Tulsa-based Williams Companies announced Thursday that three current Board of Directors members will voluntarily not stand for re-election upon the expiration of their terms at the 2016 Annual Meeting. The three Board members are: Joseph Cleveland, a director since 2008 and former chief information officer at Lockheed Martin Corporation. Cleveland previously held executive positions at …
October 2016 archive
WTI, Brent Posts Third Consecutive Weekly Gain Despite Friday’s Settlement Below $50
Oil futures retreated back under the crucial benchmark of $50 on Friday despite posting their third weekly consecutive gain, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, November West Texas Intermediate crude fell by 63 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $49.81 a barrel. For the week, prices reflected an increase of nearly 3.3% …
Pawnee Struck by 3.8 Magnitude Earthquake Early Sunday Morning
Pawnee was rattled with a 3.8 magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck northern Oklahoma at approximately 7:23 a.m. Its epicenter was located eight miles northwest of Pawnee. It was about two and a half miles deep. There are no reports of injuries or damages associated …
Permits to Drill October 10, 2016
Beaver County JOHN LITTLE #1-20, October 07 2016 20 4N 27E CSESE API: 00722870 Lat: 36.79239116458641, Long: -100.1660542711081 LATIGO OIL AND GAS INC SH, RC, 7350 ft, MORROW(6969), CHESTER(7186) Custer County KAISER VAUGH #1-35-2XH, October 07 2016 35 15N 14W N2NWNWNW API: 03922489 Lat: 35.73921767151234, Long: -98.66657077602918 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 24052 ft, WOODFORD(13962) …
Completion Reports October 10, 2016
GARVIN COUNTY Lewis Oil Operations Llc Simpson(1650): Oil 1 Water 20 Pump 29 3N 3E Weldon 2, September 14, 2016 SH, OIL, TD: 1685 ft Lat: 34.70075, Long: -97.00979 API: 35049217580001 SEMINOLE COUNTY Silver Creek Oil & Gas Llc 22 6N 6E Wsw (Vamoosa Thurman Sand Unit Wsw-1) 1, August 29, 2016 SH, DISP, …
Rig Counts Grow in Oklahoma and the U.S.
The latest rig count from Houston-based Baker Hughes shows an increase nationally and in Oklahoma. The firm that services oil and gas rigs nationally reported the U.S. count grew by 2 to reach 524 while the Oklahoma count added two as well, hitting 70 active rigs. Nationally, the number of oil rigs grew by 3 …
Royalty Owner Battles OKC Federal Judge and Production Company
Shot down by an Oklahoma City federal judge in his effort to move his lawsuit against Sheridan Production Company back to a state court, Oklahoma royalty owner Tony Whisenant appealed to the Tenth Circuit court of Appeals in Denver. District Judge Vickie Miles-LaGrange had denied his motion to return the lawsuit to Beaver County District …
Pipeline Protester on Horseback Named in Felony Warrant
Latest developments at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in North Dakota. Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a horseback rider who’s accused of charging a police officer during protests over the pipeline. Mason Redwing of South Dakota is wanted on felony charges of terrorizing and reckless endangerment. The officer shouted a warning at him and …
New York AG Sued Over Stonewalling of his Climate Crusade
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, one of the attorneys general leading a climate investigation of Exxon Mobile, has now been sued because he stonewalled public information requests by the Energy and Environment Legal Institute. The group said it was “forced to file suit against that office to compel release of public records relating to …
GE Developing Raven Drone to be used in Oil Patch
Just as General Electric unveiled its $125 million Oil and Gas Technology Energy Research Center in Oklahoma City this week, the company also introduced a Raven drone for use by oil and gas companies. The drone weighs less than 20 pounds and can travel up to 50 miles an hour as it is powered by …