Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern is among those fully supportive of any possible U.S. assistance to the nation’s oil and gas industry in light of the massive plunge in oil prices. Joining him in the effort are Rep. Tom Cole and Sen. James Lankford. Hern spoke this week with the Department of Energy about the prospect …
Newfield Energy has found itself on the losing side of a legal fight over a Kingfisher County well that ended up in Oklahoma City federal court. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Goodwin has ruled against the company after it was sued by Curtis and Cheryl Cory in a fight over a power pool contract for …
For a second time, a court has voided the U.S. Forest Service’s North Fork Valley coal exception in southwest Colorado to the Colorado Roadless Rule. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the exemption, applying to nearly 20,000 acres, in a 2-1 ruling that overturned a lower court decision. It agreed with conservation groups that …
An Oklahoma man who ran a stop sign and was hit b y a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train in 2014 near Afton, Oklahoma has lost his appeal with the Federal Court of Appeals in Denver. Lower courts twice ruled in support of BNSF and against Tyler Malinski and Paula Smith whose husband died …
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reacted to the massive downturn in oil prices by vetoing a bill to fund hundreds of highway projects and education funding in her state. The bill would also have allowed her state government to make major new investments in government salaries, public school education, health care and business incentives. The …
** At least a quarter of Iran’s oil rigs are out of action as U.S. sanctions strangle the Islamic Republic’s vital oil industry, according to a Reuters review of financial documents and industry sources, dealing a potentially long-term blow to its oil industry. ** St. Louis coal company Foresight Energy files for bankruptcy, joining its parent company Murray …
The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission is preparing to hold its 2020 annual business meeting in Oklahoma City in May. The May 17-19 event will include discussions on spill prevention, orphan wells, drones, community engagement, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Waters of the U.S. Rule. The IOGCC is taking early registration …
Mancamp manufacturer Civeo Corporation says it’s U.S. operations had a drop in revenue in 2019 as the oil and gas industry experienced a slowdown in exploration and production. The Canadian-based company has operations at El Reno and recently reported its U.S. operations generated revenues of $10 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to …
Filings with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission this week show how active Chisholm Oil and Gas Operating Inc. has been in the state’s STACK play. The company filed 9 completion reports including six in Kingfisher County. The Kingfisher county filings showed wells with production of 527, 337, 219, 135, 181 and 104 barrels of oil a …
A correction to one of our stories earlier this week about top executives of Chesapeake Energy disposing of more than 400,000 company shares. As the SEC filings indicated, “These shares were forfeited to the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the partial vesting of a previously disclosed restricted stock award.” The forfeiture …
