January 2020 archive

Energy news in brief

** Murphy Oil Corporation based in El Dorado, Arkansas will host a conference call and webcast beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 30, 2020 to discuss fourth quarter 2019 earnings and review year-end 2019 results. The Company plans to release its financial and operating results before the market opens that morning. ** A new …

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Pilots organize to solve drone mystery in NE Colorado

The mystery of dozens of drones making night-time flights over rural northeast Colorado and Southwest Nebraska has prompted some Colorado pilots and industry experts to set up camp in an effort to determine who’s behind the puzzle. Groups of drones, reportedly flying in coordinated grid patterns at night, have gripped small communities on the eastern …

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Oklahoma jobless rates inched upward in November

Jobless rates in Oklahoma moved up slightly in November, a reflection of what’s happened in the oil and gas industry. Unemployment rates increased in 75 counties, dropped in one county and were unchanged in one county, according to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Of the three major metropolitan sites, Oklahoma City has seen the largest …

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Completion reports for January 3, 2020

Completion reports filed on January 3, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Trans Pacific Oil Corporation 5 28N 12W Four Sisters A Swdw 1, May 31, 2018 SH, DISP, TD: 1000 ft Lat: 36.93691, Long: -98.51571 API: 35003233080000 GARVIN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Woodford(14652): Oil 194 Gas 5799 Water 2842 Flow 18 3N 4W Smith 0304 7-18wh, September 07, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 19644 ft …

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Permits to drill for January 3, 2020

Permits to drill issued on January 3, 2020. Blaine County WINTERS ##1-10H, June 14 2019 10 15N 10W SWSWSESE API: 01124222 Lat: 35.78413844651617, Long: -98.24614984531723 UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY HH, AM, 15320 ft, MISSISSIPPI(10150) Carter County GRAMERCY #1-32-5-8XHW, January 03 2020 32 1S 2W NWSESESE API: 01926357 Lat: 34.42121596687455, Long: -97.42348617580107 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 19978 ft, …

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Oklahoma bottling company expands investments

Refresco US, Inc. has announced plans to add 75 new jobs and invest nearly $12 million at its operation in Fort Gibson, Okla. The company says investments in facility and equipment upgrades will increase production capacity, modernize operations and increase efficiency. Refresco is the largest private employer in Fort Gibson and the third largest manufacturer in …

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Chesapeake executives finished 2019 with acquisition of shares

Four executives of Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy filed reports with the SEC showing their acquisition of hundreds of thousands of shares in the company. The acquisitions were made December 31, 2019 according to the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CEO Robert D. Lawler acquired 718,723 shares, each valued at $0.8256. The acquisition had …

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Drilling activity declines in Oklahoma and the US

Oil and gas drilling rig counts dropped across the U.S. and in Oklahoma in the past week according to Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma’s count slipped by one to 51 working rigs in the state compared to the 140 active a year ago. Nationally, the count dropped 9 to 796. The number of oil rigs fell …

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Drilling advancements were North Dakota’s gain

North Dakota benefited from drilling advancements in the past 10 years. As the Bismarck Tribune reported, the development of the Bakken shale play came just as the recession of 2008 left many Americans unemployed or in debt. The promise of high-wage jobs drew tens of thousands of people to western North Dakota. Click here to read …

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Southwest Missouri getting two wind farms

Construction is underway on two wind farms in southwest Missouri. Some of the turbines are going up at a site about 20 miles north of Joplin, Missouri. They are part of a 600-megawatt wind project in Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas for Liberty Utilities-Empire District. Some of the customers of the District are in northeast …

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