November 2019 archive

Investment fund demands seat on Gulfport Energy’s board

For the second time in a year, investment fund Firefly Value Partners has gone public with its criticism of Oklahoma City’s Gulfport Energy and asked for a seat on its board of directors. In a public letter, Firefly was critical of Gulfport’s “half-measures” to improve financial performance. The public letter came only a few days …

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SCOOP produces 2,000 barrel a day well for Marathon Oil

Houston’s Marathon Oil Company reports hitting a well in Garvin County with production of nearly 2,000 barrels of oil a day. The Newby 0304-2-18sh is located at 18 3N 4W or several miles southwest of the city of Lindsay and in the four-county area that comprises the SCOOP play. The completion report showed initial production …

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Completion reports for November 22, 2019

Completion reports filed on November 22, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(9306): Oil 836 Gas 1171 Water 1486 Flow 16 13N 7W Calvin S 1307 4-16mh, August 04, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 14861 ft Lat: 35.60875, Long: -97.94293 API: 35017253470000 Roan Resources Llc Mississippi Lime(10600): Oil 533 Gas 6180 Water 1195 Flow 12 10N 7W Barbour 11-14-10-7 1xh, May 22, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 21027 …

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Permits to drill for November 22, 2019

Permits to drill issued for November 22, 2019. Alfalfa County HAWKINS 19-25-10 #1H, November 22 2019 19 25N 10W SWSWSWSW API: 00323391 Lat: 36.623415200272404, Long: -98.32398459081834 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10877 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5915) Carter County HARRIS-FLETCHER ‘B’ #1, November 22 2019 06 2S 3W SWNESESW API: 01921217 Lat: 34.40746143792171, Long: -97.5553587738412 PHOENIX PETROCORP INC SH, RC, 12500 …

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Colorado regulators adopt new pipeline mapping rules

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved a major set of regulations intended to better map thousands of miles of underground oil and gas lines. The approval of the rules was due to the 2017 home explosion in the city of Firestone which killed two men according to the Denver Post. The rules …

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FERC gives go-ahead for three new LNG projects at Port of Brownsville

As the LNG industry grows and grows, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has okayed nearly $39 billion in three new LNG projects at the Port of Brownsville in Texas. The gas is shipped from oil and gas plays throughout the U.S. including Oklahoma. “Today’s announcement is another significant milestone in making these energy projects a …

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Tulsa hopes for EPA grant to convert contaminated building into useful project

The city of Tulsa is hoping a $350,000 grant it is seeking will be approved by the EPA to help convert a contaminated building near downtown into a place to help fledgling businesses grow.  The City of Tulsa is applying for an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield grant to clean out its surplus auction building, according …

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Norman school district to create solar farm with electric cooperative

A 40-acre solar farm will be created in an agreement reached recently between the Norman Board of Education and the Oklahoma Electric Cooperative. The farm will create the 2 MW ground solar array to provide electricity to Norman Public schools. Per the agreement, the array will contain 7,208 panels — eight times the size of …

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Inhofe says chemical regulation rollback right thing to do

Another rollback of Obama-era regulations drew the applause recently of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. He responded after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a revised and final rule for Risk Management Program Reconsideration affecting chemical operations and first responders. The Senator agreed with the EPA that the action improves the existing rule to remove “burdensome, …

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Chinese national arrested for stealing trade secrets from Monsanto

More than a week after Chinese national Hongin Tan pleaded guilty in Tulsa U.S. District Court to stealing Phillips 66 trade secrets from the Bartlesville lab where he worked, another Chinese national has been charged similarly in Missouri. Haitao Xiang, 42, an employee of Monsanta and its Climate Corp subsidiary from 2008 to 2017 was …

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