2016 archive

Five Years Later and FracFocus is Stronger Than Ever

The fifth anniversary of the creation of FracFocus is being observed this month by the two groups that formed it April 11, 2011—the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
When FracFocus.org was created, there …

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Breitburn Energy Latest in Oklahoma With Critical Debt Problems

Another struggling energy company with a deep investment in Oklahoma and billions in debt, Breitburn Energy Partners LP based in Los Angeles, California announced in recent days it was missing two interest payments totaling $45.7 million on senior not…

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Quarterly Financial Results to be Released by Williams

While Williams Cos. proceeds in its merger with Energy Transfer Equity of Dallas, Texas, the Tulsa, Oklahoma based company also prepares to release its first quarter 2016 financial results.
They will be released after the market closes on Wednes…

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Quarterly Financial Results to be Released by Williams

While Williams Cos. proceeds in its merger with Energy Transfer Equity of Dallas, Texas, the Tulsa, Oklahoma based company also prepares to release its first quarter 2016 financial results.
They will be released after the market closes on Wednesday, M…

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Feds Drop Probe of SandRidge Energy in Lease Investigation

The Justice Department dropped its investigation of Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy on Thursday, but it remains unclear if it is the same probe that led to the indictment of the late Aubrey McClendon.
SandRidge revealed the DOJ decision in a fili…

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Latest in TransCanada’s Lawsuit Against President over Keystone XL Pipeline

Environmental groups are siding with the Obama administration in its fight with TransCanada which filed suit a few months ago over the President’s plan to nix the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Nebraska. Since the suit was filed in Houston, Texas,…

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Crude Oil Futures End Lower Before OPEC Meeting in Qatar

Oil futures finished with a loss for a second day in a row on Thursday, as the market weighed the likelihood that key producers meeting this weekend will reach a pact to cap output, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch.
“If there is to be a production f…

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Tulsa Oilman Tom Atkinson Files for Bridenstine’s 1st District Seat

Tulsa energy executive Tom Atkinson is challenging Jim Bridenstine for the 1st District congressional seat.
Atkinson filed Thursday morning to oppose Bridenstine, a two-term incumbent, in the June 28 Republican primary.
“The people of Oklahoma deserv…

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Williams Wins Motion to Expedite Litigation Against ETE in Delaware

The Williams Companies, Inc. announced Thursday that the Delaware Court of Chancery has granted the company’s motion to expedite the litigation commenced by Williams against Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
The Tulsa-based company’s April 6 lawsuit agains…

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Completion Reports April 15, 2016

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