: 04523611 Lat: 36.216284258862295, Long: -99.95520766127177 JONES ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 13309 ft, CLEVELAND(8211) Ellis County NEIDENS 10 …

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$9 billion Debt Forces Chesapeake to Make a 2nd Swap of $166 million in Shares

Oklahoma City’s financially challenged Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to another deal to exchange its outstanding shares in exchange for debt, according to documents on file with the Securities Exchange Commission. The move is yet another effort as the company wrestles with billions in debt. The filing, made Monday indicated the amount involved about 5 …

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Wastewater Firm Moves Ahead in Nation’s Most Active Oil Play Despite Downturn

The energy downturn hasn’t stopped BlueJack Energy Solutions LLC in Dallas from securing up to $100 million in equity commitment from Energy Spectrum Capital through Energy Spectrum Partners VII LP. While rig counts have dropped in the past two years, there is still a need to dispose of wastewater from the wells being drilled in …

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NGL to Release Earnings Report Thursday and Hold Earnings Call on Friday

Tulsa-based NGL Energy Partners LP plans to host an earnings call on Friday to discuss its financial results for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2016. The 9 a.m. CDT call will be available to analysts, investors and other interested parties. The call will also come after NGL distributes its earnings press release following …

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Lankford Shows No Letup in Criticism of Obama over Green Climate Fund and Zika Research

U.S. Sen. James Lankford has renewed his political point over the President’s threatened veto of the Senate’s approval of $1.1 billion in “emergency” spending to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Now he’s used the pages of The Daily Signal to make his point. As the Senator pointed out in a senate floor speech, the …

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Attorneys General Want EPA to Stop Spending Dollars on Suspended Clean Power Plan

The Attorneys General in Texas and West Virginia are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to stop spending taxpayers dollars to comply with the halted Clean Power Plan. “The entire point of the Supreme Court’s extraordinary action in putting a stop to the Power Plan was to preserve the status quo pending the outcome of the …

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EPA Sued by New Mexico Over Colorado Gold Mine Spill

  The state of New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over last summer’s toxic spill from the Gold King Mine north of Durango, Colorado. The suit, which also named two miner owners was filed by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque. It alleges …

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Siemens Signs First Long-Term Maintenance Contract for Woodward Wind Farm

The wind-energy firm Siemens has signed a contract to provide another 15 years of service and maintenance at the 152-megawatt Keenan II wind farm near Woodward. It is the first long-term Balance of Plant wind service agreement in the U.S. for the company.. The customer is CPV Keenan II Renewable Energy Company headquartered in Silver …

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