The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection levied a $1.2 million fine against Tulsa-based WPX Energy for contaminating the groundwater supply of five households in 2012, according to a report by NewsOK.com. WPX Energy agreed to pay the million dollar fine following an agreed consent order issued last December. The leak occurred at a wastewater pit …
February 27, 2017 archive
Magellan Midstream Agrees to Reimbursement for Iowa Diesel Fuel Spill
Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners has agreed to reimburse all local and state agencies for expenses incurred while responding to a pipeline leak last month near Hanlontown in north-central Iowa, according to a report by The Des Moines Register. OK Energy Today reported on January 26 and January 31 of this year about the spill in …
Crude Oil Futures Remain Flat on Monday as Signs Point to Increase in Domestic Production
Domestic oil futures notched a slight gain on Monday as an uptick in U.S. production appears imminent based on a rise in last week’s active rig count, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, April WTI crude tacked on 6 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $54.05 a barrel. On London’s ICE Futures …
Completion Reports February 28, 2017
BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc 12 16N 11W Donna Mae 1-13h, November 19, 2016 HH, DRY, TD: 8960 ft Lat: 35.87159, Long: -98.32958 API: 35011236630000 Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(14073): Oil 49 Gas 22161 Water 230 Flow 30 14N 13W Andersons Half 1-30-19xh, April 13, 2016 HH, GAS, TD: 24000 ft Lat: 35.65364, Long: -98.62741 …
Permits to Drill February 28, 2017
Blaine County HERRING #1-33 1513MH, February 27 2017 33 15N 13W SESESESW API: 01123749 Lat: 35.72592979817048, Long: -98.58890798889927 TRIUMPH ENERGY PARTNERS LLC HH, DR, 17171 ft, MISSISSIPPI(12500), WOODFORD(13200) Canadian County IRON MASK 36_25-14N-8W #1HX, August 17 2016 01 13N 8W NENWNWNW API: 01724930 Lat: 35.63787032511527, Long: -98.01045741526428 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, AM, …
New Mexico Considers Drone Restriction Bill
The New Mexico legislature is considering a bill to restrict drones from flying within 500 feet of power plants and refineries. The measure is to go before the Senate Public Affairs Committee this week. Senator Greg Baca’s bill would ban drones from flying with 500 feet if critical-infrastructure facilities as well as interfering with firefighters …
Private Email for Government Business? Did Pruitt Do it?
Scott Pruitt might have some explaining to do. During his U.S. Senate Committee confirmation hearing, he testified he used only his official email address and government issued phone to conduct official business. But that’s not what is indicated in the emails released last week in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Media and …
Uncertainty Ahead at EPA and Its Budget
As President Trump prepares for a major shift of the government budget to shore up what many believe is an ailing military budget, former Oklahoma Attorney General and now EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt isn’t talking details of the impact on his agency. During a question-and-answer session over the weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference, …
Environmentalists Angry Over Trump Plans to Shift Budgets
The Trump administration’s plans to shift $54 billion from federal agencies to the Pentagon has disappointed environmentalists. Alex Taurel, deputy legislative director at the League of Conservation Voters said it will “Make America Sick Again,” using a play on Trump’s campaign slogan. She told The Hill the president’s spending plan would put “polluters first over …