February 3, 2019 archive

HollyFrontier wraps up $655 million acquisition

HollyFrontier Corporation, the Dallas firm with storage operations and refineries in Oklahoma and Kansas, announced its subsidiaries have wrapped up the previously announced acquisition of Sonneborn US Holdings Inc. and Sonneborn Cooperatief U.A. in a $655 million deal. The acquisition included working capital with an estimated value of $72 million and HollyFrontier anticipates it will …

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Tulsa’s NGL Energy plans release of fiscal earnings in a week

Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP announced it will issue its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018 earnings report on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. The report will be issued prior to the open of markets. Members of the management team will also hold an earnings call following the release at 10 a.m. central time to …

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Energy news update at OCU’s Meinders energy programs

Oklahoma City University’s Graduate Energy Programs have captured national attention. In the past few weeks, they were ranked among U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online (Non-MBA) Business Programs—-Number one in Oklahoma and number 37 nationally and ahead of its peers in graduate energy education. Dr. Steven C. Agee, Dean and Professor of Economics at …

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Solar forum to be held in Norman

A public forum dedicated to a discussion of the untapped potential of Oklahoma solar energy production and its many benefits will be held FEBRUARY 4th, 6pm, at City of Norman’s Central Library. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Norman and Ready For 100 Norman, the forum will feature three solar energy experts including Jim …

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Eastern Oklahoma lake to be site of $15 million whitewater park

    The Grand River Dam Authority is teaming with the Walton Family Foundation to create a $15 million whitewater park at Lake Frances in eastern Oklahoma. In a public-private partnership with the Foundation, the two will develop the Lake Frances Whitewater Park off the Upper Illinois River. The site is at the old lake …

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Rig count dropped in U.S. in past week and in Oklahoma

The number of oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma and across the U.S. dropped in the past week. Oklahoma’s count slid 4 rigs to 122 compared to 117 working rigs reported a year ago. Nationally, the count plunged 14 to 1,045. The number of oil rigs dropped 15 to 847 while the number of gas …

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