Faced with spill problems in construction, Energy Transfer Partners in Dallas is selling part of its controversial Rover Pipeline, the 700 mile line stretching across the U.S. ETP is selling 49.9% to Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone Capital partners for $1.57 billion in ETP’s HoldCo. HoldCo. owns 65% interest in the Rover pipeline and upon …
August 2017 archive
Tribe Loses Fight Against Osage County Wind Farm Regulations
The Osage Tribe apparently isn’t giving up in its fight against wind farms in Osage County, even after losing a court case this week in Pawhuska. It was there a judge denied the Osage Nation challenge to the rules created by Osage county that will allow further development of wind farms. Osage County District Judge …
Corporation Commission Starts Probe of Edmond Earthquake Surge
The surge of earthquakes in the Edmond area on Wednesday and Thursday, including a 4.2 magnitude quake that caused a power outage is being investigated by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The strongest of the quakes caused some minor damage and resulted in a power outage affecting two electrical substations. It was felt in Oklahoma City …
Crude Oil Futures Bounce Back on Wednesday
Oil futures rebounded on Wednesday by notching slight gains while traders dealt with a smaller-than-expected decline in domestic crude inventories, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 43 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $49.59 a barrel. October Brent crude, the global benchmark, gained 58 cents, …
Completion Reports August 3, 2017
BEAVER COUNTY Chaparral Energy Llc 32 1N 20E Camrick Unit 3262, June 03, 2017 SH, INJ, TD: 7404 ft Lat: 36.50303, Long: -100.92729 API: 35007206870002 BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(10012): Oil 183 Gas 388 Water 4008 Flow 18 16N 10W Blurton 3-7-6xh, June 24, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 20543 ft Lat: 35.86897, Long: -98.30863 API: 35011236190001 Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(9994): Oil 95 Gas …
Permits to Drill August 3, 2017
Caddo County DRIES #1H-0136X, August 01 2017 01 10N 9W NWSWSWSW API: 01523282 Lat: 35.364733715758206, Long: -98.11277399487565 CIMAREX ENERGY CO HH, DR, 23463 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(11750), WOODFORD(13000), HUNTON(13250) Creek County STK #20-1, August 01 2017 20 15N 9E N2N2SWSE API: 03729378 Lat: 35.75862687226013, Long: -96.37569811208601 AYLUMA OPERATING INC SH, DR, 3900 ft, CLEVELAND(950), PRUE(2160), SKINNER(2250), RED …
Profits Reported by Kirby Corporation and Its Oklahoma Operations
Weeks after signing a $710 million deal to buy another company, Houston, Texas-based Kirby Corporation announced second quarter net earnings of nearly $26 million. Kirby, the firm that acquired United Holdings and United Engines in Oklahoma six years ago announced in June its acquisition of Stewart and Stevenson LLC, a subsidiary of the Houston-based Parman …
Williams Cos. Buys Amish Farm Where Pipeline Protesters Gathered in Pennsylvania
Tulsa-based Williams Companies isn’t saying much about it. But the company has just bought a 107-acre farm in Pennsylvania that served as the base of operations for opponents to the company’s Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project. The Amish farm is near the town of Conestoga in Lancaster County and was a protest encampment against the $3 …
Red Faces at BLM Over Mishandling of Criminal Evidence
The Bureau of Land Management has certainly had its problems as it enforced oil and gas rules and regulations in Oklahoma’s Osage County. Now comes the story of how BLM senior law enforcement officials in Utah gave away ancient stones as a reward to a private contractor. The moqui marbles, which consist of compacted sandstone …
$2 million Campaign Fund Built by Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb
Days after Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb discussed energy and his campaign for Governor with OK Energy Today, it’s been reported his campaign fund totals nearly $2 million. The Tulsa World reports Lamb has so much money, he has far more than any of the 11 other candidates. And the primaries are more than 11 months …