January 24, 2017 archive

Crude Oil Futures Rebound on Tuesday

Crude oil futures bounced higher on Tuesday to recoup most of the losses they saw a day earlier as traders looked for positive signs from OPEC’s production curb, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. March West Texas Intermediate crude rose 43 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $53.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. March Brent …

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Permits to Drill January 25, 2017

  Canadian County OLLIE 14-13N-7W #1H, January 24 2017 11 13N 7W SWSWSWSW API: 01724967 Lat: 35.61011748299197, Long: -97.92255424839308 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 14388 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8549), WOODFORD(9312), HUNTON(9421) Kingfisher County DALWHINNIE 1605 #1-31MH, January 24 2017 30 16N 5W SESESWSW API: 07325493 Lat: 35.82794011363185, Long: -97.77660742141386 OKLAHOMA ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP HH, DR, …

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Senators Say Moving Ahead with Keystone XL is Long Overdue

  President Trump’s decision to move ahead with the Keystone XL pipeline and the Dakota Access oil line got the support Tuesday from Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford. “The completion of these important pipelines is long overdue and great news for domestic energy producers, our economy and our national security,” said the …

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Trump Orders Freeze of Activity at EPA

It’s not a secret President Donald Trump had the Environmental Protection Agency in his sights as he took office. And on Tuesday, he proved it by announcing and implementing a media blackout at the EPA. His order also bars staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. President Trump’s move bans the EPA from making …

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Environmentalists on Trump’s Pipeline Reversal Orders—-“It’s a Dark Day”

  Environmentalists and others who opposed the Keystone XL pipeline knew it was likely coming when Donald Trump was elected President. On Tuesday, he carried through with his pledge to reverse the executive orders of President Obama that stopped construction of the Keystone as well as the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Environmentalists responded …

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Trump Follows Through on Campaign Pledge—-Reverses Obama’s Order Against Keystone Pipeline

For some oil and gas operators, President Trump’s action on Tuesday was what they wanted—-a reversal of President Obama’s decision against the Keystone XL oil pipeline and later a move to stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota. President Trump had campaigned on the promise of reversing Obama’s Keystone decision and with …

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Cause Still Undecided in Deadly Waukomis Oil Tank Explosion

  Whether it was an accident or arson, the investigation into last week’s deadly oil tank explosion near Waukomis might take a few more weeks. It’s the indication from investigators probing the blast that killed Keith Milacek, a 33-year old man who lived near the site of the oil tank batteries. There are still reports …

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Chesapeake Makes Filings of Completion on 10 Northwest Oklahoma Wells

In an apparent move to catch up on paperwork, Chesapeake Energy filed 10 completion reports this week including some on wells drilled in December of 2014. As published on OK Energy Today, the wells were in northwest Oklahoma. Three were in Alfalfa County just outside the typical 3-county zone comprising the STACK. All were located …

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Judge Delays Sentencing in Deadly California Pipeline Explosion

Six years after a pipeline explosion killed 8 people in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is ready to pay a maximum $3 million fine. This, after a jury convicted the firm of deliberately violating pipeline safety regulations. But the utility is also asking a federal judge not to …

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