October 2018 archive

Routine SEC filing by Chesapeake Energy

A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission was made this week by Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy. It pertained to the sale of shares by a Chesapeake Executive. Click here to view.

Cheaper gasoline prices will greet those heading to Dallas for the Red River Showdown

Heading to Dallas for the Red River Showdown in Dallas?  AAA Oklahoma says drivers will find cheaper gasoline in Texas than  in Oklahoma. AAA reports the Oklahoma gas prices are 8-cents higher per gallon than those in Texas—$2.72 in Oklahoma versus $2.64 in Texas. Texas has the eighth lowest gas prices in the nation this week. …

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Permits to drill on October 2, 2018

Permits to drill on October 2, 2018. Creek County SAM LUCAS #13W, October 02 2018 04 18N 7E SENESWNE API: 03729414 Lat: 36.07071017652211, Long: -96.5714928856611 PETCO PETROLEUM CORP SH, DR, 2800 ft, SKINNER(2415), RED FORK(2485), BARTLESVILLE(2575) Dewey County BRADEN 12-17N-19W #1CH, October 02 2018 13 17N 19W SWNWNENW API: 04323661 Lat: 35.95536744780802, Long: -99.18092502033713 WHITE STAR PETROLEUM …

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Completion reports for October 2, 2018

Completion reports for October 2, 2018. BLAINE COUNTY Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(11855): Oil 183 Gas 3272 Water 783 Flow 15 15N 13W Cedar Ranch 1513 1h-15, May 31, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 16983 ft Lat: 35.78230, Long: -98.56279 API: 35011239490000 CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Woodford(9484): Oil 256 Gas 1005 Water 1271 Flow 9 13N 7W Siegrist 1307 3-9wh, May 23, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: …

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More rumbling and shaking in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma

Southern Kansas was shaken early Wednesday morning by a 3.5 magnitude earthquake that was followed by one in Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was around the small town of Runnymede or about 42 miles southwest of Wichita. The quake rumbled at 2:36 a-m and was the latest in a series of small …

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NextEra Energy agrees to stop wind farm construction over military airspace fight

Attorney General Mike Hunter on Tuesday announced an agreement between NextEra Energy Resources and the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission (OSMPC) that will halt construction of a windfarm along a route of airspace the United States Air Force uses for training to allow the Department of Defense (DOD) to complete a mitigation plan. Other than …

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Former Koch Industries exec lands job at EPA

Former Koch Industries executive David Dunlap has gone to work for the Environmental Protection Agency where he is the new deputy assistant administrator for research and development. He had been director of policy an regulatory affairs at the Wichita, Kansas based company since 2010. There he focused on water and chemical policy. He previously worked …

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Magellan wraps up $1.4 billion sale of BridgeTex pipeline company

Tulsa’s Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. announced it has closed its part of the $1.438 billion sale of part of the BridgeTex Pipeline Company. Magellan, together with Plains All american Pipeline L.P. sold 50% interest in the line to OMERS, a benefit pension plan for municipal employees in Ontario, Canada. The closing leaves OMERS with a …

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Denver energy company expands its holdings in San Juan Basin

  While Williams of Tulsa is getting out of the San Juan Basin and the Four Corners oil and gas area, DJR Energy LLC based in Denver is entering the play in a big way. DJR Energy announced it has agreed to acquire Encana Corporation’s San Juan Basin assets which include 182,000 net acres. Combined …

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ConocoPhillips sells part of natural gas fields in the Pacific

ConocoPhillips says its entered into an agreement to sell part of its 30 percent interest in the Greater Sunrise Fields in the Pacific to the government of Timor-Leste. It’s a $350 million deal, according to ConocoPhillips. But it is also conditioned on the government receiving funding approval from the Timor-Leste Council of Ministers and National …

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