November 26, 2019 archive

Completion reports for November 26, 2019

Completion reports filed on November 26, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY S & S Star Operating Llc 32 17N 11W Nault 1-32, September 05, 2019 SH, COMM, TD: 9250 ft Lat: 35.90226, Long: -98.39487 API: 35011227620002 CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(9547): Oil 719 Gas 2387 Water 622 Flow 20 13N 7W Cheyenne-arapaho Bia 1307 1-20-17 Mxh, August 27, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 17805 …

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Permits to drill for November 26, 2019

Permits to drill issued on November 26, 2019. Creek County DISCOVERY #1-33, September 04 2019 33 15N 10E N2SWSWSW API: 03729433 Lat: 35.726926131407296, Long: -96.26266554687363 ENTERPRISE ENERGY EXPLORATION INC SH, AM, 3575 ft, SKINNER(1880), RED FORK(2040), BARTLESVILLE(2260), DUTCHER(2780), MISSISSIPPI LIME(2830), MISENER(3300), WILCOX(3330) Garvin County BLAKE #1-34-33XHW, November 26 2019 34 1N 1W SENENENW API: 04925322 Lat: 34.520255944528046, …

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Unexpected delays in plant startups could mean loss of $9 million for LSB Industries

Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries, Inc. announced its ammonia plant in Pryor, Oklahoma is back in service after the turnaround of a startup took nearly 15 days longer than expected. It also estimated the down time of the Pryor plant and another in Arkansas could mean a nearly $9 million loss for the company. The company …

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New board member at Continental Resources Inc.

    Former Phillips 66 President Tim Taylor has been added to the Board of Directors at Oklahoma City’s Continental Resources, Inc. He served as President of Phillips 66 from 2014 until he retired in 2017. Taylor previously was Executive Vice President of commercial, marketing, transportation and business development for the company from 2012 to …

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SandRidge Energy leadership willing to discuss acquisitions and merger possibilities

Like every oil and gas company, Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy is dealing with low market prices and the impact of the downturn on the company’s financial stability. While company leaders expressed confidence and optimism in their recent quarterly financial report, at the same time they  suggested they will consider merger possibilities should they arise. But …

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Energy news in brief

** An SEC filing shows Mary M. Spears, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Tulsa-based ONEOK, Inc. sold 2,000 shares in the company. The shares sold for $71.845 each giving Spears $143,690 and the sale left her still with 10,263.4188 shares in ownership. **E and E News reports attorneys general from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan …

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How private weather forecasters are overtaking NOAA

Are private weather companies exceeding the abilities of the National Weather Service in prediction of weather? It appears so and it’s raising questions about whether the federal government should be concerned about the advancement of such private weather forecasting firms as AccuWeather, Earth Networks and the Weather Co. The Washington Post reports how those firms …

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Trump the chosen one? So says Rick Perry

Even as he prepares to step down as the Trump administration’s Energy Secretary, Rick Perry is making headlines for his praise of President Trump.  And for his religious comparisons. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report explained: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Rick Perry is just days away from leaving the Trump administration. And while the Energy secretary has become enmeshed in the …

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Concho unloads Permian assets in New Mexico in $925 million deal

One of the largest operators in the Permian Basin, Concho Resources Inc. announced it has agreed to sell its assets in the New Mexico Shelf for $925 million to an affiliate of Spur Energy Partners LLC. The assets include nearly 100,000 gross acres that produce about 25,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. Concho leadership …

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White House asks Grassley for help in creating ethanol market plan

The White House has asked Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s office for input on the administration’s latest proposal to boost the ethanol market in 2020, according to two sources familiar with the matter on Friday, after a flurry of conversations between President Donald Trump and corn-state advocates critical of the plan. The White House request shows …

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