June 9, 2016 archive

Oil Futures Decline as Natural Gas Rises on Thursday

While oil prices retreated on Thursday, natural gas futures forged ahead to achieve their best settlement since September, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. July West Texas Intermediate crude slid 67 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $50.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after reaching $51.23 a barrel on Wednesday. On London’s ICE Futures …

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Completion Reports June 10, 2016

ALFALFA COUNTY Chesapeake Operating Llc 18 27N 12W Kletke 18-27-12 2h, May 23, 2016 HH, TA, TD: 9915 ft Lat: 36.81258, Long: -98.53055 API: 35003232060000 BLAINE COUNTY Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(ex Chester): Oil 529 Gas 1669 Water 1365 Flow 24 17N 11W Jim 1h-24, February 25, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 14619 ft Lat: 35.92825, …

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Permits to Drill June 10, 2016

Kingfisher County CHLOUBER #5H-16UMX, June 09 2016 21 16N 8W SESWSESW API: 07325314 Lat: 35.84212597486794, Long: -98.0600113978139 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, DR, 19038 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8637), WOODFORD(9101) Kingfisher County CHLOUBER #3H-16UMX, June 07 2016 21 16N 8W SESWSWSW API: 07325310 Lat: 35.84212886738098, Long: -98.06459303630571 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, AM, 19059 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8656), WOODFORD(9136) Kingfisher …

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State Probes NEO A and M Over Oil Dumped Into Tar Creek

The State Department of Environmental Quality is investigating Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College for allegedly dumping oil into a storm drain that feeds the Tar Creek in Miami. Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman at the DEQ indicated two complaints were received this month, alleging the college siphoned oil from a vehicle barn and used a hose to …

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Inhofe Singles out EPA’s Clean Power Plan in Senate Committee Hearing

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe used a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Thursday to again condemn the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, the one put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court. “The stakes are high when it comes to the Power Plan,” said the Senator in his opening comment as Chairman …

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Coal Industry’s Unhappy with Governor’s Cut in Tax Credits

  “I did not feel the support from the Governor’s office.”  Bob Cooper   Coal miners and leaders of Oklahoma’s coal mining industry make it clear—-they are not happy with Gov. Mary Fallin and her action this week signing Senate Bill 1614 into effect. The new law cuts the coal mining industry’s $3.8 million annual …

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Congressman’s Plan to Save $4 billion in Government Waste Wins House Approval

Oklahoma Congressman Steve Russell’s bill to force federal agencies to share software, a move he says could save more than $4 billion a year, won unanimous approval this week in the U.S. House. The Making Electronic Government Accountable by Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or H.R. 4904 passed on a voice vote. He called …

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Despite Resident’s Opposition, Another Wind Farm is Approved

One of the nation’s latest wind farms has won approval in Antelope County, Nebraska even though some residents fought the project. The county’s Board of Supervisors voted this week to let Invenergy of Chicago put up 160 turbines near the town of Neligh.  Invenergy already operates a wind farm near Elgin, Nebraska. But in approving …

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Nation’s Newest Oil Refinery Delayed Again by North Dakota Officials

A bid by Houston-based Meridian Energy Group Inc. to build an $850 million oil refinery only 3 miles from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota is delayed again by county leaders in Medora. If approved, it would be the nation’s newest refinery. Billings County Commissioners decided this week to wait until July …

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Tulsa Breaks Ground for Second CNG Refueling Station

The city of Tulsa broke ground this week on a second CNG refueling station for its city fleet of CNG powered vehicles and for public use. The site is located in East Tulsa on East 33rd street near the I-44/Broken Arrow Expressway Interchange. The new refueling site has a $2 million price tag on it …

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